Kent Nagano conducts Messiaen - with Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Hans-Ola Ericsson : Orchestre symphonique de Montréal / production, Etienne Petit, Roumain Gourand ; ProdCan Inc., medici.tv, MUSEEC-OSM.

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Aimard, Pierre-Laurent, 1957- performer.
• Ericsson, Hans-Ola, 1958- performer.
• Lemire, Estelle, performer.
• Nagano, Kent, 1951- conductor.
• Petit, Etienne, producer.
• Gourand, Roumain, producer.
• Orchestre symphonique de Montréal., performer.
• ProdCan Inc., production company.
• medici.tv (Firm), production company.
• MUSEEC, production company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Orchestral music.
• Organ music.
• Symphonies (Piano and ondes Martenot with orchestra).

Genre:

• Symphonies.
• Concert films.
• Art music.
• Internet videos
• Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 51 min., 47 sec.)) : sound, color.

Place of Publication:

[Montréal, Québec] : ProdCan Inc. : OSM ; [Paris, France] : medici.tv, 2017.

System Details:

• digital
• video file

Summary:

Discover Olivier Messiaen's monumental, idiosyncratic, and deeply moving Turangalîla-Symphonie in this concert dedicated to beloved 20th-century composer. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and organist Hans-Ola Ericsson join Kent Nagano and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) for this program that also features Messiaen's L'ascension. Fervently religious, enthusiastically esoteric, provocatively innovative ... Messiaen and his music challenge us with their very existence. While not every work by this composer has become widely accepted, his Turangalîla-Symphonie is arguably one of the few symphonic works of the 20th century to enter the mainstream classical music canon. Unlike most of Messiaen's compositions, Turangalîla is inspired by the myth of Tristan and Isolde, and as Messiaen put it, "the whole work is a love song." Composed between 1946 and 1948, the symphony was premiered December 2, 1949 under the direction of Leonard Bernstein. In contrast, Messiaen's L'ascension, an orchestral meditation on an important Roman Catholic holy day, reflects the typical themes of the majority of the composer's œuvre. Photo: Kent Nagano © Felix Broede

Contents:

• L'ascension, quatre méditations symphoniques pour orchestre (excerpts from the organ and orchestra versions) / Olivier Messiaen
• Turangalîla-Symphonie / Olivier Messiaen.

Participant:

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pianist ; Hans-Ola Ericsson, organist ; Estelle Lemire, ondes Martenot ; Orchestre symphonique de Montréal ; Kent Nagano, conductor.

Notes:

• Title from medici.tv website; film lacks title.
• Vendor-supplied metadata.

Contains:

• Container of: Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992. Ascension, orchestra. Selections
• Container of: Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992. Ascension, organ. Selections.
• Container of: Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992. Turangalîla-symphonie.

OCLC:

1190903270

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.