Since you are interested in Livre du Saint-Sacrement, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
MESSIAEN
Quartet for the End of Time, Theme and Variations Amici Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2001 ] Hauntingly beautiful recordings at budget price |
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Piano Music Vol 3 (Incls Preludes) Hakon Austbo (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Mar/2008 ] "Messiaen has been very fortunate in his keyboard interpreters. Austbo is among the best of them, and to have such playing available at such a low price is a cause for grateful rejoicing." - Gramophone (Michael Oliver), Feb 2000 |
MESSIAEN
Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus Hakon Austbo (piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 22/Nov/2005 ] Austbo is a pupil of Yvonne Loriod, the widow of Olivier Messiaen and provides for the Naxos label a stunning and profound account of this colossus of the mid-20th century piano repertoire. |
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Harawi / 3 Melodies Hetna Regitze Bruun (soprano) Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] Messiaen's song cycles Trois Mélodies (1930) and Harawi (1945) were both inspired by the loss of a loved one: the Mélodies are a memorial to his mother who had died three years previously and Harawi was written shortly after his wife Claire Delbos... |
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Poemes pour Mi / Les offrandes oubliees / Un sourire Lyon National Orchestra / Jun Markl [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "As with the accompaniment to the song cycle, the orchestral playing and the conducting of Jun Märkl cannot be faulted, while Tim Handley's engineering is admirable. My disc of the month." (David's Review Corner Oct 2009) |
POULENC / MESSIAEN / BOULEZ / SANCAN / DUTILLEUX
Flute Sonata / Le Merle Noir / Sonatine Patrick Gallois (flute) / Lydia Wong (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] "Much to enjoy here and very nearly an unqualified recommendation. This disc is not only for flautists, but should provide much enjoyment and stimulation for all. Just don't turn the disc off after the Dutilleux!" -- Colin Clarke, MusicWeb, 29... |
OLIVER MESSIAEN
Turangalila Symphony / L'ascension Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2000 ] A major new recording of this monumental work |