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Kein Eskapismus in Luzern mit Messiaens Turangalîla
Dudamel erreichte in seiner Interpretation ein rundes, harmonisches, "natürliches" Klangbild: er achtete auf musikalischen Fluss, nahm das Publikum mit dieser Musik gefangen. Der Schluss geriet zu einer hinreißenden, ergreifenden Apotheose der Liebe.
A cerebral bacchanalia: Young's bold, brainy Messiaen at Disney Hall

Simone Young's take on Messiaen's Turangalîla with the Los Angeles Philharmonic proves a night to remember.
A golden Turangalîla to celebrate the Brighton Philharmonic’s 100th

Joanna MacGregor and the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra bring their 100th season to a triumphant conclusion at the Brighton Dome.
Clyne and Messiaen from Collon and the BBC Philharmonic

Steven Osborne was lucid and detailed in his interpretation, lighting the technical fireworks as appropriate and seductive in the long and languid sixth movement, Jardin du sommeil d’amour.
Joy of the Blood of the Stars: Rattle fixed in the LSO firmament

Betsy Jolas delivers a farewell gift – at 96, her own final orchestral work – to Sir Simon Rattle on the occasion of his final Barbican concerts as the LSO's Music Director.
Mälkki makes her mark in Saariaho, missed in Messiaen
Mälkki triumphs in the subtleties of Saariaho, stumbles in the ecstasies of Messiaen.
