Impressive and massive 1978 electro-acoustic / musique concrète work realized at the NHK studios in Tokyo and released on Adès' "Le Verbe Et La Musique" series in 1979 as a double-LP set.
Two compositions respectively for soprano and orchestra from 1965 and for soprano, mezzo-soprano and 12 instruments from 1974 conducted by the composer himself and released on Adès' "Musique Française d'Aujourd'hui" series in 1978.
Original 1968 edition on Adès of the 2LP + 7" box set with orchestral compositions performed by the Orchestre National De France conducted by Manuel Rosenthal. With origianl innersleeves.
Original 1967 edition on Adès' "Florilège" series of the soundtrack to the Serge Roullet film with a reading of Jean-Paul Sartre's short story by Michel Del Castillo with music by Edgardo Canton produced at the G.R.M..