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Work: Des Canyons aux étoiles

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ComposerMessiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)
PeriodModern
Year1974
Work typeOrchestral
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ViennaKlangforum Wien Orchestra / Walder / Piirto / Schiske / Lipowski / Metzmacher

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Messiaen: Des Canyons aux étoiles
Ingo Metzmacher; Klangforum Wien; Christoph Walder; Johannes Piirto; Lukas Schiske
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The stars shine brightly: Morlot conducts Messiaen in Manchester

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In a rare performance of Des Canyons aux étoiles, Ludovic Morlot and Steven Osborne plunge the depths of Utah’s canyons and ascend to celestial plains. 
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Red rocks, interstellar calls, exotic birds... in Cincinnati

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The Cincinnati Symphony vividly brings to life sprawling vistas of the American West in a stellar performance of Messiaen’s vast Des Canyons aux étoiles…
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Olivier Messiaen’s Canyons echo through the American West

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Ludovic Morlot conducts the Seattle Symphony in Messiaen's remarkable Des Canyons aux Étoiles, which bows to the majesty of the stunning geological and astrological entities of the southwestern US landscape, still sounding as if it had been written yesterday. 

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