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Messiaen Turangalila Symphony / November Steps Mp3, Flac, Wma Messiaen Turangalila Symphony / November Steps mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Classical Album: Turangalila Symphony / November Steps Country: France Style: Contemporary MP3 version RAR size: 1595 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1128 mb WMA version RAR size: 1256 mb Rating: 4.8 Votes: 256 Other Formats: VQF VOX DTS MOD AC3 MP3 MP2 Tracklist Hide Credits –Olivier Turangalîla Messiaen Symphony A1 – Introduction 6:30 A2 – Chant D'Amour 1 8:12 A3 – Turangalîla 1 5:05 B1 – Chant D'Amour 2 11:10 B2 – Joie Du Sang Des Étoiles 6:18 B3 – Jardin Du Sommeil D'Amour 11:40 C1 – Turangalîla 2 3:57 C2 – Développement De L'Amout 11:20 C3 – Turangalîla 3 4:33 C4 – Finale 7:00 November Steps D –Toru Takemitsu Biwa – Kinshi TsurutaComposed By – Toru 20:23 TakemitsuShakuhachi – Katsuya Yokoyama Credits Composed By – Olivier Messiaen (tracks: A1 to C4) Conductor – Seiji Ozawa Engineer [Recording] – Bernard Keville Liner Notes – Olivier Messiaen, Toru Takemitsu Ondes Martenot – Jeanne Loriod (tracks: A1 to C4) Orchestra – Toronto Symphony* Photography By – Dick Loek Piano – Yvonne Loriod (tracks: A1 to C4) Producer – Peter Dellheim Barcode and Other Identifiers Rights Society: B.I.E.M Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Olivier Messiaen / Toru Olivier Messiaen / Takemitsu - Seiji Ozawa, RCA Toru Takemitsu - Toronto Symphony* - Victor LSC-7051 LSC-7051 US 1968 Seiji Ozawa, Turangalîla Symphony / Red Toronto Symphony* November Steps (2xLP, Seal Gat) Olivier Messiaen / Toru Olivier Messiaen / Takemitsu - Seiji Ozawa, Victor Toru Takemitsu - SX-2014-15 Toronto Symphony* - Red SX-2014-15 Japan 1968 Seiji Ozawa, Turangalîla Symphony / Seal Toronto Symphony* November Steps (2xLP) Olivier Messiaen / Toru Olivier Messiaen / Takemitsu - Seiji Ozawa, RCA Toru Takemitsu - Toronto Symphony* - 645.094.95 Red 645.094.95 France 1968 Seiji Ozawa, Turangalîla Symphony / Seal Toronto Symphony* November Steps (2xLP + Box) Seiji Ozawa Conducts Seiji Ozawa Toronto Symphony*, Conducts Toronto RCA LSC 7051- Messiaen* / Takemitsu* - LSC 7051- Symphony*, Red Germany 1968 B/1-2 Turangalîla Symphony / B/1-2 Messiaen* / Seal November Steps (2xLP, Takemitsu* Gat) Olivier Messiaen / Toru Olivier Messiaen / Takemitsu - Seiji Ozawa, RCA Toru Takemitsu - Toronto Symphony* - Victor SB 6761-2 SB 6761-2 UK 1968 Seiji Ozawa, Turangalîla Symphony / Red Toronto Symphony* November Steps (2xLP, Seal Gat) Related Music albums to Turangalila Symphony / November Steps by Messiaen Olivier Messiaen - Yvonne Loriod, Ensemble Ars Nova, Orchestre Philharmonique De L’O.R.T.F., Marius Constant - Des Canyons Aux Étoiles... , Les Offrandes Oubliées, Hymne Au Saint-Sacrement Toru Takemitsu - Works Of Toru Takemitsu V - In An Autumn Garden Olivier Messiaen - The Piano Music Of Olivier Messiaen Vol.2 Olivier Messiaen - Yvonne Loriod - Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant-Jésus X-XV Takemitsu, Nobuko Imai, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa - Viola Concerto «A String Around Autumn» / «November Steps» / Eclipse For Shakuhachi And Biwa Olivier Messiaen - Preludes Etc. Olivier Messiaen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps Olivier Messiaen / Double Edge - Visions De L'Amen Messiaen, Poulenc, Michel Béroff, Jeanne Loriod, Simon Preston, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn - Turangalila Symphonie / Concert Champêtre / Organ Concerto Messiaen / Seiji Ozawa, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Yvonne Loriod, Jeanne Loriod - Turangalîla Symphony.
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