Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphony
Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Nathalie Forget (ondes martenot), Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Gimeno
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd February 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
Where Gimeno makes the piece his own is in the complex rhythmic games of the three ‘Turangalîla’ movements, coolly coordinating them with a species of lateDebussian sensuality that Boulez might...
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphony
Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Nathalie Forget (ondes martenot), Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Gimeno
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd February 2024
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
Where Gimeno makes the piece his own is in the complex rhythmic games of the three ‘Turangalîla’ movements, coolly coordinating them with a species of lateDebussian sensuality that Boulez might...
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In their first release on harmonia mundi, Gustavo Gimeno and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra offer us a dazzling reading of the Turangalîla- Symphonie.
Equally attentive to architecture and to detail, they glorify the rich and refined orchestration of the French composer’s vast hymn to love, always on the lookout for unprecedented sonic alchemies.
A unique musical and sensory experience.
Contents and tracklist
- Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Nathalie Forget (ondes martenot)
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra
- Gustavo Gimeno
Spotlight on this release
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Marc-André Hamelin performs his own compositions plus Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie
2nd Feb 2024
The virtuoso pianist presents a dazzling album of his own works, alongside taking the solo role in Messiaen's Turangalîla with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gustavo Gimeno.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week2nd February 2024
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalists 2024
April 2024
Where Gimeno makes the piece his own is in the complex rhythmic games of the three ‘Turangalîla’ movements, coolly coordinating them with a species of lateDebussian sensuality that Boulez might have recognised, had he not deplored the piece overall as ‘bordello music’.
2nd February 2024
Matching the power and dexterity of the orchestra at every step, Hamelin is commanding and magisterial in his cadenzas in the first, fourth, and seventh movements, whilst delicate and graceful in his imitation of birdsong in the sixth movement, Jardin du sommeil d'amour...It's a wonderful reading that revels in the complex intricacy of Messiaen's orchestration to an impressive degree.
