orchestrated 1937 (Paris)
Duration: 28`
Premiere: 28 April 1937, Paris (Marcelle Bunlet, soprano; Olivier Messiaen, piano)
Dedication: For `Mi` (Mi is Messiaen`s pet name for Claire Delbos, his first wife)
Movements:
1. Action de grâce [Thanksgiving]
2. Paysage [Landscape]
3. La maison [The house]
4. Epouvante [Terror]
5. L`épouse [The wife]
6. Ta voix [Your voice]
7. Les deux guerriers [The two warriors]
8. Le collier [The necklace]
9. Prière exaucée [Prayers fulfilled]
New York Philharmonic
Renee Fleming – soprano. New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert – conductor. 16 September 2009, Avery Fisher Hall, New York.
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