SearchsearchUseruser

Messiaen: L'amour et la foi - Creed

Messiaen: L'amour et la foi - Creed

OUR Recordings  6.220612

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Classical - Vocal


Messiaen: Trois petites liturgies de la Présence divine; O sacrum convivium!; Cinq Rechants

Marianna Shirinyan, piano
Thomas Bloch, ondes Martenot
Danish National Vocal Ensemble
Danish National Concert Choir
Danish National Chamber Orchestra
Marcus Creed


Many people go through life without having the faintest inkling of Messiaen’s music, but there is a before and after for all those who have tasted his extraordinary soundscapes. One is no longer the same person, and one wants to have more. It is like a Babette’s Feast of music, both exclusive and exotic, yet utterly spontaneous and embracing a universe of colors and rhythms, human, divine and even extra-terrestrial.

Three of Messiaen’s most passionate vocal masterworks are presented on the current program, from the visionary Trois petites liturgies de la Présence divine (Three Small Liturgies of the Divine Presence) (1934), the popular O sacrum convivium! (1937) and the extraordinary – and extraordinarily difficult – Cinq Rechants (Five Refrains) (1948).

The internationally renowned choir conductor Marcus Creed is joined for this all Messiaen program by the three of Denmark’s greatest musical treasures: The Danish National Concert Choir, Danish National Vocal Ensemble and The Danish National Chamber Orchestra, in addition to internationally acclaimed soloists Marianna Shirinyan (Piano) and Thomas Bloch (ondes Martenot). An essential disc featuring some of the most hypnotically beautiful and transcendent music of the last century.

Support this site by purchasing from these vendors using the paid links below.
As an Amazon Associate HRAudio.net earns from qualifying purchases.

bol.com
 
jpc
Presto

 

Add to your wish list | library

 

3 of 3 recommend this, would you recommend it?  yes | no

All
show
Recording
show
hide
Mixed recording

Recorded in DXD 352.8 kHz/32bit (O sacrum convivium! & Cinq Rechants) and 88.2 kHz/32bit (Trois petites liturgies de la Présence divine)
Comments (1)
show
hide

Comment by wilbur - February 18, 2016 (1 of 1)

This is an astounding recording. For me Cinq Rechants is the particular attraction, having been involved in numerous performances myself. This is just about the most difficult choral work in the literature and the Danish National Vocal Ensemble are simply glorious. Virtually perfect, and almost certainly a far, far finer performance than the composer himself would ever have heard. For those who value and appreciate the limits of what the choral art can bear, this is one of the great recordings.