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Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen
La Passion De Simone
Album FI 2013 on Ondine label
Classical (Contemporary)
La Passion de Simone (2006) is an oratorio about the life and thoughts of Simone Weil, for soprano solo, choir, orchestra and electronics Live recordings: 19-20 October 2012, Helsinki Music Centre, Finland SACD Surround 5.0 · SACD Stereo · CD Stereo ℗ & © 2013 Ondine Oy, Helsinki
Musicians
 | Kaija Saariaho , *1952 FI album by |
 | Dawn Upshaw voc, *1960 US soprano vocals, album by |
 | Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri , FI orchestra, album by |
 | Tapiola Chamber Choir , FI choir, album by |
 | Esa-Pekka Salonen , *1958 FI conductor, album by |
 | Amin Maalouf , *1949 FR libretto by |
 | Jaakko Mäntyjärvi , *1963 FI liner notes, english translation |
 | Antti Häyrynen , liner notes, finnish |
 | Aleksi Barrière , *1989 GB liner notes, french translation |
 | Dario Acosta , photography by, dawn upshaw |
 | Katja Tähjä , photography by, esa-pekka salonen |
 | Priska Ketterer , CH photography by, kaija saariaho |
 | Dominique Blanc , *1956 FR read by, reader |
 | Simone Weil , 1909-1943 GB words by, spoken texts |
Producers
| Hannu Norjanen chorus master |
| Armand Alcazar design |
| Antti Pohjola engineer, recording engineer |
| Enno Mäemets engineer, recording engineer, mixed by, mastered by |
| Reijo Kiilunen executive-producer |
| Elke Albrecht liner notes, booklet editor |
| Timo Kurkikangas mixed by, live mixing |
| Jean-Baptiste Barrière photography by, cover & inlay |
| Laura Heikinheimo producer, recording producer |
| Gilbert Nouno sound designer, computer music design |
Composers
| Kaija Saariaho |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | La Passion De Simone The Passion Of Simone (Chemin Musical En Quinze Stations Musical Path In Fifteen Stations) | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 66:32 | |
| 2 | | Première Station First Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 3:18 | |
| 3 | | Deuxième Station Second Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 3:10 | |
| 4 | | Troisième Station Third Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 4:44 | |
| 5 | | Quatrième Station Fourth Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 4:45 | |
| 6 | | Cinquième Station Fifth Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 1:46 | |
| 7 | | Sixième Station Sixth Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 4:53 | |
| 8 | | Septième Station Seventh Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 5:17 | |
| 9 | | Huitième Station Eighth Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 5:38 | |
| 10 | | Neuvième Station Ninth Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 4:32 | |
| 11 | | Dixième Station Tenth Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 4:15 | |
| 12 | | Onzième Station Eleventh Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 3:10 | |
| 13 | | Douzième Station Twelfth Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 4:53 | |
| 14 | | Treizième Station Thirteenth Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 5:06 | |
| 15 | Quatorzième Station Fourteenth Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 3:41 | ||
| 16 | Ultime Station Final Station | Kaija Saariaho - Dawn Upshaw, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 7:16 |
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