Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus
Yvonne Loriod (piano)
A peerless performance of this extraordinary masterpiece by its dedicatee. There is still no more exciting performance on disc of the fearsome sixth movement 'Par Lui tout a été fait'.
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus
Yvonne Loriod (piano)
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A peerless performance of this extraordinary masterpiece by its dedicatee. There is still no more exciting performance on disc of the fearsome sixth movement 'Par Lui tout a été fait'.
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Olivier Messiaen
13th Jun 2014
David casts his ear over recordings of Messiaen, and picks out some particular gems.
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July 2007
A peerless performance of this extraordinary masterpiece by its dedicatee. There is still no more exciting performance on disc of the fearsome sixth movement 'Par Lui tout a été fait'.
June 2014
[Loriod's] rendition of the Vingt Regards (Twenty Contemplations on the Infant Jesus) is really second to none. The range of styles is enormously wide, yet she has the technique and sensitivity to bring the full spectrum out.
