future sounds of the past
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Some compositions sounded like music from a distant future at their premiere—and perhaps still do. Future Sounds brings together three visionary works that were groundbreaking in their time and remain ahead of it.
Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie bursts with otherworldly energy, featuring the Ondes Martenot—an early precursor of the synthesizer. Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps shocked audiences with its revolutionary rhythms and timbres. And Andriessen’s De Materie explores, in a wholly unique way, the intersections of music, language, and science. Three works that pushed the boundaries of their era—and continue to do so today.
