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enjru

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Not your usual Beethoven, Chopin or Liszt...

on: February 05, 2012, 11:55:16 AM

And now for something different to the usual Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt...

What is your favourite Messiaen work (either for piano or otherwise)?

I have too many favourite Messiaen compositions but one of them would be Visions de l'Amen (for 2 pianos). Here is a youtube recording of the 7th movement (Amen de la Consommation):

What is your favourite Messiaen work (either for piano or otherwise)?

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drkilroy

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Re: Not your usual Beethoven, Chopin or Liszt...

Reply #1 on: February 05, 2012, 12:17:43 PM

I really like Oiseaux Exotiques, as well as some pieces in Catalogue de Oiseaux and L'Ascension for solo organ.

Best regards, Dr

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