"Looking at Mont Blanc, I understood the difference between the small splendour of snow and the great splendour of the sun - and that's also where I could imagine how awesome was the scene of Christ's transfiguration."
French composer Olivier Messiaen expressed his vision in La
Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur
Jesus-Christ, performed here by the London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kent Nagano, with a 100-strong choir and seven soloists including Messiaen's widow Yvonne Loriod (piano). Introduced by Donald Macleod.