messiaen – John's musical journey

Messiaen, Ensemble 360 – Sheffield Crucible – 1/11/25

Klein, String Trio; Smit, Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano; Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time This concert was preceded by an hour or so with a lecturer from the Birmingham Conservatoire talking about Messiaen, with the aid of two of the evening’s players to provide musical illustrations. One of the fascinating things weContinue reading “Messiaen, Ensemble 360 – Sheffield Crucible – 1/11/25”

Messiaen, BBC Philharmonic: Bridgewater Hall, 12/12/24

Messiaen Des canyons aux étoiles…Ludovic Morlot, conductor; Martin Owen, horn; Steven Osborne piano Following on from Tuesday’s performance -of La Rondine, I was reflecting on how relatively few years there are between the writing of, say, Turandot and Messiaen’s ‘From the Canyons to the Stars’…no more than about 50 years. That is well within theContinue reading “Messiaen, BBC Philharmonic: Bridgewater Hall, 12/12/24”