Sunday, January 25, 2009

Sunday 25 January 2009: Messiaen for Beginners Part 2

Eric Tomb continues his self-education in the music of Olivier Messiaen. In the first half of the program he plays the Turangalila Symphony, featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thierry Fischer, pianist Roger Muraro and ondes martenot player Jacques Tchamkerten.

In the second half of the program he presents Messaien's last work Eclairs sur l'au dela (Illuminations of the Beyond) performed by the Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille conducted by Myung-Whun Chung.

To hear the first half of this program, click here.

To hear the second half, click here.

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You can also get the entire program at the Classical Edge page at kvmr.org.

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