Showing posts with label messiaen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label messiaen. Show all posts
Monday, 16 September 2019

Transcendent Simon Rattle : Messiaen Éclairs sur l’Au-delà, LSO Barbican

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Sir Simon Rattle conducted Messiaen Éclairs sur l’Au-delà with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, London, an even bigger oc...
Monday, 29 July 2019

Joyous Messiaen From the Canyons to the Stars.... Oramo, BBCSO

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Messiaen in Bryce Canyon Prom 13, Olivier Messiaen Des canyons aux étoiles... (From the Canyons to the Stars...). Sakari Oramo con...
Thursday, 25 May 2017

Sublimated sex : Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie, Oramo BBCSO

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Sakari Oramo conducted the BBC SO in Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie at the Barbican,  yesterday. Sandwiched between Bernard Haitink's...
Friday, 15 April 2016

Rattle Messiaen Bruckner LSO Couleurs de la cité céleste

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Sir Simon Rattle conducted Messiaen and Bruckner with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall, London.  Rattle's love for...
Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Boulez Mass

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Announced in the French press: "Un hommage sera rendu jeudi à 16H00 en l'église Saint-Sulpice à Paris au compositeur et chef d...
Saturday, 9 January 2016

Boulez Mahler 2, informed by Messiaen

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Pierre Boulez stands, in silence, after the conclusion of his Mahler Symphony no 2  at the Philharmonie, Berlin, in 2005.  Look at Boul...
Monday, 3 September 2012

Messiaen Et exspecto Prom 69 Chailly Leipzig Gewandhaus

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Superb Mahler Sixth Riccardo Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra at the BBC Proms, Prom 69. Such a stunning performance that it would be ...
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Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Boulez Pli selon Pli Ensemble Intercontemporain London

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Pierre Boulez conducted Pli selon Pli at the Royal Festival Hall with Barbara Hannigan and Ensemble Intercontemporain and the Lucerne Festi...
Sunday, 12 June 2011

Aldeburgh Rattle CBSO Mahler Messiaen

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This year's Gala opening evening at Aldeburgh sold out to top, top level Friends within moments. Thousands wanted to hear Simon and Mrs ...
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Thursday, 17 March 2011

Messiaen Et Exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Rattle Japan

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Six Chernobyls at Fukushima? Worst nightmare scenario. We're all involved, not just those in Japan even if we're not affected becaus...
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Aldeburgh Festival 2011

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Aldeburgh is unique. It's not an all-Britten all-British festival. It has always been progressive and international. And it's not Lo...
Sunday, 19 September 2010

Elgar Newman Dream of Gerontius

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The Blessed John  Henry Newman, now, as John Cardinal Newman is beatified by Pope Benedict. Everyone's trying to second guess why, but i...
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Sunday, 4 July 2010

Fourth of July !

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4th July and I'm midway thru an opera marathon - 6 operas, 8 days. Not usually a good idea, because, for me, depth is more important tha...
Monday, 28 June 2010

Aldeburgh - Bach Mass crowd flock to Boulez and Carter

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Pierre Boulez and Ensemble Intercontemporain came to the Aldeburgh Music Festival. It was the big finale, and such an import...
Wednesday, 19 May 2010

Yvonne Loriod - musician and muse

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Yvonne Loriod has passed away, aged 86. All the newspaper obits are out, standard pieces, written long ago, some cobbled together from mater...