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| Composer | Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992) |
| Period | Modern |
| Year | 1964 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Triomphale: a Berlioz–Messiaen battle of the decibels at St Paul's
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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.