Éclairs sur l'au-delà...

Éclairs sur l' Au - Delà ... (Eng. sidelights about the afterlife ... ) is a 11- sätziges piece of music for orchestra by French composer Olivier Messiaen.

Formation

Messiaen composed the work in the years 1987-1991 as a commission for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the orchestra.

Performance history

The premiere took place at the November 5, 1992 in New York's Lincoln Center under the baton of Zubin Mehta instead, the composer had already died at this time.

Sets and Duration

The sentences and their titles:

The performance lasts about 60 minutes.

• Program music
• Orchestral work
• Work of Olivier Messiaen