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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Olivier Messiaen’s uniquely distinctive and powerfully expressive musical voice drew strength from religious faith and nature. A prestigious commission, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum commemorates the dead of two World Wars through the transcendence of Christ’s Resurrection. Scored for winds and percussion, the work is conceived for and conjures up vast spaces. Le tombeau resplendissant and Hymne are early works, but equally filled with mystery and symbolism. Fanfare magazine described Jun Märkl’s previous volume in this series (Poèmes pour Mi / 8572174) as “the best recording around of a mesmerizing masterwork”. “even though a recording cannot generate the shattering impact of live performance, Märkl and the Orchestre National de Lyon give the music plenty of expressive room, thereby underlining the beauty of its quiet birdsong and the universalism of its message.” Financial Times, 16th June 2012 **** “Jun Märkl's performance is well paced and carefully shaped and balanced,” The Guardian, 21st June 2012 *** “A fascinating mixture of youthful and mature Messiaen...Messiaen was keen that there should be a sense of power in his music (not to be confused with volume), but, beautifully as it is played, this account of Et exspecto periodically pulls its punches. There is still much to admire, though, especially in the early works.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2012 *** “Märkl and the Lyons orchestra tend to bring out more of the work's sobriety than its strangeness...It would be hard to sanitise this music completely, however, and the compelling way in which the rhythmic buoyancy of oriental dance comes into conjunction with Roman Catholic piety in the fourth movement is vividly conveyed.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2012 “These recordings...give us fine and resplendently recorded performances, but the tempos throughout portray Messiaen as a sleep-walking purveyor of hypnotic and grandiose visions. If this is the way you see Messiaen, then fine but the evidence is that the composer himself never intended this music to be given this sort of treatment.” MusicWeb International, July 2012 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Messiaen: Orchestral Works
Messiaen: | Poèmes pour Mi, books 1 & 2 (complete) Françoise Pollet (soprano) The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Le Réveil des oiseaux Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Sept Haïkaï Joela Jones (piano) The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez 3 Petites liturgies de la Presence Divine Roger Muraro (piano), Valérie Hartmann-Claverie (ondes martenot) & Hélène Collerette (violin solo) Maîtrise de Radio France & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung Couleurs de la cité céleste Catherine Cournot (piano) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung Hymne au Saint-Sacrement Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung Chant Des Deportes BBC Chorus & BBC Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis Turangalîla Symphony Yvonne Loriod (piano) & Jeanne Loriod (ondes martenot) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Chronochromie for large orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez La ville d'en haut The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Oiseaux exotiques Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jesus-Christ Roger Muraro (piano), Thomas Prévost (flute), Robert Fontaine (clarinet), Eric Levionnois (violoncello), Francis Petit (marimba), Renaud Muzzolini (xylorimba) & Emmanuel Curt (vibraphone) Chœur de Radio France & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France & R.T.F. Choeur De Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung Des Canyons aux Étoiles Roger Muraro (piano), Jan-Jacques Justafré (horn), Francis Petit (xylorimba) & Renaud Muzzolini (glockenspiel) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung L'Ascension (Quatre meditations pour l'orchestre) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Éclairs sur l'au-delà... Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Concert à quatre (1990-1991) Catherine Cantin (flute), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Yvonne Loriod (piano) & Mstislav Rostropovich (violoncello) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Les Offrandes oubliées (1930) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Un Sourire (1989) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Le Tombeau resplendissant (1931) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Un vitrail et des oiseaux Yvonne Loriod (piano) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Karl Anton Rickenbacher |
Spanning six decades, Messiaen’s orchestral and vocal-orchestral music embody one of the monuments of 20th-century music. Under Pierre Boulez and Myung-Whun Chung, here is the only available complete recording, on 10 CDs, of all these masterpieces, including classics like the Turangalila Symphony and From the Canyon to the Stars, as well as rarities like The Forgotten Offerings and the brief Chorus of the Departed. With new liner notes by Messiaen expert Nigel Simeone and full sung texts and translations | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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THE ARTISTS: Pierre-Laurent Aimard . John Alldis Choir . Martha Argerich . Daniel Barenboïm . Noelle Barker . Pierre Boulez / The Cleveland Orchestra . Catherine Cantin . Riccardo Chailly / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra . Myung-Whun Chung / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France . Myung-Whun Chung / Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille . Catherine Cournot . José van Dam . Sir Andrew Davis / BBC Chorus and Orchestra . Guy Deplus . Georges Guest / Saint John’s College . Jay Gottlieb . Heinz Holliger . Daniel Hope . Joela Jones . Jean-Paul Kreder / Ensemble Le Madrigal . Gidon Kremer . Hervé Lamy . Christian Lardé . Olivier Latry . Jeanne Loriod . Sextuor d'ondes Jeanne Loriod . Sylvia McNair . Maîtrise de Radio-France . Nathalie Manfrino . Olivier Messiaen . Chris Merritt . Yvonne Loriod . Roger Muraro . Kent Nagano / Hallé Orchestra . Yumi Nara . Françoise Pollet . Karl Anton Rickenbacher / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin . Quatuor Rosemonde . Mstislav Rostropovich . Robert Sherlaw Johnson . Albert Tétard . Jean-Yves Thibaudet . Dawn Upshaw . Marie Vermeulin . Luben Yordanoff…
It was meant to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the great French composer’s birth in December 2008. Released in September 2008, it was sold out before the anniversary date – all 4,000 boxes of the Messiaen Complete Edition. There are benchmark performances by Pierre Boulez, Myung-Whun Chung, Olivier Latry and Roger Muraro, among many others. It’s the only set that can offer Messiaen’s magnum opus, the opera Saint François d’Assise. New recordings were made for the Edition; two works were recorded for the first time. Limited Edition. The only Messiaen box to offer the complete works. Highlights include: Complete Orchestral Works: Boulez and Chung (including new [2008] recording of Trois petites liturgies and Couleurs de la Cité céleste). Complete Piano Works: Roger Muraro. Complete Organ Works: Olivier Latry. Saint François: José van Dam / Dawn Upshaw / Kent Nagano. Rarities include La Mort du Nombres, Choeur des déportés, Fêtes des belles eaux for Ondes Martenot, 4 Inédits pour piano et ondes Martenot, Chant dans le style de Mozart …. Lavish 400-page CD booklet in French and English. | 
| DG - 4801333 (CD - 32 discs) Normally: $153.25 Special: $119.50 |
| | Scheduled for release on 11 July 2013. Order it now and we will deliver it as soon as it is available. |
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