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Messiaen - L'Ascension (organ version)
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Instrumental » Organ Solos
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the cathedral resounds with the meeting between the music, the instrument, and what [Latry] calls 'its jewel-case of stone'....it's actually possible simply to revel in the extraordinary sounds... —
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Building a Library, May 2008, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Messiaen - Complete Organ Works Volume 4
Timothy Byram-Wigfield (Harrison organ, St George's Chapel)
The organ of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle evidently has the power and range of colour that Messiaen regarded as pre-requisites in his music, all captured in a vibrant recording that is... —
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A shining service of contemporary works…The choir sing with tremendous fervour, clarity and power —
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Winpenny delivers a fine performance and lets Messiaen’s intensely personal expression of faith speak through the music without getting in the way —
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Organ Music from the Two Cathedrals in Liverpool
Noel Rawsthorne (organ), Flor Peeters (organ), Jeanne Demessieux (organ)
Crichton's remastering of these 45 year old recordings is superb, especially as he had to work from LPs. ....and i can guarantee that you will never have heard Tournemire performed so convincingly... —
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Unquestionably, this is an exceptional instrument. If it sounded awesome in Dans la lumiere it is simply stupendous in Messiaen’s L’Ascension. Never have I heard the closing bars of `Alleluias... —
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Apparition is especially effective in the marvellous SACD sound, and Inger-Lise Ulsrud draws searing textures from the organ at St Nikolai in Halmstad, Sweden. —
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