#messiaen

[janmusija]

God I love messiaen

I mean, most people that know me already know that I do quite well, but still.

LOOK AT THESE CHORDS. SO DISSONANT YET SO MOVING AND GORGEOUS

[lanativite]

Things To Never Say To Someone Who Just Came Out - Composers Edition!

[symphonybracket]

Messiaen Turangalîla Symphonie

It makes use of the Ondes Martenot which is a cool electronic instrument (cooler than the theramin in my opinion) and it especially sounds hauntingly beautiful when playing the melody with the violins at various points!

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[mikrokosmos]

Messiaen - Jardin du Sommeil d’amour, from Turangalîla

The older I get, and the more horrible the news around the world is, the more I hope that the invisible and intangible transcendent world is real. I hope for an eternal garden where we can sleep in our lover's arms. I hope that there is an eternal love waiting for all of us at the end of time.

[those-beautiful-giant-squids]

Quatre études de rythme (1949) for piano solo by Oliver Messiaen (1908-1992), recording by Yvonne Loriod.

[vitalumusic]

LEWENSPAD VAN MUSIEK - Episode 50

Skakel more in om 11:15 op Radio Overberg 101.8fm waar ek my reeks wat gaan oor die Geboorte van Klassieke musiek afsluit.

Hierdie episode gaan ‘n mooi volledige sirkel vorm, met my 50ste episode, en ‘n jaar al by Radio Overberg. Baie dankie aan almal se ondersteuning tot dusver.

[idiotequemoron]

The first time that I heard Messiaen's music, I was 16, it was at school and I had a very intense experience when listening to his Turangalila-Symphonie: I saw colors and vibrant images. And flying about the other instruments, I heard the Ondes Martenot which floated above the chords: their sound fascinated me right away. I've really been obsessed by this instrument for a long time and I finally found one last year in France. It's a modern version, made by the grandson of M. Martenot.

«Les Inrockuptibles» may 2001

[franksdri]

quick one before bed. sketch portrait, messiaen. made him a bit green, didn't i. que sera sera.

[localvicar]

[sunset-supergirl]

Happy birthday Yuja Wang

[lanativite]

Still obsessed with how Leela's full name is based on Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie. It's such a niche but fascinating and absolutely perfect way to name a character. This piece is about love and death and shit, one and a half hour long and the first five movements are total earrape btw. Demented. Slay.

[guitarguitarworld]

Exploring Messiaen's 7th Mode of Limited Transposition:

Please watch video above for detailed info: Hi Guy’s, Today, a quick look at the amazing 7th mode of limited transposition employed by the great French composer Olivier Messiaen. This is a ten note scale [and is almost a chromatic scale apart from two notes: In this case Bb to E as a tritone]. It has 6 Transpositions: It consists mainly of half steps [semitones], but, there are two whole…

[mikrokosmos]

This Week's Listening & Muses - April 1-7

Schmitt - Suites from Antoine et Cléopâtre. For r/classicalmusic 's piece of the week. I haven't listened to much by Florent Schmitt, I know his symphonie concertante and some piano works. I liked his orchestration, like Debussy mixed with Strauss. Doesn't captivate me as much as the piano and chamber works but it is luscious.

Mendelssohn - Concerto in Ab Major for two pianos. Decided to listen through more of Hyperion's catalogue of "Romantic Piano Concertos", which were some of the works I listened to getting into classical music and were formative to my tastes. Mendelssohn's double piano concertos were written when he was a teenager for him to play with his sister Fanny, and they weren't published in his lifetime and apparently he thought they were immature. The concerto was charming and made me think of the early/classical Beethoven piano concertos

Moszkowski - Piano Concerto in E major. Another recording from the Romantic Concertos series, I hadn't listened to this one much before and wasn't that interested. Listening to it again now, I loved the exuberance and larger-than-life sounds

Schmidt - Symphony no.1. A less popular symphonist I was really into years back, late romantic and decadent. I didn't like this one as much at first, but listening now I'm surprised that I used to find it boring. It's very loud, grand, "majestic", and like a lot of romantic symphonies, long. It's great for blasting on speakers

Messiaen - Turangalîla. To break up the Romantic monotony, I was happy to see Marc-André Hamelin as the pianist for this masterpiece. Bombastic, "futuristic", otherworldly, fun and beautiful and sometimes mind-boggling.

I'll try to post the top favorites of music I listen to in a week to share some recommendations and act as my own listening diary, hopefully introduce some music to you guys or get recommendations in return!

[rogermoorepoet]

What brings you peace?

Daily writing promptWhat brings you peace?View all responses Septets for the End of Time I Crystal Liturgy Here, in the abyss,where song-birds pluck their notesand send them, feather-light,floating through the air,here, you’ll find no vale of tears,no fears of shadow-hawks,for all blackness is abandonedin the interests of sunlight and song. Here, the crystal liturgy surges,upwards from the…

[lonelyroommp3]

every few years i have a brief moment of delusional overconfidence in my organ abilities where i’m like. perhaps NOW is the time for me to learn the liszt fantasia and fugue on bach.