1 Cendres
Cello – Arne Deforce
Flute – Karin De Fleyt
Piano – Yutaka Oya
8:57
2 Grammaire Des Rêves
Alto Flute – Karin De Fleyt
Alto Vocals – Mary King
Cello – Arne Deforce
Flute – Sabien Warnier
Harp – Ulrike Von Meier
Soprano Vocals – Alison Wells
Viola – Dominica Eyckmans
11:27
3 Solar
Clarinet – Jaan Bossier
Double Bass – Lode Leire
Flute – Sabien Warnier
Harp – Ulrike Von Meier
Keyboards – Stephan Polemans, Yutaka Oya
Oboe – Joost Gils
Percussion – Fedor Teunisse, Rudy Van Der Veken
Trumpet – Steven Devolder
Viola – Dominica Eyckmans
Violin – Nonna Knuuttila
17:29
4 New Gates
Flute – Sabien Warnier
Harp – Ulrike Von Meier
Viola – Dominica Eyckmans
11:52
Credits
Art Direction – Brian Brandt
Composed By – Kaija Saariaho
Conductor – James Wood (4) (tracks: 2, 3)
Edited By [Digital Editing], Mastered By – Filip Rathé
Engineer [Recording] – Gilbert Steurbaut
Executive-Producer – Brian Brandt
Liner Notes [Translation] – Martine Jore, Tomma Wessel
Performer – Champ D'Action
Photography By [Cover] – Jesse Long
Photography By [Saariaho] – Maarit Kytöharju
Photography By [Wells] – Gerald Place (2)
Photography By [Wood] – Robert Carpenter Center*
Producer – Bart de Sitter, Luk Vaes
Notes
"Cendres" (1991/96) for flute, harp and viola.
"Grammaire des Rêves" (1988-89) for soprano, contralto, 2 flutes, harp, viola, cello; dedicated to Jean-Baptiste Barrière.
"Solar" (1993) for flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, 2 percussions, harp, piano/sampler, synthesizer, violin, viola, bass; written for Champ d'Action.
"New Gates" (1996) for flute, harp and viola.
Recorded at: Sound Recording Centre Steurbaut, Ghent, Belgium, 1999.
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