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Visions: the Music of Olivier Messiaen

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BBC Symphony Orchestra I From Westminster
Cathedral, London, the first of eight concerts from the BBC Symphony Orchestra's annual weekend celebration of the life and music of a leading 20th-century composer. This year, the featured composer is French master
Olivier Messiaen. In this concert, Rosemary Hardy is the soloist in the sumptuous love songs from 1936, Poemes pour Mi. After the interval,
Messiaen's last masterpiece, Eclairs sur I'Au-Dela (Illuminations of the Beyond), which was premiered shortly after his death in 1992. Introduced by John Tusa. Conductor Andrew Davis ,
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) Messiaen Poemes pour Mi
8.00 Interval
Messiaen created an extraordinary soundworld inspired by his passion for birdsong and his deep Catholic faith. This is the first of two interval programmes exploring the man behind the music.
8.15 Messiaen Eclairs sur I'Au-Delci Next programme 10pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Olivier Messiaen.
Unknown:
Rosemary Hardy
Introduced By:
John Tusa.
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Soprano:
Rosemary Hardy
Soprano:
Messiaen Poemes
Source: Radio Times

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