Olivier Messiaen
Born: 10th December 1908, t Avignon, France
Died: 27th April 1992
Nationality: French
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist who was one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonically and melodically he employs a system he called modes of limited transposition, which he abstracted from the systems of material generated by his early compositions and improvisations. He wrote music for chamber ensembles and orchestra, vocal music, as well as for solo organ and piano, and also experimented with the use of novel electronic instruments developed in Europe during his lifetime.
Messiaen entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 11 and studied with Paul Dukas, Maurice Emmanuel, Charles-Marie Widor and Marcel Dupré, among others. He was appointed organist at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, in 1931, a post held for 61 years until his death.
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Jeanne Loriod (ondes martenot) & Michel Béroff (piano), Yvonne Loriod (piano), Christoph Poppen (violin), Manuel Fischer-Dieskau (cello) & Wolfgang Meyer (clarinet), Christoph Poppen (violin) & Yvonne Loriod (piano), Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Michel Béroff (piano), Alexandre Rabinovitch & Martha Argerich (pianos), John Ogdon (piano), Olivier Messiaen (organ), Olivier Messiaen (organ) & Naji Hakim (organ), Naji Hakim (organ), Ann Murray (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), Andrew Watkinson (violin) & Roger Vignoles (piano), Michèle Command (soprano) & Marie-Madeleine Petit (piano), Rolf Hind (piano) & Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot) London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris & Ensemble de Percussion de l’Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, London Sinfonietta & London Sinfonietta Chorus, London Sinfonietta, London Sinfonietta Chorus & London Sinfonietta Voices, André Previn, Serge Baudo, Antal Dorati, Sir Simon Rattle, Terry Edwards
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Special offer. Messiaen Edition | An 18-CD set offering a comprehensive overview of Messiaen’s work in recordings made between 1963 and 2000.
Olivier Messiaen, Katia and Marielle Labeque, Yvonne Loriod (piano), Marie-Claire Alain (organ), Maria Oràn (soprano), Huguette Fernandez (violin), Guy Deplus (clarinet), Jacques Nielz (cello), Marie-Madeleine Petit (piano), pianos, Rachel Yakar (soprano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Dominique Kim (ondes Martenot), Jeanne Loriod (onde Martenot), organ (Recorded on the Cavaillé-Coll organ in La Trinité Church, Paris), Georges Barboteu (horn), Alain Jacquet (xylorimba), François Dupin (glockenspiel) Solistes des chœurs de l’ORTF, Orchestre philharmonique de l’ORTF, Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestre National de France, Groupe Instrumental à Percussion de Strasbourg, Orchestre du Domaine Musical, Maîtrise et Orchestre de Chambre de la RTF, Ensemble Ars Nova, Kent Nagano & Pierre Boulez, Marcel Couraud, Kent Nagano, Pierre Boulez, Marius Constant
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Building a Library, March 2017, First Choice
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Special offer. Messiaen: Le banquet céleste, Diptyque, Apparition de l'Église éternelle & L'Ascension (À l'orgue de la Sainte-Trinité de Paris)
Olivier Messiaen (organ)
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Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen, Cantéyodjayâ, Oiseaux exotiques
Olivier Messiaen (piano), Yvonne Loriod (piano) Rudolf Albert
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