Harawi

Album by Olivier Messiaen & Rachel Yakar & Yvonne Loriod

Harawi is a song cycle for soprano and piano by French composer Olivier Messiaen, composed in 1945. The work blends Messiaen's distinctive harmonic language—modes of limited transposition and intricate rhythms—with declamatory vocal writing and vivid piano textures to evoke Andean mythic themes, and it is a notable work in his post-war output.
First released: 1988

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Harawi: La ville qui dormait, toi
    2:11
  2. 2.
    Harawi: Bonjour toi, colombe verte
    3:09
  3. 3.
    Harawi: Montagnes
    2:50
  4. 4.
    Harawi: Doundou Tchil
    3:55
  5. 5.
    Harawi: L'amour de Piroutcha
    4:32
  6. 6.
    Harawi: Répétition planétaire
    5:49
  7. 7.
    Harawi: Adieu
    8:14
  8. 8.
    Harawi: Syllabes
    6:15
  9. 9.
    Harawi: L'escalier redit, gestes du soleil
    5:17
  10. 10.
    Harawi: Amour oiseau d'étoile
    4:44
  11. 11.
    Harawi: Katchikatchi les étoiles
    1:48
  12. 12.
    Harawi: Dans le Noir
    6:59

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