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Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony; Poulenc: Concert Champêtre; Concerto in G by André Previn, Simon Preston released in 1997. Find album re...
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony / Poulenc: Concert champêtre / Concerto in G ~ Release by Messiaen , Poulenc ; Simon Preston , André Previn ( see all versions of this release, 1 available ) Overview
Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony & Poulenc: Concert Champetre. Jeanne Loriod (ondes martenot), Simon Preston (harpsichord), Simon Preston (organ) London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn. Release Date: 30th May 1997.
One of the top recommendations for this spectacular 10-movement piece for an enormous orchestra – including an ondes martenot, played here by Jeanne Loriod, the composer's sister-in-law; the work is paired on this 2-disc set with Poulenc's popular organ concerto, and his Concert Champêtre with Simon Preston as the soloist on both harpsichord ...
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Jan 24, 2007 · Messiaen's massively entertaining and funky Turanalila Symphony established his reputation as a modern master at a stroke. The title is Sanskrit, and means something like "Cosmic Love-Death-Play of the Universe"--and the music sure lives up to this description.
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The Turangalîla-Symphonie is the only symphony by Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992). It was written for an orchestra of large forces from 1946 to 1948 on a commission by Serge Koussevitzky for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Along with the Quatuor pour la fin du temps, the symphony is one of the composer's most notable works.
Feb 14, 2024 · Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget and the Toronto Symphony feature in Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie (Harmonia Mundi, 2023).
