Messiaen's music was influenced by birdsong and Hindu rhythms, but most profoundly by his faith. Rosemary Hartill looks at whether he succeeded in his aim to bring the church's liturgy into the concert hall. Producer Amanda Hancox
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Messiaen's music was influenced by birdsong and Hindu rhythms, but most profoundly by his faith. Rosemary Hartill looks at whether he succeeded in his aim to bring the church's liturgy into the concert hall. Producer Amanda Hancox
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