Tracklist

1	Vocalise	4:23
2	Joy Of The Blood Of The Stars	6:42
3	Garden Of Love's Sleep	12:39
4	Praise Eternity	8:36
5	To Remain In Love	10:08
The Ascension (L'Ascension)	(32:17)
6	Majesty Of Christ...	8:17
7	Serene Alleluias Of A Soul Desiring Heaven	6:06
8	Alleluia Of The Trumpet	5:32
9	Prayer Of Christ	12:22

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor International GmbH
• Copyright (c) – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
• Manufactured By – PolyGram Classics & Jazz
• Marketed By – PolyGram Classics & Jazz
• Made By – PMDC, USA

Credits

• Art Direction – Gordon Jee*
• Cello – Albert Tetard
• Clarinet – Claude Desurmont
• Compiled By, Liner Notes [Notes], Concept By – Albert Imperato, Glenn Petry
• Composed By – Olivier Messiaen
• Conductor – Myung-Whun Chung
• Cover, Design – Howard Schwartzberg, Richard Drake
• Liner Notes – Virgil Thomson
• Orchestra – Orchestre De L'Opéra Bastille
• Photography By [Bird Photograph] – Jem Cohen
• Piano – Daniel Barenboim (tracks: 4)
• Violin – Luben Yordanoff

Notes

[Booklet]
The Messiaen essay by Virgil Thompson is reprinted from the Complete Music Journalism of Virgil Thomson (Oxford University Press, 1996) by permission of the Virgil Thomson Foundation, Ltd.

℗ 1991 (2,3), 1993 (6-9), 1994 , 1995 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg. ℗ 1979 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg. And this compilation ℗ © 1996 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg.
Manufactured and Marketed by PolyGram Classics & Jazz, a division of PolyGram Records, Inc., New York, NY. CD is made in USA. Printed in USA.

[Disc Face]
4D/DDD/ADD
Audio Recording
LC 0173
℗ 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg. ℗ 1979 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg. And this compilation ℗ © 1996 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg.

[Tray Card]
GH
4D/DDD/ADD
Audio Recording
LC 0173
℗ 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg. ℗ 1979 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg. And this compilation ℗ © 1996 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg.
CD is made in USA. Printed in USA.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (String): 028944937725
• Barcode (Text): 0 28944 93772 5
• Label Code: LC 0173
• Distribution Code: GH
• SPARS Code: DDD / ADD
• Matrix / Runout: 449 377-2 02! A MADE IN UDA BY PMDC
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L005
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0321
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0316