Search - Olivier Messiaen, David Porcelijn, Sydney Symphony Orchestra :: Olivier Messiaen: Éclairs sur l'au-delá

I actually played the CD

Mr. S. M. C. Mendoza | Twickenham, UK | 04/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love the music of Messiaen and I heard a performance of this piece in Westminster Cathedral in London. This CD does not disappoint after that memorable experience. It is sharp, clear, emphatic and full of life. It usually involves me no matter what my mood and takes me with it. But for the exhilaration of actually listening I might think the recording, or performance, I cannot tell which, were clinical, so clear and intentional is the timing and dynamics. Not knowing more about music I can say no more than this recording stands up to all the many Messiaen recordings and performances I have heard. My copy of the CD was stolen form my car and I am online to replace it. I find that I cannot countenance a different recording, though both the alternatives are well reviewed. I recommend it on the basis that if I want it back it must be good."