Éclairs sur l'Au-delà ...
Éclairs sur l'Au-Delà… ( German Streiflichter über das Jenseits… ) is an 11- movement piece of music for a large orchestra by the French composer Olivier Messiaen .
Emergence
Messiaen composed the work between 1987 and 1991 as a commission for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on the occasion of the orchestra's 150th anniversary.
Performance history
The world premiere took place on November 5, 1992 in New York's Lincoln Center under the musical direction of Zubin Mehta , the composer had already died at this point.
Sentences and duration of performance
The sentences and their titles:
| Original French title | German translation | |
|---|---|---|
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I.
|
Apparition du Christ glorieux | Appearance of the transfigured Christ |
|
II
|
La Constellation du Sagittaire | The constellation of Sagittarius |
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III
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L'Oiseau-lyre et la Ville-fiancée | The magnificent lyre-tail and the nuptial city |
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IV
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Les Élus marqués du sceau | The chosen ones drawn |
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V
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Demeurer dans l'Amour ... | Stay in love ... |
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VI
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Les Sept Anges aux sept trompettes | The seven angels with the seven trumpets |
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VII
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Et Dieu essuiera toute larme de leurs yeux ... | And God will wipe away all the tears from their eyes ... |
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VIII
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Les Étoiles el la Gloire | The stars and the glory |
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IX
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Plusieurs Oiseaux des arbres de Vie | Some birds of the trees of life |
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X
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Les Chemin de l'Invisible | The way of the invisible |
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XI
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Le Christ, lumière du Paradis | Christ, light of paradise |
The performance lasts about 60 minutes.