Published Posthumously
A number of works exist which were not published in Messiaen's lifetime, including the following, some of which have been published posthumously, and some of which are lost.
- La dame de Shallott, for piano (1917)
- La banquet eucharistique, for orchestra (1928)
- Variations écossaises, for organ (1928)
- Fantaisie, for violin and piano (1933, published 2007 - see this note on errors in the score)
- Mass, 8 sopranos and 4 violins (1933)
- Fêtes des belles eaux, for six ondes Martenots (1937)
- Musique de scène pour un Œdipe, electronic (1942)
- Chant des déportés, chorus and orchestra (1946)
- Timbres-durées, musique concrète (1952), realised by Pierre Henry in the radiophonic workshop of French radio, an experiment which Messiaen later deemed a failure
Read more about this topic: List Of Compositions By Olivier Messiaen
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