Episode 3
Donald Macleod explores the works making up Messiaen's Tristan trilogy, and his gifted student Yvonne Loriod's increasing importance to him in the 1950s.
Donald Macleod explores the works making up Messiaen's Tristan trilogy, including his Turangalila-symphonie, and his gifted student Yvonne Loriod's increasing importance to him in the 1950s.
Bonjour toi, colombe verte (Harawi)
Lucy Shelton (soprano)
John Constable (piano)
Koch 3-7292-2 H1 - Tr 2
Jardin du sommeil d'amour (Turangalila)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
Takashi Harada (ondes martenot)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Decca 436 626-2 - Tr 6
Mon bouquet tout defait rayonne (Cinq Rechants)
London Sinfonietta Voices
Terry Edwards (conductor)
Virgin Classics VC 7 91472-2 - Tr 7
Le baiser de l'enfant-Jesus (Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jesus)
Yvonne Loriod (piano)
ERATO 4509-96222-2 CD 2- Tr 4
Sept Haikai
Yvonne Loriod (piano)
Orchestre du Domaine Musicale
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Accord/Discovery 4801045 disc 6.
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