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Messiaen, Olivier (Eugene Prosper Charles)
composer, Komposition, musicisti, organ, piano
| born: 10 Dec 1908 |
Avignon, France |
Source: 1 |
| died: 27 Apr 1992 |
Paris, France |
Source: 1 |
| perf: 1945-1946 |
Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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| perf: 1950-1951 |
Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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| perf: 1952-1953 |
Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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| perf: 1956-1957 |
Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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| perf: 1960-1961 |
Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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| perf: 1961-1962 |
Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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| perf: 1964-1965 |
Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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| perf: 1967-1968 |
Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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| perf: 1988 |
Venezia, Italy (La Fenici) |
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Index
p. 243-264 In:
Klein, Axel
Irish classical recordings
A discography of Irish art music
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2001, 264 p.
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Index
The above item is part of :
Larkin, Colin
The encyclopedia of popular music
Third edition
New York: Macmillan, 1998, 8 v.
Number of People : 43,747
Mardirosian, Haig
Recent Messiaen recordings : review feature
American Organist: 30:58-60 Jan 1996
Trezise, S.
Messiaen's 20 regards sur l'enfant Jesus
Classic Cd N73:36-9 May 1996
illustr.
Lewis, B.
Crankshaw, Geoffrey
Messiaen & La Trinite
port spec
Persson, G.
Faaglarna i oeknen
Musik (Sweden) N3:28-30 Mar 1996
port
French Keyboard Music of the Early Twentieth Century
p. 385 In:
Gordon, Stewart
A History of Keyboard Literature.
Music for the Piano and its Forerunners
New York: Schirmer Books, 1996, 566 p.
Classical music Poulenc : Organ Concerto
Dupre : Magnificat; Symphonie-Passion
Messiaen : Le Banquet Celeste
Bonnet : Two Organ Pieces (Kalevi Kiviniemi (organ); Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian, conductor) (Finlandia)
Stereo Review 61:101 May 1996
illustr.
Campbell, J.
Master class Olivier Messiaen's The Abyss of the Birds from The Quartet for the End of Time
chart mus score
Hall, D.
Best of the month Messiaen : Chronochromie; La Ville d'en Haut; Et Exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum (Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez, conductor) (Deutsche Grammophon)
Stereo Review 61:86 Mar 1996
CD reviews Olivier Messiaen : Oiseaux Exotiques; Sept Haikai; Couleurs de la Cite Celeste; Un Vitrail et des Oiseaus; La Vie d'Enhaut; Et Expecto [sic] Resurrectionem Mortuorum (P. Donohoe, piano; Netherlands Wind Ensemble, R. de Leeuw, conductor) (Chandos, 2 CDs)
Musical Opinion 119:10+ Sup Aug 1996
Classical music Messiaen : Reveil des Oiseaux; Trois Petites Liturgies de la Presence Divine (Yvonne Loriod (piano); Jeanne Loriod (ondes Martinot); Luc Hery (violin); Michel Sendrez (celesta); Marie Griffet (soprano); Maitrise de Radio France; Orchestre National de France, Kent Nagano, conductor) (Erato)
Stereo Review 61:113 Dec 1996
Barwin, G.
Listening post Messian [sic] : Quartet for the End of Time
Nin : I Think That I Shall Never See ... (Amici, Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin, Joaquin Valdepenas, clarinet, David Hetherington, cello & musical saw, Patricia Parr, piano) (Summit CD)
Classical Music Magazine 19:27 N1 1996
illustr.
Roubinet, Michel
La gloire de Messiaen
Diapason (France) N422:79-80 Jan 1996
port
Note: six interpretes, mais un seul orgue
Lunnan, M.
Harawi sangen om kjaerligheten og doeden
Nye Musikken 5:20-21 N3 1996
il port
Kuhn, Georg-Friedrich
Klassik-CDs Olivier Messiaen : Concert a quatre (Cantin, Holliger, Loriod, Rostropowitsch, Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung) (DG)
Stereoplay N10:161 Oct 1995
La ville d'en-haut.
Musical Times, 136:432 Aug 1995
Note: Leduc/UMP. u57.10
Lauerwald, H.
Quartett auf das Ende der Zeiten : Olivier Messiaen als Kriegsgefangener in Goerlitz
Orchester, Das 43:17-19 N5 1995
bibliog port
Lauerwald, H.
Quartett auf das Ende der Zeiten : Olivier Messiaen als Kriegsgefangener in Goerlitz
Orchester, Das 43:17-19 N5 1995
bibliog port
Fulcher, Jane F.
