Messiaen - Eclairs
CD
RRP £20.30 historic list price — see live Amazon pricing below
- Performers
- Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
- Label
- EMI Classics
- Barcode
- 0724355778826
Simon Rattle has always been a great champion of 20th-century music, and most recently recorded the massive Gurrelieder of Arnold Schoenberg before embarking on his monumental recording of the nine symphonies of Beethoven. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is considered to be one of the greatest French composers of the 20th century. His harmonically complex and colourful music was inspired by a deep religious faith and a fascination with nature and especially birdsong. Éclairs sur l'au-delà (which literally means "Illuminations of the beyond") is Messiaen's last orchestral piece. A work of tremendous power, this summation of his faith is expressed in his very personal and unique musical language.
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Details
- RATTLE SIMON / BERLIN P. O.
- MUSICA CLASICA
- INTERNATIONAL
- MUSIC
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