Brussels Philharmonic
Brussels Philharmonic – Jun Märkl conductor
Turangalîla-symphonie Olivier Messiaen
Brussels Philharmonic
Thomas Bloch ondes Martenot
Brussels Philharmonic
Turangalîla-symphonie Olivier Messiaen
Brussels Philharmonic
Brussels Philharmonic – Jun Märkl conductor – Thomas Bloch ondes Martenot
Turangalîla-symphonie Olivier Messiaen
A concert with two soloists: the pianist Jan Michiels and Thomas Bloch, a man with a penchant for strange instruments. Bloch is one of the few who have mastered the secrets of the ondes martenot, an electronic keyboard forever associated with the music of Messiaen. The imposing Turangalîla symphony was inspired by the myth of Tristan and Isolde. "Turanga" in Sanskrit means time, movement, and rhythm; "lila" is a reference to the divine "game" of creation and destruction. A passionate work in which the composer expresses his faith in the all-surpassing power of love.