Musical style, meaning, and politics in France on the eve of the Second World War
Journal of Musicology: 13:425-53 N4 1995
notes
Hirsbrunner, Theo
Die musik in Frankreich im 20. Jahrehundert
Laaber: Laaber Verlag, 1995, 287 p.
Messiaen : Complete Organ Works (Gillian Weir (organ)) (Collins Classics)
Tempo N192:29-30+ Apr 1995
Schulz, T.
Tontrager Olivier Messiaen : Visions de l'Amen (Begona Uriarte/Karl-Hermann Mrongovius, Piano) (Wergo)
Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik N4:78-9 Jul-Aug 1995
Hollos, M.
A Latin piller : beszelgetes Tihanyi Laszloval, zeneszerzoi utiterverol
il port
Dingle, C.
Record review Messiaen : Concert a quatre; Les Offrandes oubliees; Un Sourire; Le Tombeau Resplendissant (C. Cantin (fl), H. Holliger (ob), Y. Loriod (pno), M. Rostropovitch (vlc), Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille, c. Myung-Whun Chung) (Deutsche Grammophon)
Overbeeke, E.
De nieuwe spiritualiteit : expressie zonder dubbele bodem
Mens En Melodie 50:295+ May 1995
illustr.
Messiaen : Apparition de l'Eglise eternelle; La Nativite du Seigneur (Olivier Messiaen (organ)) (EMI)
Tempo N192:29-30+ Apr 1995
Nichols, R.
Choral CDs Daniel-Lesur and Messiaen: Choral and Organ Music (BBC Symphony Chorus/Stephen Jackson, Jeremy Filsell (organ)) (ASV)
Choir & Organ 3:62 N5 1995
Waleson, H.
Classical/keeping score
Billboard 107:38 May 27 1995
Note: final work, on DG CD
Wozna-Stankiewicz, Malgorzata
Leitmotyw rytmiczny w tworczosci Oliviera Messiaena
mus notes
includes summary in English
Classical music reviews Messiaen : Concert a Quatre; Other Works (Cantin, Holliger, Loriod, Rostropovich; Bastille Opera Orchestra, Chung) (Deutsche Grammophon)
Stereo Review 60:105+ Oct 1995
Mezger, Manfred
Klassik-CDs Olivier Messiaen : Eclairs sur l'Au-Dela (Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung) (DG)
Stereoplay N3:151 Mar 1995
illustr.
Rosen, M.
Terms used in percussion Olivier Messiaen's Turangalila Symphonie
Percussive Notes 33:50-51 N2 1995
table
Gemoets, M.O.
Messiaen Weekend in Dallas/Fort Worth
American Organist: 29:32 Mar 1995
illustr.
Nichols, R.
CDs Messiaen: Complete Organ Works (Gillian Weir) (Collins)
Choir & Organ 3:59+ N3 1995
Schreiber, Ulrich
Klassik-CDs Olivier Messiaen : Chronochromie (1960), La Ville d'en haut (1987), Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum (1964) (The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez) (DGG)
Stereoplay N6:132 Jun 1995
Loehlein, H.H.
Himmelsvisionen : Olivier Messiaens Chant des Deportes in Paris und Koln wiederentdeckt
Bradshaw, Susan
Performance reviews Messiaen: Chant des deportes
Musical Times, 136:319 Jun 1995
Note: Royal Festival Hall, London
Freeman, R.
Courtesy towards the things of nature : interpretations of Messiaen's Catalogue d'oiseaux
mus notes
Note: Unicorn Kanchana recordings
Harley, M.A.
To be God with God : Catholic composers and the mystical experience
Contemporary Music Review 12:125-45 N2 1995
abs bibliog facs il mus notes
Rosen, M.
Terms used in percussion Couleurs de la Cite Celeste by Olivier Messiaen
Percussive Notes 33:60-61 N1 1995
Lorber, Richard
Klassik-CDs Olivier Messiaen : Oiseaux exotiques, Sept Haikai, Couleurs de la Cite celeste, Un vitrail et des oiseaux, La ville d'en haut, Et exspecto resurrectionem (Peter Donohoe, Klavier; Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw) (Chandos)
Stereoplay N3:154 Mar 1995
illustr.
Turangalila-symphonie
Musical Times, 136:432 Aug 1995
Note: Durand/UMP. u117.80
Piece pour piano et quatuor a cordes.
Note: Vienna, Universal, 1992
Un sourire.
Musical Times, 136:432 Aug 1995
Note: Leduc/UMP. u25.20
Dingle, C.
