Éclairs sur l'au-delà…

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Éclairs sur l'au-delà… ("Illuminations (lit. 'flashes of lightning') on the beyond…") is an orchestral piece by the French composer Olivier Messiaen composed between 1987-1991 and is his last work. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for their 150th anniversary in 1992, it was first performed by them, conducted by Zubin Mehta, at the Lincoln Center on the 5th November of that same year. The first performance was given a little over six months after the composer's death.

Lasting around an hour, the piece is divided into 11 movements.

  1. Apparition du Christ glorieux ("Apparition of Christ in glory")
  2. La Constellation du Sagittaire ("Constellation of Sagittarius")
  3. L’Oiseau-lyre et la Ville-fiancée ("The lyre bird and the bridal city")
  4. Les Élus marqués du sceau ("The elect marked with the seal")
  5. Demeurer dans l’Amour... ("Abiding in love")
  6. Les Sept Anges aux sept trompettes ("The seven angels with the seven trumpets")
  7. Et Dieu essuiera tout larme de leurs yeux... ("And God will wipe every tear from their eyes")
  8. Les Étoiles et la Gloire ("The stars and the glory")
  9. Plusieurs Oiseaux des arbres de Vie ("Some birds in the trees of Life")
  10. Le Chemin de L’Invisible ("The way of the Invisible")
  11. Le Christ, lumière du Paradis ("Christ, light of paradise")
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