Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Turangalîla-Symphonie (1946 -1948)
for solo piano and ondes Martenot and orchestra
- General information
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Composition date:
1946 - 1948
- Duration: 1 h 20 mn
- Publisher: Durand
- Commission: Serge et Nathalie Koussevitzky, Fondation Koussevitzky, pour le Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Composition date:
1946 - 1948
- Type
- Concertant music [2 keyboards and ensemble/orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 piano, 1 ondes Martenot
- 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 5 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 5 percussionists, 1 glockenspiel, 1 celesta, 1 vibraphone, 16 violins, 16 second violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos, 10 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
2 December 1949
Location:Boston
Performers:Yvonne Loriod (piano), Ginette Martenot (ondes Martenot), Boston Symphony Orchestra, direction : Leonard Bernstein
Observations
Révision en 1990.
Table of contents
Introduction
Chant d’Amour 1
Turangalîla 1
Chant d’Amour 2
Joie du Sang des Étoiles
Jardin du sommeil d’Amour
Turangalîla 2
Développement de l’Amour
Turangalîla 3
Final