Messiaen, Olivier > Tenor

Messiaen Edition

18 CD / Erato / 2011-04-26

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Petites esquisses d'oiseaux (6), for piano, I/54; Preludes (8) for Piano; Études (4) de rhythme; La nativité du Seigneur; Le banquet céleste; Apparition de l'&e...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Alain, Marie-Claire; Barboteu, Georges; Chauvaut, Rene; Cotton, Roger [Tenor Vocalist]; Deplus, Guy; Dupin, Francois; Fernandez, Huguette; Guigui, Charley; Haniotis, Mario; Ja...
Conductors: Couraud, Marcel; Constant, Marius; Nagano, Kent; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Groupe Instrumental a Percussion de Strasbourg; ORTF Ensemble "Ars Nova"

This 18-CD set offers a comprehensive overview of Messiaen's work in recordings made between 1963 and 2000. The performers include the composer himself, his wife...continue...

Messiaen: Saint Francois d'Assise / Metzmacher, Tilling, Gilfry, Delamboye [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-04-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
Performers: Arapian, Armand; Baljet, Jan Willem; Delamboye, Hubert; Gilfry, Rodney; Kaasch, Donald; Morsch, Andre; Neven, Henk; Randle, Thomas; Tilling, Camilla
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: Hague Philharmonic Orchestra; Netherlands Opera Chorus

"This work never will be a repertory staple; it's an event. Messiaen fans will know that this DVD is more a necessity than a luxury;...continue...
Run Time: 275 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Olivier Messiaen - Complete Edition

32 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-12-09

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Preludes (8) for Piano; La fauvette des jardins; Petites esquisses d'oiseaux (6), for piano, I/54; Études (4) de rhythme; Cantéyodjayâ; Rondeau, for piano, I/24;...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Banlaky, Akos; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barker, Noelle; Cantin, Catherine; Collerette, Hélène; C...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Nagano, Kent; Boulez, Pierre; ; Kreder, Jean-Paul; Davis, Andrew; Chailly, Riccardo; Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: ; Members of the Ensemble Le Madrigal (Members); Sextuor Jeanne Loriod

The 2008 Messiaen celebrations come to an overwhelming climax with this superb 32-CD set of his complete works. This limited edition set from Deutsche Grammophon...continue...

Olivier Messiaen - 100th Anniversary Edition

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Les offrandes oubliées; Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum; Chronochromie; Éclairs sur l'au-delà...; Quatuor pour la fin du temps...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Command, Michele; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Hakim, Naji; Hind, Rolf; Langridge, Philip; Loriod, Jeanne; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Messiaen, Oliv...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Baudo, Serge; Dorati, Antal; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Edwards, Terry
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Orchestre de Paris Percussion Ensemble

To celebrate Messiaen's centenary, EMI Classics is releasing a boxed set with of 14 CDs of his greatest music, including 4 CDs of solo organ...continue...

Messiaen: Chants de Terre et de Ciel, Vocalise, etc / Suzie LeBlanc, Lawrence Wiliford, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2008-09-30

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Mélodies (3); La mort du nombre; Vocalise-Etude for Clarinet and Piano; Chants de terre et de ciel; Thème et Variations for Violin and Piano
Performers: Andriani, Laura; Kortgaard, Robert; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Wiliford, Lawrence

ATMA celebrates the centenary of French composer Olivier Messiaen, one of the most important composers of the mid- to late-20th century. Suzie LeBlanc is best-known...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor / Mackenzie, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-02-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Aaron Copland: Motets (4),...
Performers: Baxter, Jeffrey; Blalock, David; Darst, Steven; Gunter, Timothy W.; Hansen, David; Hiles, Nin; Jacobs, Celia; Lockhart, Arietha; Lower, Robert; Mayer, Sean; Morrow, James; Ozcomert, Stephen; Rader, L...

For the first time in Telarc's long and fruitful association with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, it will release here the first recording by the ASO...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor / Mackenzie, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2006-02-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Aaron Copland: Motets (4...
Performers: Baxter, Jeffrey; Blalock, David; Darst, Steven; Gunter, Timothy W.; Hansen, David; Hiles, Nin; Jacobs, Celia; Lockhart, Arietha; Lower, Robert; Mayer, Sean; Morrow, James; Ozcomert, Stephen; Rader, L...

Faszination Musik - Messiaen: La Transfiguration, etc

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-09-18

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Réveil des oiseaux, for piano & orchestra, I/40; La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ
Performers: Fernandez, Julio; Jung, Christoph; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans; Cambreling, Sylvain
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Loriod's performance is astounding and makes an instructive comparison for any future interpreter of her husband's piano music. Even if you have Boulez's recording on...continue...

20/21 Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise / Nagano, Van Dam

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-08-10

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise, opera in 3 acts, I/52
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Banlaky, Akos; d'Ase, Dirk; Krause, Tom; Malmberg, Urban; Renard, Guy; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]; Van Dam, Jose; Vocal], Chris Merritt [Tenor
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir

"...[St. Francois's] 1998 revival at Salzburg was captured by DG in this thrilling live recording which ranks among the label's most valuable projects. Jose van...continue...

Messiaen: Saint Françoise d'Assise / Zagrosek, et al

2 CD / Orfeo / 1998-05-27

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise, opera in 3 acts, I/52
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hartmann-Claverie, Valerie; Loriod, Jeanne; Riegel, Kenneth; Tear, Robert; Vittucci, Sebastian; Vocals], Rachel Yakar [Soprano
Conductors: Zagrosek, Lothar
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Chorus