Messiaen, Olivier 1908-1992
Overview
Works: | 7,267 works in 17,282 publications in 15 languages and 138,557 library holdings |
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Genres: | Songs and music Symphonies Live sound recordings Criticism, interpretation, etc Music Art music Suites Drama Interviews Chamber music |
Roles: | Author, Composer, Instrumentalist, Librettist, Former owner, Performer, Musician, Creator, Conductor, Interviewee, Collector, Other, Dedicatee, Writer of accompanying material, Author of introduction, Contributor, Lyricist, Annotator, Honoree, Originator, Editor, Bibliographic antecedent, Narrator, Artist, Scribe, Commentator, Compiler, ard, pf=, Recipient |
Classifications: | ML410.M595, 785.24194 |
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Most widely held works about
Olivier Messiaen
- Messiaen's language of mystical love by Siglind Bruhn( )
- The reinvention of religious music : Olivier Messiaen's breakthrough toward the beyond by Sander van Maas( )
- Messiaen by Roger Nichols( Book )
- Messiaen by Robert Sherlaw Johnson( Book )
- Messiaen by Peter Hill( Book )
- Olivier Messiaen and the music of time by Paul Griffiths( Book )
- Music and color : conversations with Claude Samuel by Olivier Messiaen( Book )
- The Messiaen companion by Russell Hoban( Book )
- Olivier Messiaen by Carla Huston Bell( Book )
- Olivier Messiaen : a research and information guide by Vincent Perez Benitez( Book )
- The life of Messiaen by Christopher Philip Dingle( Book )
- Olivier Messiaen : music, art, and literature by Christopher Philip Dingle( Book )
- Music for the end of time by Jen Bryant( Book )
- Messiaen's musical techniques : the composer's view and beyond by Gareth Healey( )
- Perspectives on the performance of French piano music by Lesley Alison Wright( )
- Four last songs : aging and creativity in Verdi, Strauss, Messiaen, and Britten by Linda Hutcheon( Book )
- Olivier Messiaen, the musical mediator : a study of the influence of Liszt, Debussy, and Bartók by Madeleine Forte( Book )
- Messiaen the theologian by Andrew Shenton( Book )
- Messiaen studies( Book )
- Tombeau de Messiaen ; Mortuos plango, vivos voco ; 4 images after Yeats ; Ritual melodies by Jonathan Harvey( )
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Most widely held works by
Olivier Messiaen
Quatuor pour la fin du temps by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
395 editions published between 1956 and 2019 in 9 languages and held by 4,845 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Quatuor pour la fin du temps pour clarinette, violon, violoncelle et piano / Le Merle noir pour flûte et piano
395 editions published between 1956 and 2019 in 9 languages and held by 4,845 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Quatuor pour la fin du temps pour clarinette, violon, violoncelle et piano / Le Merle noir pour flûte et piano
Vingt regards sur l'Enfant Jésus by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
75 editions published between 1957 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 3,952 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
75 editions published between 1957 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 3,952 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Turangalîla-symphonie by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
208 editions published between 1960 and 2020 in 7 languages and held by 3,415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded in the presence of the composer Oct. 1990 at the Opéra de Paris-Bastille, Paris
208 editions published between 1960 and 2020 in 7 languages and held by 3,415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded in the presence of the composer Oct. 1990 at the Opéra de Paris-Bastille, Paris
Visions de l'amen by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
151 editions published between 1962 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,794 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Visions de l'Amen pour deux pianos
151 editions published between 1962 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,794 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Visions de l'Amen pour deux pianos
La nativité du Seigneur by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
154 editions published between 1935 and 2020 in 5 languages and held by 1,663 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La Nativité du Seigneur: Neuf méditations pour orgue / Le Banquet céleste pour orgue / Apparition de l'Eglise éternelle pour orgue
154 editions published between 1935 and 2020 in 5 languages and held by 1,663 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La Nativité du Seigneur: Neuf méditations pour orgue / Le Banquet céleste pour orgue / Apparition de l'Eglise éternelle pour orgue
Eclairs sur l'au-delà = Illuminations of the beyond by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
97 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,644 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded at the auditorium of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Varsovie, Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 23, 1993
97 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,644 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded at the auditorium of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Varsovie, Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 23, 1993
Livre du Saint-Sacrement by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
69 editions published between 1987 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 1,483 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
69 editions published between 1987 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 1,483 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogue d'oiseaux by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
