Messiaen
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Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphony
RecommendedMarc-André Hamelin (piano), Nathalie Forget (ondes martenot), Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Gimeno
Where Gimeno makes the piece his own is in the complex rhythmic games of the three ‘Turangalîla’ movements, coolly coordinating them with a species of lateDebussian sensuality that Boulez might... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd February 2024
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedSteven Osborne (piano) & Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena
Any performance must keep sight of the romantic, sometimes disturbing, core of the work. This is clearly understood in this performance from Juanjo Mena and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra...the... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2023, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2012, Editor's Choice
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedHoward Shelley (piano), Valérie Hartmann-Claverie (ondes-martenot)
BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier
a number of excellent accounts exist. For me, the balance tips in favour of Tortelier and the BBC Philharmonic for the light-hearted abandon that they bring to movements 5 and 10. — More…
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Building a Library, May 2002, First Choice
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A Simple Song Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Sharon Bezaly (flute), Fabian Fredriksson (electric guitar), Margareta Nilsson (harp), Bengt Forsberg (organ), Nils-Erik Sparf (violin), Marie McLeod (cello), Ellen Nisbeth (viola)
Von Otter’s generous personality is reflected in the way she puts over every item, with care for text and a honeyed sweetness of tone…Admirers of the singer will certainly want it; and, if you’re... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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Messiaen - Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedMichel Beroff, Jeanne Loriod, Yvonne Loriod, Wolfgang Meyer, Christoph Poppen & Manuel Fischer-Dieskau
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Newly reissued, Previn's 1977 account dragged Turangalîla to mainstream attention. Previn excels at combing through Messiaen's thick layers, and the LSO are on fine form - am exhilarating souvenir... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2023, Recommended recording - Turangalila
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Takashi Harada (ondes martinot)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
Chailly gets jiggy with it, in a performance that's interested in the carnal desire underpinning Messiaen's piece. It may be over the top for some tastes, but the orchestral playing is unbelievably... — More…
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Hans Rosbaud Conducts French Music
Südwestfunk-Orchester Baden-Baden, Monique Haas (piano)
Hans Rosbaud
The transfers are more than satisfactory. An extremely fine collection, much to be recommended, and not only to the aficionado. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Historical
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2023, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Messiaen Edition
RecommendedAn 18-CD set offering a comprehensive overview of Messiaen’s work in recordings made between 1963 and 2000.
Olivier Messiaen, Katia and Marielle Labeque, Yvonne Loriod (piano), Marie-Claire Alain (organ), Maria Oràn (soprano), Huguette Fernandez (violin), Guy Deplus (clarinet), Jacques Nielz (cello), Marie-Madeleine Petit (piano), pianos, Rachel Yakar (soprano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Dominique...
Messiaen's own performance of the large organ cycle Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte-Trinité is included amongst the goodies on offer here. …it is thoroughly compulsive listening, and... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2017, First Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th July 2008
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2005, Special Review
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Best of BRSO Sebastian Manz, Alwyn Mellor, Anna Gabler, Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Claudia Huckle, Katherine Broderick (soprano), Eva Vogel, Anna Lapkovskaja, Simone Schröder, Martha Argerich (piano), Genia Kühmeier (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann...
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