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Topic: Messiaen  (Read 1884 times)

Offline chopinawesome

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Messiaen
on: April 24, 2016, 11:08:59 PM
Hi

I am starting to get into a Messiaen's Regard du Pere :). Please share  some other Messiaen pieces that you like.

Thanks.
Beethoven Op 2/2
Chopin Op 20, maybe op 47/38
Debussy Etude 7
Grieg Op 16
Want to do:
Chopin Concerti 1 and 2
Beethoven Waldstein
Ravel Miroirs

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Re: Messiaen
Reply #1 on: April 25, 2016, 09:54:07 AM

Offline wwalrus

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Re: Messiaen
Reply #2 on: April 26, 2016, 02:36:40 AM
Vingt Regards I and XI are, i think, some of the more accessible ones and are two of my favorites. Also lesser known are his Petites Esquisses de Oiseaux, which were written in 1985 and are super cool. I played the first one of the set last year and it's just really incredible writing.

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Re: Messiaen
Reply #3 on: April 26, 2016, 02:41:57 AM
his preludes are also nice
currently working on la colombe

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Re: Messiaen
Reply #4 on: April 26, 2016, 03:50:43 AM
Vingt Regards I and XI are, i think, some of the more accessible ones and are two of my favorites. Also lesser known are his Petites Esquisses de Oiseaux, which were written in 1985 and are super cool. I played the first one of the set last year and it's just really incredible writing.
No.1 doesn't look easy on sheet music.
Beethoven Op 2/2
Chopin Op 20, maybe op 47/38
Debussy Etude 7
Grieg Op 16
Want to do:
Chopin Concerti 1 and 2
Beethoven Waldstein
Ravel Miroirs
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