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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedSteven Osborne (piano) & Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena
any performance must keep sight of the romantic, sometimes disturbing, core of the work. This is clearly understood in this performance from Juanjo Mena and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra...the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2012, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, February 2023, Also Recommended
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The Organ Works of Oliver Messiaen Volume 1
RecommendedGillian Weir (Organ of Århus Cathedral, Denmark)
Remastered, these outstanding recordings made in Århus Cathedral are a model of how to combine atmosphere and clarity in this music, and no other player seems quite to equal Weir's remarkable... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2008, First Choice
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Messiaen - Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedMichel Beroff, Jeanne Loriod, Yvonne Loriod, Wolfgang Meyer, Christoph Poppen & Manuel Fischer-Dieskau
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Newly reissued, Previn's 1977 account dragged Turangalîla to mainstream attention. Previn excels at combing through Messiaen's thick layers, and the LSO are on fine form - am exhilarating souvenir... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2023, Recommended recording - Turangalila
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony RecommendedHoward Shelley (piano), Valérie Hartmann-Claverie (ondes-martenot)
BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier
a number of excellent accounts exist. For me, the balance tips in favour of Tortelier and the BBC Philharmonic for the light-hearted abandon that they bring to movements 5 and 10. — More…
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Building a Library, May 2002, First Choice
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Messiaen Edition
RecommendedAn 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...
Messiaen's own performance of the large organ cycle Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte-Trinité is included amongst the goodies on offer here. …it is thoroughly compulsive listening, and... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th July 2008
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2005, Special Review
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Building a Library, March 2017, First Choice
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Building a Library, November 2022, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, February 2006, First Choice
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The Trio Wanderer, with clarinettist Pascal Moraguès, strikes a near-ideal balance between modern 'cool' and espressivo inflection, well matched by crystal-clear engineering. — More…
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Building a Library, March 2017, Also Recommended
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Bezaly & Brautigam: Masterworks for Flute and Piano
RecommendedSharon Bezaly (flute) & Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Sharon Bezaly is rarely less than impressive. Her well-constructed programmes are performed with a mixture of virtuosity and rich tone, making her name almost a guarantee of quality. Partnered... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2015, First Choice
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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... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2008, Also Recommended
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