Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphonie; Lutoslawski: Symphony No.3
		Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphonie, I: Introduction Messiaen begins the work with bold, asymmetrical rhythms. The rising electronic sounds of the ondes martenot (an early electronic keyboard instrument) announces a theme (played by the brass) that will return over the course of this piece. Real Audio: 28k | 56k	More information about this album Essential Classics
		Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphonie, VI: "Jardin du sommiel d'amour" In a more lyrical passage, the ondes martenot plays the melody (doubled by the violins). In the background, the piano plays a part that Messiaen marks with the words "like a birdsong." Real Audio: 28k | 56k
		Lutoslawski: Symphony No.3 In this excerpt, Lutoslawski mixes strict notation and what he called "aleatoric counterpoint." The section begins in strict time, with a group of four eighth notes that begin and end the entire work. This section is followed by a clarinet solo accompanied by free counterpoint in the woodwinds and interjections by the piano. At the end it returns to a more clearly metric section. Real Audio: 28k | 56k
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