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Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, Messiaen and Bruckner. Couleurs de la cité céleste / Olivier Messiaen ; [Les Films Jack Febus, LSO Live Ltd] ; [in co-production with Mezzo].
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992, composer.
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Standardized Title:
- Couleurs de la cité céleste
- Language:
- No linguistic content
- Subjects (All):
- Piano with orchestra.
- Genre:
- Art music.
- Filmed performances.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (104 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Couleurs de la cité céleste
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : London Symphony Orchestra, 2016.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Sir Simon Rattle conducts Messiaen and Bruckner, two composers as united in their devotion to the Catholic faith as they are divergent in their approaches to writing music. First Messiaen, the voracious musical omnivore whose Couleurs de la cité céleste is a microcosm of his numerous preoccupations - from birdsong to the book of Revelations - set in a sequence of lively episodes performed by a reduced orchestra centred on the piano. This short piece sets the stage for Bruckner's monumental Eighth Symphony, a complete contrast with its grand scale and dramatic writing. It is performed here in the 1939 edition prepared by Austrian musicologist Robert Haas.
- Participant:
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Simon Rattle, conductor.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 17, 2017).
- Recorded Barbican Hall, London.
- OCLC:
- 1009098983
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