{"id":4716,"date":"2026-05-14T18:08:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helenenavasse.com\/?page_id=4716"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:36:34","slug":"saariaho","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helenenavasse.com\/index.php\/saariaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Saariaho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\" \/>\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\" \/>\n<title>Terrestre \/ Kaija Saariaho<\/title>\n\n<style>\n\n\/* ARCHIVAL BLUE SYSTEM *\/\n:root {\n  --accent: #2A3B6E;\n}\n\n\/* PAGE *\/\nbody {\n  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n  background: #f5f5f5;\n  margin: 0;\n  padding: 0.5rem 1rem 3rem;\n  color: #555;\n}\n\n\/* HERO *\/\n.hero {\n  text-align: center;\n  margin-top: 1rem;\n  margin-bottom: 1rem;\n}\n\n.hero-title {\n  color: var(--accent);\n  font-size: 3rem;\n  font-weight: 500;\n  margin: 0;\n  line-height: 1.05;\n  letter-spacing: -0.03em;\n}\n\n.hero-subtitle {\n  font-size: 0.85rem;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  letter-spacing: 0.18em;\n  color: #777;\n  margin-top: 1rem;\n  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;\n}\n\n.hero-composer {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  font-style: italic;\n  color: var(--accent);\n  margin: 0;\n}\n\n\/* GRID *\/\n.grid-container {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1.8fr;\n  gap: 1.5rem;\n  max-width: 1180px;\n  margin: 2rem auto 0;\n}\n\n\/* CARD *\/\n.card {\n  background: white;\n  border: 1px solid #ddd;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n\/* VIDEO *\/\n.video-card iframe {\n  width: 100%;\n  height: 100%;\n  min-height: 340px;\n  border: none;\n  display: block;\n}\n\n\/* TEXT CARD *\/\n.text-card {\n  padding: 1.6rem;\n  display: flex;\n  flex-direction: column;\n}\n\n\/* SECTION TITLE *\/\n.text-card h2 {\n  margin-top: 0;\n  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;\n  color: var(--accent);\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  letter-spacing: 0.04em;\n}\n\n\/* TEXT *\/\n.text-card p {\n  margin: 0 0 1rem 0;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n  font-size: 1rem;\n}\n\n\/* LINKS *\/\n.text-card a {\n  color: var(--accent);\n  text-decoration: none;\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  display: inline-block;\n  margin-top: 0.6rem;\n  opacity: 0.75;\n  font-style: italic;\n  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;\n}\n\n.text-card a:hover {\n  opacity: 1;\n}\n\n\/* ARCHIVE *\/\n.archive {\n  max-width: 820px;\n  margin: 3rem auto 0;\n  text-align: center;\n  font-size: 0.95rem;\n  line-height: 1.8;\n  color: #444;\n}\n\n\/* LETTER *\/\n.letter {\n  max-width: 820px;\n  margin: 2rem auto 0;\n  padding: 1.5rem;\n  background: white;\n  border: 1px solid #ddd;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  line-height: 1.75;\n  color: #555;\n  font-style: italic;\n}\n\n.letter-title {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  letter-spacing: 0.16em;\n  color: #777;\n  margin-bottom: 1rem;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n\n\/* RESPONSIVE *\/\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\n  .grid-container {\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n  }\n\n  .hero-title {\n    font-size: 2.2rem;\n  }\n\n  .video-card iframe {\n    min-height: 240px;\n  }\n}\n\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n\n<body>\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<div class=\"hero\">\n\n  <h1 class=\"hero-title\">Terrestre<\/h1>\n\n  <div class=\"hero-subtitle\">\n    from Aile du songe (concerto for flute &#038; orchestra)\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"hero-composer\">\n    Kaija Saariaho\n  <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- MAIN GRID -->\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n\n  <!-- VIDEO -->\n  <div class=\"card video-card\">\n\n    <iframe\n      src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fVpK_buRWuE\"\n      title=\"Terrestre - live performance\"\n      allowfullscreen>\n    <\/iframe>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- CONTEXT -->\n  <div class=\"card text-card\">\n\n    <h2>Performance context<\/h2>\n\n    <p>\n      Live interpretation of <em>Terrestre<\/em>, the final movement of Kaija Saariaho\u2019s flute concerto <em>Aile du songe<\/em>, in reduced orchestration for flute and ensemble.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      This repertoire is central to my engagement with Saariaho\u2019s flute writing, alongside works such as <em>Sombre<\/em>.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisemusicclassical.com\/work\/28759\/Aile-du-songe--Kaija-Saariaho\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n      Work reference (Aile du songe)\n    <\/a>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ARCHIVE NOTE -->\n<div class=\"archive\">\n\n  This recording documents an interpretative engagement with Kaija Saariaho\u2019s flute repertoire, focusing on timbre, resonance, and extended harmonic space.\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- LETTER -->\n<div class=\"letter\">\n\n  <div class=\"letter-title\">\n    Composer statement (Paris, 2016)\n  <\/div>\n\n  \u201cWhen she performed my chamber works such as Terrestre and Sombre, it seemed as if we would have known each other for a long time already.\u201d\n\n  <br><br>\n\n  \u201cHer interpretations of my music were so sovereign and natural that it was difficult to believe she was playing them for the first time.\u201d\n\n  <br><br>\n\n  \u201cShe had expressed a wish to perform my flute concerto Aile du songe, and I am happy to support her artistic projects in relation to my music.\u201d\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terrestre \/ Kaija Saariaho Terrestre from Aile du songe (concerto for flute &#038; 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