Messiaen: Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum No1-5; Oiseaux exotiques

1. Oiseaux exotiques, for piano, 11 winds & 7 percussion, I/41
Composed by Olivier Messiaen
Performed by Bavarian Radio Orchestra with Yvonne Loriod
Conducted by Karl Anton Rickenbacher

2. La Ville d'en haut, for 31 winds, piano & percussion, I/56
Composed by Olivier Messiaen
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra with Yvonne Loriod
Conducted by Karl Anton Rickenbacher

3. Un Sourire, for orchestra, I/57
Composed by Olivier Messiaen
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Karl Anton Rickenbacher

4. Un Vitrail et des oiseaux, for piano, 17 winds, trumpet & 8 percussion, I/55
Composed by Olivier Messiaen
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra with Yvonne Loriod
Conducted by Karl Anton Rickenbacher

5. Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, for 34 winds & 3 percussion, I/47
Composed by Olivier Messiaen
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Tracks:

Works For Wind And For Piano: Oiseaux Exotiques
Sept Haikai: 1. Introduction
Sept Haikai: 2. Le parc de Nara et les lanternes de Pierre
Sept Haikai: 3. Yamanaka - cadenza
Sept Haikai: 4. Gagaku
Sept Haikai: 5. Miyajima et le torii dans le mer
Sept Haikai: 6. Les oiseaux de Karuizawa
Sept Haikai: 7. Coda
Works For Wind And For Piano: Coulers De La Cite Celeste
Works For Wind And For Piano: Un Vitrail Et Des Oiseaux
Works For Wind And For Piano: La Ville D'En Haut

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Et Expecto Resurrectin em Mortuorum: I. Des profondeurs de l'abime, je crie vers toi, Seigneur: Seigneur, ecoute ma voix!
Et Expecto Resurrectin em Mortuorum: II. Le Christ, ressuscite des morts, ne meurt plus: la mort n'a plus sur lui d'empire
Et Expecto Resurrectin em Mortuorum: III. L'heure vient ou les morts entendront la voix du fils de Dieu...
Et Expecto Resurrectin em Mortuorum: IV. Ils ressusciteront, glorieux, avec un nom nouveau - dan le concert joyeux des etoiles et les acclamations des fils du ciel
Et Expecto Resurrectin em Mortuorum: V. Et j'entendis la voix d'une foule immense...

Amazon.com

Reinbert de Leeuw and his crackerjack musicians negotiate these difficult scores with dazzling aplomb, not to mention pianist Peter Donohoe's razor-sharp timbre and rhythmic suppleness. The bright, close-up recording captures the full gamut of Messiaen's intricate instrumentation with amazing clarity. These words, however, apply less to Et expecto. Here the recorded balances are poor and the playing is surprisingly slack in sections. Moreover, it's the sole work on the set's second disc, and you can't purchase disc one without the other. But those who respond to this composer's ecstatic, colorful sound-world will find much to admire here. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Great music.......2006-01-28

I've changed my opinion on Messiaen.
I'm having second thoughts on Messiaen.
Now that I know Schnittke well, Messiaen seems to have some issues.
And Wilbod's comments on the opera, St Francsis really has me wondering "just who is Messiaen". What he says kinda shows in his music./
I'm going to keep some Messiaen, others I will dump. This set stays, for the moment. Mid tier compaoser, and certainly not for everyone.
Found other music more worth my time.

Messiaen: Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum No1-5; Oiseaux exotiques

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Messiaen: Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum No1-5; Oiseaux exotiques

Manufacturer: Koch Schwann (Germ.)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000001SQU
Release Date: 1994-11-29

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