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From sadness and anger to wisdom and hope, a powerful emotional journey inspired by the horrific invasion of Ukraine. To show our solidarity with Ukrainian people, this score will remain free to download until all the territory of Ukraine has been liberated.
Written in 2008 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the great Olivier Messiaen.
Éluard wrote this moving poem after the bombing of Guernica by the nazis in 1937. It was adapted in 2013 by Patrick Loiseleur for the Recontres Internationales de Cergy Pontoise and premiered by Sevan Manoukian.