Inspired by the successful search for Idle Thought’s song in another thread, I want to try my luck with a piece I heard a while back on a classical station that didn’t have a playlist up for me to check. So here goes:
-The piece had probably a piano and choral focus, but it was VERY eerie; frankly the thing freaked me out.
-The music probably lasted for about 30 minutes.
- This is probably the best information I can give you guys, unless it's wrong:
It was very late and I was trying to go to sleep, but I thought I heard the DJ mentioning Leonard Bernstein and that the music premiered in Paris in 1945 right after WWII, and that its sound was controversial.
Again, I was half asleep and I can’t seem to find anything related to any of the DJ’s facts on google, but I wrote some of this information down after hearing it so I hope it’s right.
Are there any classical aficionados who could help me find this piece?
I think I might have a better match: Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine by Olivier Messiaen. It was written in 1944, premiered in 1945, and features a string orchestra, a piano, an ondes martenot, a celesta, percussions and a female chorus. It lasts about 30 minutes. What’s more, Leonard Bernstein recorded it: http://www.leonardbernstein.com/disc_other.php?disc_other_php=&disc_other.php=&page=42
That’s the one! It’s odd because I put all the information that I said I remember hearing into google and couldn’t find anything about it. I can’t believe how quickly you found it. Thank you!