Messiaen Concert: March 30, 2012


Julien LeBlanc, piano; Marc Djokic, violin; Ewald Cheung, violin; Alexander Read, violin; Andrew Beer, violin; Pemi Paull, viola; Scott Chancey, viola; Pierre-Alain Bouvrette, cello;Eli Weinberger, cello; as well as Peter Hill, piano; and Patrick Wedd, organ; will give a concert at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, on Friday, March 30, 2012, at 8:00 pm, of music by Olivier Messiaen.  Admission free / donation suggested.


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Olivier Messiaen, l'Ascension, movements 3 and 4 arranged for piano and strings, following the symphonic version, by Andrew Beer.                              


Free online listening: L'Ascension for symphony orchestra performed by L'Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung conducting. [musicMe]


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Olivier Messiaen, La Colombe and Cloches d'angoisse et larmes d'adieu from Préludes performed by Peter Hill, piano.


Free online listening: Préludes performed by Roger Muraro, piano. [musicMe]


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Olivier Messiaen, Subtilité des corps glorieux from Les corps glorieux, performed by Patrick Wedd.

Free online listening: Subtilité des corps glorieux from Les corps glorieux, performed by Olivier Latry. [musicMe]

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Olivier Messiaen, La Chouette hulotte and L'Alouette lulu from La Catalogue d'oiseaux, performed by Peter Hill, piano.


Free online listening:  La Catalogue d'oiseaux, performed by Roger Muraro, piano. [musicMe) [CD 3, 4, 5)


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Olivier Messiaen, Chants d’oiseaux from Livre d’orgue performed by Patrick Wedd.

Free online listening:  Chants d’oiseaux from Livre d’orgue performed  by Louis Thiry. [musicMe]

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Olivier Messiaen,  Thème et variations performed by Andrew Beer, violin; and Peter Hill, piano.


Free online listening:  Thème et variations performed by Gidon Kremer, violin; and Martha Argerich, piano. [musicMe]


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Olivier Messiaen, Joie et clarté des corps glorieux from Les corps glorieux performed by Patrick Wedd.

Free online listening:  Joie et clarté des corps glorieux from Les corps glorieux performed by Olivier Latry. [musicMe]