Turangalîla‐Symphonie

Album by Olivier Messiaen & Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest & Riccardo Chailly & Jean‐Yves Thibaudet & Takashi Harada

Turangalîla-Symphonie is a symphony by French composer Olivier Messiaen, completed in 1948 and premiered in 1949. The work combines large-scale, colourful orchestration, complex rhythmic cycles, an expanded harmonic language and prominent use of the ondes Martenot, and it represents a key point in Messiaen's career and in the development of mid-20th-century orchestral music through its exploration of rhythm, colour and spirituality.

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  1. 1.
    Turangalîla-Symphonie: I. Introduction
    6:22
  2. 2.
    Turangalîla-Symphonie: II. Chant d'amour 1
    8:01
  3. 3.
    Turangalîla-Symphonie: III. Turangalîla 1
    5:58
  4. 4.
    Turangalîla-Symphonie: IV. Chant d'amour 2
    11:13
  5. 5.
    Turangalîla-Symphonie: V. Joie du sang des étoiles
    6:33
  6. 6.
    Turangalîla-Symphonie: VI. Jardin du sommeil d'amour
    11:46
  7. 7.
    Turangalîla-Symphonie: VII. Turangalîla 2
    3:47
  8. 8.
    Turangalîla-Symphonie: VIII. Développement de l'amour
    10:46
  9. 9.
    Turangalîla-Symphonie: IX. Turangalîla 3
    5:19
  10. 10.
    Turangalîla-Symphonie: X. Finale
    6:46

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