Turangalîla-Symphonie
Symphony by Olivier Messiaen and Serge Koussevitzky
The Turangalîla-Symphonie is the only symphony by Olivier Messiaen. It was written for an orchestra of large forces from 1946 to 1948 on a commission by Serge Koussevitzky for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Along with the Quatuor pour la fin du... Wikipedia
Date: 2 December 1949
Composers: Olivier Messiaen and Serge Koussevitzky
Based on: Tristan and Iseult
Catalogue: Simeone: I/29
Commissioned by: Serge Koussevitsky
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Dedication: In memoriam Natalie Koussevitsky (manuscript; published copy bears no dedication)