general information

composition date
1962
duration
19 min
editor
Alphonse Leduc, Paris
Dedicatee
À Yvonne Loriod, à Pierre Boulez, à Madame Fumi Yamaguchi, au chef d'orchestre Seiji Ozawa, aux compositeurs Yoritsuné Matsudaïra, Sadao Bekku, et Mitsuaki Hayama, à l'ornithologue Hoshino, aux paysages, aux musiques, et à tous les oiseaux du Japon.
Commission
Dr Heinrich Strobel

type

Concertant music (Piano and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
piano

2 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, trumpet, trombone, 4 percussionists, marimba, xylophone, 8 violins

information about the creation

date
October 30, 1963
concert du Domaine Musical dédié à la mémoire de Roger Désormière, Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris
interpreters
Yvonne Loriod (piano), ensemble du Domaine Musical, direction : Pierre Boulez

Part titles

Introduction

Le Parc de Nara et les lanternes de pierre

Yamanaka-Cadenza

Gagaku

Miyajima et le torii dans la mer

Les oiseaux de Karuizawa

Coda

recordings

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complete.mp3

Composed by Olivier Messiaen , concert on February 20, 1987

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