A work of “first times”
Olivier Messiaen is one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century. Also an organist and pianist, he is also recognized worldwide for his renowned teaching at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris. In 1930, Messiaen was only 22 years old when he composed a symphonic meditation: The Forgotten Offerings. This grandiose work by such a young composer reveals a turning point in the history of his career. It is indeed his first work played by a professional orchestra as well as his first published symphonic work. Without forgetting that when we play Messiaen for the first time in the United States, it will be about Forgotten Offerings. A look back at the life and work of Olivier Messiaen!
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Musical programming
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
The Forgotten Offerings (1930)
Orchestra of the Opéra Bastille, conductor Whun-Myung Chung
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Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
The Forgotten Offerings (1930)
Orchestra of the Gabriel Pierné Concert Association, conductor Roger Désormière (Paris, 1942)
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Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
The celestial banquet (1928) (revision for organ of the piece for orchestra premiered in 1930)
Olivier Messiaen, Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Trinity in ParisEMI 7674002
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Interview of Olivier Messiaen by Paule Chavasse, December 14, 1958
Recording date: Sunday 12/14/1958
Credits and authors: Participant, Messiaen Olivier; Participant, Chavasse Paule
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Diptych, essay on earthly life and blissful eternity (1930)
Olivier Messiaen, Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Trinity in Paris
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Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Preludes (1930) III. The light number
Yvonne Loriod, piano
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Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Preludes (1930) VIII. A reflection in the wind
Yvonne Loriod, piano
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Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
The Forgotten Offerings (1930)
Orchestra of the Opéra Bastille, conductor Whun-Myung Chung
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Olivier Messiaen recalls his memories of the creation of Forgotten Offerings at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Title: One Thousand and One Nights
Recording date: Thursday 17/12/1992
Credits and authors: Director, Roger Annie; Producer, Clary Mildred; Author of the pre-existing work, Messiaen Olivier; Presenter, Clary Mildred; Participant, Barraud Henry (composer); Participant, Daniel Lesur, Jean Yves (Composer)
HIS INA
Interview of Olivier Messiaen by Paule Chavasse, December 14, 1958
Recording date: Sunday 12/14/1958
Credits and authors: Participant, Messiaen Olivier; Participant, Chavasse Paule
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
The Forgotten Offerings (1930)
ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Marius Constant
Erato ECD 71588
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The Forgotten Offerings, Messiaen 1930
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