Track Listings (8) - Disc #1| All Artists: Olivier Messiaen, Francis Poulenc, Andre Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Preston, Michel Beroff Title: Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony; Poulenc: Concert Champêtre; Concerto in G Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: EMI Classics Release Date: 10/14/1997 Genre: Classical Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard, Symphonies Number of Discs: 2 SwapaCD Credits: 2 UPC: 724356975224 |
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 | Olivier Messiaen, Francis Poulenc, Andre Previn Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony; Poulenc: Concert Champêtre; Concerto in G Genre: Classical
Messiaen's massively entertaining and funky Turanalila Symphony established his reputation as a modern master at a stroke. The title is Sanskrit, and means something like "Cosmic Love-Death-Play of the Universe"--and th... more » |
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Amazon.com Messiaen's massively entertaining and funky Turanalila Symphony established his reputation as a modern master at a stroke. The title is Sanskrit, and means something like "Cosmic Love-Death-Play of the Universe"--and the music sure lives up to this description. In ten movements, with major solo parts for piano and an electronic instrument called an Ondes Martenot (it sounds like one of the those wailing synthesizers in horror movie flicks), the music alternates luscious, Hollywoodesque love music with moments of total insanity. It's not for the timid, but it's also hugely entertaining. Poulenc's two Concertos are also hugely entertaining, but in a more conventional way. Performances are uniformly outstanding, and the sonics are super. Super sonics-- get it? Never mind. --David Hurwitz Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsSuperb! K Collins | London, UK | 01/11/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "Having twice heard the piece performed live, by the LSO in London and the Orchestre de Lyon in Edinburgh, I highly recommend this recording which captures the intensity and immediacy of a live performance. Messiaen's music is exquisite!" Exemplary Messiaen and Poulenc Samuel Stephens | TN, USA | 10/14/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "If there ever was an "All-Out" work, then Messiaen's Turangalila-symphonie takes the cake, by far. This is a sprawl and a half. Most of it is enjoyable. When it isn't, it can be grating. I personally find the opening to be both enjoyable and grating at the same time. The ten movements are all very interesting in their own ways, though I can see how some areas could be tightened. The slow movement material is essentially all the same. Most enjoyable however is the second movement. If you are easily annoyed by a lot of percussion instruments, then this could very well be your hell. Messiaen uses a wide array of percussion instruments, including piano and the painfully `cute' sounding Ondes-martenot. A very rich textured work, which I enjoy immensely...but make sure you know what you're getting yourself into. This CD also has another very worthy purpose: it provides two very good performances of Poulenc's Organ Concerto, and the harpsichord Concert Champetre. Both are top-notch works: dramatic, vivacious, and moving. Simon Preston plays both keyboard instruments here superbly. Five stars." Awesome Performance! Scriabinmahler | UK | 05/12/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "This magnificent & wonderfully detailed recording of Turangalila Symphony surpasses most of rivals including somehow over-rated Rattle's EMI recording. Previn captures the kaleidoscopic complexity of the music vividly as well as structural coherency of the whole. Slow movements are as evocative as can be. The finale is overwhelmingly powerful. As with his acclaimed EMI recording of Vingt regards, Michel Beroff is brilliant, displaying masculine yet sensitive pianism apt for Messian's music (You can enjoy this work as a piano concerto too, with such a awesome playing).
Poulenc's two concertos are given equally impressive performances here, but the music itself does not interest me. Recording quality of all works included here is top class." |
