Olivier Messiaen 2: Des canyons aux étoiles... (Reinbert de Leeuw Edition 3-4)

1. Des Canyons aux étoiles, for piano & orchestra, I/51
Composed by Olivier Messiaen
with ASKO Ensemble , Schoenberg Ensemble , Ger De Zeeuw , Hans Dullaert
Conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw

Olivier Messiaen 2: Des canyons aux étoiles... (Reinbert de Leeuw Edition 3-4),Olivier Messiaen,Reinbert de Leeuw,Hans Dullaert,Ger de Zeeuw,Marjo Bon,Asko Ensemble,Slagwerkgroep den Haag (Percussion Group of The Hague),Disques Montaigne,Classical,Concerto,Piano Concerto

Average customer rating: A Magical Recording

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A Magical Recording.......2006-03-05

Hopefully Sony Classics will re-master this strangely deleted album so that is once again available in its original form. While portions of the recording can be found splintered on recordings by the individual composers, there is something very special about the selection of works contained here and one with such intelligent curating that the original statement deserves to be widely available.

Esa-Pekka Salonen is the unifying force here, selecting works by Takemitsu, Messiaen, Lutoslawski and Stravinsky in a manner that makes for a luminous exploration of some of the finest work by each composer. Beginning with Takemitsu's 'Vers, l'arc-en-ciel, Palma' for oboe d'amore, guitar and orchestra, Salonen employs the forces of John Williams on guitar, Gareth Hulse on oboe and the London Sinfonietta for an ethereal performance of this subtle, mystical work. He then turns to two movements from Messiaen's 'Turangalila-symphonie' with Paul Crossley at the piano and Tristan Murail at the Ondes Martenot supported by the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Lutoslawski's 'Les espaces du sommeil' from the recording by the Los Angeles Philharmonic with John Shirley-Quirk as soloist is played in its entirety. Messiaen's excerpted 'Des canyons aux etoiles' features Paul Crossley with the London Sinfonietta followed, oddly enough, by Stravinsky's opening to 'Le scare du printemps' that fits the sequential mood perfectly. And the recital closes with Takemitsu's 'To the Edge of Dream' for guitar and orchestra, again with John Williams as soloist.

True this recording was a compilation of previously recorded entire works, but the joy of the CD is the pairing of works as selected by Salonen in his usual intelligent and creative juxtaposition. It is a recording well worth searching for. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, March 06

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Olivier Messiaen 2: Des canyons aux étoiles... (Reinbert de Leeuw Edition 3-4) Manufacturer: Disques Montaigne / Auvidis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000003VQS Release Date: 1995-04-25

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Olivier Messiaen (Collected Works & an Interview with Claude Samuel) Olivier Messiaen , Pierre Boulez , Marius Constant , Yvonne Loriod , Georges Barboteu , Alain Jacquet , Katia Labeque , Marielle Labeque , Michel Garcin , Guy Deplus , Huguette Fernandez , Jacques Neilz , Marie-Madeleine Petit , Solistes des Choeurs & Orchestre Philharmonique de L'O.R.T.F. , Rachel Yakar , Maria Oran , Marie-Claire Alain , and Groupe Instrumental a Percussion de Strasbourg/Ensemble ARS NOVA Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005E7E Release Date: 1992-09-08

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Tracks:

1. Quatuor No.1 'Son A Kreuzer': Adagio Con Moto - Quatour Novak
2. 9th Sym: Rondo Burlesque - Leipzig Opr Orch/Vaclav Neumann
3. La Mer: Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer - French Nat Orch/Charles Munch
4. Quatre Legendes: Le Cygne De Tuonela - PO De Liege Et De La Communaute Francaise/Pierre Bartholomee
5. Gaspard De La Nuit: Scarbo - Huseyin Sermet
6. 2nd Con: Allegro Non Troppo - Regis Pasquier
7. Le Sacre Du Printemps: Evocation Des Ancetres - Orch Nat Bordeaux Aquitaine/Alain Lombard
8. Le Sacre Du Printemps: Action Rituelle Des Ancetres - Orch Nat Bordeaux Aquitaine/Alain Lombard
9. Le Sacre Du Printemps: Danse Sacrale - Orch Nat Bordeaux Aquitaine/Alain Lombard
10. Con No.1: Burlesca, Allegro Con Brio. Presto - Gustav Schmaht

