Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen
Born: 10th December 1908, Avignon, France
Died: 27th April 1992, Clichy, France
Nationality: French
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. One of the major composers of the 20th century, he was also an outstanding teacher of composition and musical analysis.
Messiaen entered the Conservatoire de Paris at age 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 he held for 61 years, until his death. He taught at the Schola Cantorum de Paris during the 1930s.
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Magdalena Kožená on L'extase
5th Jun 2025
Ahead of the release of her new album with Mitsuko Uchida on Pentatone tomorrow, the Czech mezzo discusses their shared passion for Debussy - and how she fell in love with French song behind the Iron Curtain as a teenager.
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Francesco Piemontesi performs works for piano and orchestra by Ravel, Messiaen, and Schoenberg
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The Swiss pianist is joined by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and conductor Jonathan Nott for a dazzlingly characterful trio of performances.
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- Apparition de l'Eglise Eternelle (39)
- Cantéyodjayâ (17)
- Chronochromie for large orchestra (15)
- Cinq rechants (16)
- Couleurs de la cité céleste (13)
- Dieu parmi nous (12)
- Diptyque (19)
- Éclairs sur l'au-delà... (11)
- Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum (18)
- Fantaisie (10)
- L'Ascension (organ version) (20)
- L'Ascension (Quatre meditations pour l'orchestre) (45)
- La Fauvette des jardins (12)
- La Nativité du Seigneur (34)
- La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jesus-Christ (12)
- Le Banquet Céleste (47)
- Le Merle noir for flute and piano (41)
- Les Corps Glorieux (29)
- Les Offrandes oubliées (1930) (20)
- Livre d'Orgue (24)
- Livre du Saint-Sacrement (19)
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- O sacrum convivium (62)
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- Oiseaux exotiques (17)
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- Quatre Études de rythme (14)
- Quatuor pour la fin du temps (68)
- Sept Haïkaï (15)
- Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano (52)
- Turangalîla Symphony (34)
- Verset pour la fête de la Dédicace (20)
- Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus (32)
- Visions de l'Amen for 2 pianos (30)
- Vocalise étude (16)
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