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Work: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, for orchestra

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ComposerMessiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)
Period20th century
Year1964
Work typeOrchestral
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LuganoLa Scala with Chailly

Ravel, Messiaen
Filarmonica della Scala; Riccardo Chailly
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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.
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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.
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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. 
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Restless commemoration from Benjamin and London Sinfonietta

A programme of new music and 20th-century classics reflects on loss, war, inhumanity and redemption. 
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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.
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