Tracks:

1. 5 Pieces, Op.16: Vorgefuhle - BPO/Gunther Herbig
2. 5 Pieces, Op.16: Vergangenes - BPO/Gunther Herbig
3. 5 Pieces, Op.16: Farben - BPO/Gunther Herbig
4. 5 Pieces, Op.16: Peripetie - BPO/Gunther Herbig
5. 5 Pieces, Op.16: Das Obligate Rezitativ - BPO/Gunther Herbig
6. Son Concorde: 3rd Mvt (The Alcotts, Moderately) - Manfred Reinelt
7. 5 Pieces, Op.10: I. Sehr Ruhig Und Zart - Leipzig RSO/Herbert Kegel
8. 5 Pieces, Op.10: II. Lebhaft Und Zart Bewegt - Leipzig RSO/Herbert Kegel
9. 5 Pieces, Op.10: III. Sehr Langsam Und Aussert Ruhig - Leipzig RSO/Herbert Kegel
10. 5 Pieces, Op.10: IV. Flie End, Ausserst Ruhig - Leipzig RSO/Herbert Kegel
11. 5 Pieces, Op.10: V. Sehr Fliessend - Leipzig RSO/Herbert Kegel
12. Ionisation - Ens Intercontemporain/Pierre Boulez
13. 3 Fragment, Op.7: I. 1st Act, Scene 2-3 - Hanne-Lore Kuhse
14. 3 Fragment, Op.7: II. 3rd Act, Scene 1 - Hanne-Lore Kuhse
15. 3 Fragment, Op.7: III. 3rd Act, Scene 4-5 - Hanne-Lore Kuhse
16. Des Canyons Aux Etoiles: XII. Zion Park Et La Cite Celeste - Marjo Bon
17. Sym No.2 'Le Double': 3rd Mvt Allegro Fuocoso - French Nat Orch/Charles Munch

Tracks:

1. 90+ - Ursula Oppens
2. Hommage A J... - Joelle Leandre
3. Akea - Arditti Str Qt/Claude Helffer
4. Con: Corrente - Ens Intercontemporain/Pierre Boulez
5. Corale (Exc) - Maryonne Le Dizes-Richard
6. 1st Son: II. Assez Large, Rapide - Claude Helffer
7. Kreuzspiel (Exc) - Ens Intercontemporain/Pierre Boulez
8. La Rose Des Vents: Sud-Est - Schonberg Ens/De Leeuw
9. Bhakti: Mvt II - Nouvel Ens Moderne/Lorraine Vaillancourt
10. Bhakti: Mvt VII - Nouvel Ens Moderne/Lorraine Vaillancourt
11. La Melancholia 'Operatorio': 2. Il Quarto Loco - Solists & Chor Of The Lyon Nat Orch/David Robertson

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Track Listings:

1. Orchestral Lollipops
2. Organ Concerto / Two Marches
3. Piano Concerto 1 / Rhapsodies
4. Plays Debussy Faure & Scriabin
5. Quartet / No Return
6. Quintet for Piano & Strings
7. Ravel, Faure, Franck
8. Romanian Gems
9. Royal Dances From Middle Age
10. Sonatas for String Quartet 1-4

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See You in the Next Life [Import]

The Piano Works of Aurelio de la Vega

The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James

Music: Sin [CD-single] [EP]

The World That Summer [Import]

The Best of Zulema: The RCA Years

The Great Sled Race

The Most Unforgettable Symphonies Ever

Time in the Middle

The Legend

Vespertine

Turn Your Lights On [CD-single]

This Is Not Here

Rorem: The End of Summer, Book of Hours, Bright Music

The Bridge