Turangalîla-Symphonie

by Olivier Messiaen

Turangalîla-Symphonie cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2001-01-01
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: France
  • Length: 1:13:00
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A live performance of Messiaen's ten-movement symphony, its ondes Martenot and virtuoso piano parts framing the Tristan myth in the composer's synaesthetic harmony.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, instrumental, complex, acoustic, live, symphonic, melodic, majestic, long-form

Tracklist

  1. Introduction: Modéré, Un Peu Vif (6:10)
  2. Chant D'Amour 1: Modéré, Lourd (8:00)
  3. Turangalîla 1: Presque Lent, Rêveur (5:05)
  4. Chant D'Amour 2: Bien Modéré (10:23)
  5. Joie Du Sang Des Étoiles: Vif, Passioné, Avec Joie (6:23)
  6. Jardin Du Sommeil D'Amour: Très Modéré, Très Tendre (10:39)
  7. Turangalîla 2: Un Peu Vif (4:02)
  8. Développement De L'Amour: Bien Modéré (11:35)
  9. Turangalîla 3: Bien Modéré (4:13)
  10. Final: Modéré, Presque Vif, Avec Un Grande Joie (6:30)

Credits

  • Olivier Messiaen - primary artist, composed by
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard - primary artist, piano
  • Dominique Kim - primary artist, ondes martenot
  • Kent Nagano - primary artist, conductor
  • Annette Nubbemeyer - booklet editor

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