Richard Gowers - Olivier Messiaen: La Nativité du Seigneur (2018)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 67:40 | 228 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: King's College, Cambridge | Catalog: KGS0025
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 67:40 | 228 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: King's College, Cambridge | Catalog: KGS0025
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: not only is Messiaen’s epic meditation on the birth of Christ one of his most astonishing creations, it’s also one of the greatest solo organ pieces ever written. As with so much of his oeuvre, which spans all genres, the composer’s Catholicism is an unequivocal and indivisible part of his unique, instantly recognisable aesthetic. Indeed, it would be impossible to attribute, say, the Turangalîla-Symphonie, Catalogue d'oiseaux or Des Canyons aux étoiles to anyone else. And working my way through Sylvain Cambreling’s Hänssler box of the orchestral music for a future review, I was struck anew by the sheer range and consistency of Messiaen’s craft.