Charm and simplicity : Messiaen's final works
facs mus notes port
Kuhn, Georg-Friedrich
Klassik Olivier Messiaen : Eclairs sur l'au-dela ... (Orchestre National de la Radio Polonaise Katowice, Antoni Wit) (Jade CD)
Stereoplay N8:133 Aug 1994
illustr.
Glandaz, O.
Olivier Messiaen's views on the organ
American Organist: 28:57-61 Sep 1994
ports
Concerts.
Musical Opinion 117:88 Mar 1994
A discourse in Bowerspeak on the organ music of Oliver Messiaen.
Rosen, M.
The terms used in percussion by Oliver [sic] Messiaen
Percussive Notes 32:52-3 N1 1994
Classical music / a special section / Consumer guide Olivier Messiaen : Eclairs sur l'AuDelGa [sic] (Bastille Opera Orchestra, M. W. Chung, conductor) (Deutsche Grammophon CD)
Village Voice: 39:86 Oct 18 1994
Rosen, M.
Terms used in percussion Oliver Messiaen's Des canyon [sic] aux etoiles
Percussive Notes 32:60-62 N3 1994
mus
Concerts
Musical Opinion 117:55 Feb 1994
Rosen, M.
Terms used in percussion Olivier Messiaen's Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Percussive Notes 32:58 N6 1994
mus
Hill, P.
For the birds
Musical Times, 135:552-5 Sep 1994
mus
Beer, R. de
Re-inventing the wheel on a moving train
illustr.
Rosen, M.
Terms used in percussion Olivier Messiaen's Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Percussive Notes 32:58 N6 1994
Classical music reviews Liszt : Six Etudes after Paganini
Scarlatti : Sonata in D Minor
Gould : Ghost Waltzes (Valery Kuleshov (piano))
Messiaen : Regard de l'Esprit de Joie
Boulez : Sonata No. 2 (Christopher Taylor (piano)) (Philips)
Stereo Review 59:97 Jun 1994
Schreiber, Ulrich
Klassik Olivier Messiaen : Catalogue des Oiseaux; La Fauvette des jardins (Anatol Ugorski, Klavier) (DG, 3 CDs)
Stereoplay N7:136 Jul 1994
illustr.
Roth, H.
Review / CDs John Corigliano : Sonata for Violin and Piano
Arvo Paert : Fratres
Paul Moravec : Sonata for Violin and Piano
Albert Glinsky : Toccata-Scherzo
Olivier Messiaen : Praise to the Immortality of Jesus (Maria Bachmann (violin), Jon Klibonoff (piano)) (Catalyst)
Crankshaw, Geoffrey
Gillian Weir and Messiaen
Organ: 73:147-8 N290 1994
Hamel, Peter Michael
Universalismus in der zeitgenossischen Musik am Beispiel der Wirkungsgeschichtge [sic] von John Cage und Olivier Messiaen
Schulz, T.
Tontrager Olivier Messiaen : Turangalila-Symphonie/Un sourire
Witold Lutoslawski : Konzert fur Orchestra (Roger Muraro, Klavier; Valerie Hartmann-Claverie, Ondes Martenot; Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Marek Janowski) (RCA)
Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik 155:69-70 Feb 1994
illustr.
Anderson, J.
Spektralmusiken : en historisk och internationell oeversikt
Nutida Musik 37:67 N2 1994
notes
Classical music reviews Messiaen : Illuminations of the Beyond (Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille, Chung) (Deutsche Grammophon)
Stereo Review 59:148+ Dec 1994
illustr.
Waleson, H.
Keeping score
Billboard 106:54 Oct 15 1994
Note: fired conductor Myung-Whun Chung records world premiere of Messiaen's last work with Paris Opera Bastille orchestra
Rosen, M.
Terms used in percussion Olivier Messiaen's Chronochromie
Percussive Notes 32:56-8 N5 1994
[Olivier Messiaen - obituary]
Brotbeck, Roman
Paris Premiere audition du Concert a quatre d'Olivier Messiaen a l'Opera-Bastille
Dissonanz/dissonance N42:17-18 Nov 1994
Richards, D.
Organ CD review Olivier Messiaen : Le banquet celeste; L'Ascension (Olivier Messiaen, organ) (EMI Classics)
Musical Opinion 117:108-9 Apr 1994
port
Thomas, G.
