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Composer | Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992) |
Period | 20th century |
Year | 1964 |
Work type | Orchestral |
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Triomphale: a Berlioz–Messiaen battle of the decibels at St Paul's
Sir Simon Rattle conducts 80+ members of the LSO in the monumental Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale in a site-specific performance inside – and outside – St Paul’s Cathedral.
Messengers from God: Mehta's meditations on Messiaen and Bruckner
All life is a preparation for death, as revealed in Messiaen's Et exspecto and Bruckner's Ninth Symphony. Zubin Mehta and the Berlin Philharmonic administer the exequies.
Gardner and the LPO set a solemn tone with Messiaen and Schoenberg
The London Philharmonic strikes a somber note as Edward Gardner explores themes of resurrection and transfiguration in the Royal Festival Hall.
Restless commemoration from Benjamin and London Sinfonietta
A programme of new music and 20th-century classics reflects on loss, war, inhumanity and redemption.
Prom 69: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Riccardo Chailly play Messiaen and Mahler
Two fine concerts from Riccardo Chailly’s Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra filled part of the space between end-of-season Proms from the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics. They brought Mendelssohn of refinement and poise to Prom 67 and dark, fateful thrust in Messiaen and Mahler for Prom 69.