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Messiaen’s language is a blend of the numinous, the sentimental and the splashy.

Alasdair Beatson presented a dazzling programme of 20th-century piano music, with Harrison Birtwistle at its centre. 

By using Schumann’s Novelletten to draw a broad dramaturgical bow over the whole evening, Martin Helmchen stands on his own as a bold and highly creative pianist.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard bought Messiaen's monumental Vingt Regards to life with vivid layers of sound and muscular energy.

Steven Osborne stuns a Lammermuir audience with Messiaen's Messianic contemplations.

Dans la Salle des concerts de la Cité de la Musique, Pierre-Laurent Aimard donne au chef-d'œuvre de Messiaen toutes ses dimensions.

Dans son répertoire de prédilection qui avait impressionné Olivier Messiaen lui-même, Roger Muraro livre Vingt Regards aussi mystiques que mythiques.