CDs Messiaen : Eclairs sur l'au dela (Orchestre National de la Radio Polonaise/Antoni Wit) (Jade)
Musical Times, 135:651 Oct 1994
Heister, Hanns-Werner
Scharf konturiert; Karl Amadeus Hartmann : 4. Symphonie fur Streichorchester; Olivier Messiaen : Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum (Bamberger Symphoniker, Ingo Metzmacher) (EMI Classics CD)
Neue Musikzeitung 43:23 Aug-Sep 1994
Dibelius, Ulrich
Tontrager Olivier Messiaen: Preludes pour piano/Petites Esquisses d'oiseaux (Gunter Reinhold, Klavier) (Thorofon)
Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik 155:69 Feb 1994
Conrad, M.
Listening post Messiaen : Vision [sic] de l'Amen
Ives : Three Quarter-Tone Pieces
Van Zeeland : Initials (Gerard Bouwhuis and Cees van Zeeland, duo pianists) (Channel Classics CD)
Classical Music Magazine 17:24 N5 1994
illustr.
Schulz, T.
Tontrager Olivier Messiaen : Turangalila-Symphonie (Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Klavier; Takashi Harada, Ondes Martenot; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly) (Decca)
Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik 155:69-70 Feb 1994
Carson, I.
Transports de joie
Organists' Review 80:307-10 N4 1994
Hsu, Madeleine
Bartok : Messiaen's master of thought?
Journal of the American Liszt Society 35:61-86 Jan-Jun 1994
mus notes
Time is space : Messiaen
Classic Cd N50:78 Jul 1994
illustr.
Peterson, Hans-Gunnar
Musik och religion
Nutida Musik 37:22+ N4 1994
Schreiber, Ulrich
Klassik K. A. Hartmann/O. Messiaen : Sinfonie Nr. 4 fur Streichorchester/Et expecto [sic] resurrectionem mortuorum (Bamberger Symphoniker, Ingo Metzmacher) (EMI CD)
Stereoplay N2:142 Feb 1994
illustr.
Klassik Olivier Messiaen : Turangalila-Symphonie (Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Klavier; Takashi Harada, Ondes martenot; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly) (Decca)
Stereoplay N4:138 Apr 1994
illustr.
Olivier Messiaen
Diapason-Harmonie (Currently Diapason (France)) N398:11 Nov 1993
port
Klassik Olivier Messiaen/Lutoslawski : Turangalila-Symphonie, Un sourire/Konzert fur Orchester (Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Marek Janowski) (RCA, 2 CDs)
Stereoplay N10:148 Oct 1993
port
Saint Francois d'Assise a la Bastille
Diapason-Harmonie (Currently Diapason (France)) N390:14 Feb 1993
illustr.
Klassik Saint-Saens/Messiaen : Symphonie Nr. 3 c-moll op. 78 (Orgelsymphonie)/L'Ascension; Vier symphonische Meditationen fur Orchester (Michael Matthes, Orgel : Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung) (DG)
Stereoplay N8:122 Aug 1993
illustr.
Hymne an die Freude : Olivier Messiaens Turangalila-Symphonie mit der Badischen Staatskapelle.
Orchester, Das 41:158 N2 1993
Ruiter, Wim de
Compositie-Technieken in de twintigste eeuw partituur-voorbeelden
Haarlem, Netherlands: Detoorts, 1993, 111 p.
Stenzl, Jurg
Das Ratsel Olivier Messiaen
Oesterreichische Musikzeitschrift 48:536-42 Oct-Nov 1993
biog cover port notes ports
[Obituary index]
Notes (Music Library Association), 1993
Classical recordings Olivier Messiaen : Organ Works (Olivier Messiaen, organ) (EMI Classics)
Herchenroeder, M.
Komponieren nach Messiaen
Musik und Kirche 63:188-96 N4 1993
bibliog
[Olivier Messiaen - obituary]
Nuova Rivista Musicale Italiana 27:329-30 N2 1993
Thomas, G.
Attractive opposites
Musical Times, 134:225 Apr 1993
Allenby, David
The 1993 Proms
Musical Opinion 116:385-91 Dec 1993
Festivals
Musical Opinion 116:295 Sep 1993
illustr.
Note: 56th Maggio Musicale
Swed, M.
New York New York Philharmonic / Mehta : Messiaen, Eclairs sur l'Au-Dela ...
American Record Guide 56:47-8 N1 1993
Note: premiere
Hutchinson, P.
Performing Messiaen's Le merle noir
Flute Talk 13:8-10 Oct 1993
biog mus port
Hommage polonais a Olivier Messiaen.
Ruch Muzyczny 37:8 N13 1993
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