102 editions published between 1960 and 2019 in 7 languages and held by 1,387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogue d'Oiseaux: Treize pièces en sept livres pour piano / La Fauvette des jardins pour piano
102 editions published between 1960 and 2019 in 7 languages and held by 1,387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogue d'Oiseaux: Treize pièces en sept livres pour piano / La Fauvette des jardins pour piano
Poèmes pour Mi by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
74 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Die naturalistischen Klanggemälde Messiaens, zwei Werke für Klavier und Orchester und die "Poemes" für Sopran und Orchester, finden hier Interpreten, die mit ihrer transparenten und doch spannungsvollen Wiedergabe Maßstäbe setzen. (Klassik heute 4/98) (sr)
74 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Die naturalistischen Klanggemälde Messiaens, zwei Werke für Klavier und Orchester und die "Poemes" für Sopran und Orchester, finden hier Interpreten, die mit ihrer transparenten und doch spannungsvollen Wiedergabe Maßstäbe setzen. (Klassik heute 4/98) (sr)
Quartet for the end of time by
Olivier Messiaen(
Recording
)
70 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
70 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Des canyons aux étoiles-- by
Olivier ( Messiaen(
)
75 editions published between 1973 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 1,199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Commissioned to celebrate the bicentenary of the United States Declaration of Independence, this was inspired by the composer's tours around Utah's magnificent landscapes, including Bryce Canyon and Cedar Breaks, which so affected him with their beauty. This is no musical tourism however: the work takes the listener upwards, from the depths of the canyons, to the songs of birds, to outer space, and ultimately to the Celestial City
75 editions published between 1973 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 1,199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Commissioned to celebrate the bicentenary of the United States Declaration of Independence, this was inspired by the composer's tours around Utah's magnificent landscapes, including Bryce Canyon and Cedar Breaks, which so affected him with their beauty. This is no musical tourism however: the work takes the listener upwards, from the depths of the canyons, to the songs of birds, to outer space, and ultimately to the Celestial City
Turangalîla symphony by
Olivier Messiaen(
Recording
)
81 editions published between 1967 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 1,170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded in England
81 editions published between 1967 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 1,170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded in England
Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
75 editions published between 1972 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 1,117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
75 editions published between 1972 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 1,117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The technique of my musical language by
Olivier Messiaen(
Book
)
96 editions published between 1944 and 2018 in 10 languages and held by 987 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
96 editions published between 1944 and 2018 in 10 languages and held by 987 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Saint François d'Assise by
Olivier Messiaen(
Recording
)
53 editions published between 1983 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded live at the Saltburg Festival
53 editions published between 1983 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded live at the Saltburg Festival
Harawi by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
61 editions published between 1959 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 777 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
61 editions published between 1959 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 777 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Les corps glorieux : [sept visions brèves de la vie des ressucités] by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
62 editions published between 1970 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 765 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
62 editions published between 1970 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 765 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chamber works by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
13 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Messiaens "Quartett für das Ende der Zeiten" ist eines der bedeutendsten Kammermusikwerke des 20. Jahrhundert. Diese apokalyptische Komposition entstand 1941 im deutschen Kriegsgefangenenlager Görlitz. Wegen seines klanglichen Reichtums lässt das Werk nicht die furchtbaren Umstände seiner Entstehung erahnen. Die beteiligten Instrumente (Klarinette, Violine, Violoncello und Klavier) werden in den insgesamt 8 Sätzen abwechslungsreich kombiniert. Neben diesem Schlüsselwerk enthält diese Einspielung weitere Kammermusikwerke Messiaens: Thema und Variationen und die Fantasie (Ersteinspielung) für Violine und Klavier, Pièce für Klavier und Streichquartett sowie Le Merle noir (Die Amsel) für Flöte und Klavier, das als Prüfungsstück für das Pariser Conservatoire 1952 entstanden ist und eines der wichtigsten Flötenwerke des vergangenen Jahrhunderts ist
13 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Messiaens "Quartett für das Ende der Zeiten" ist eines der bedeutendsten Kammermusikwerke des 20. Jahrhundert. Diese apokalyptische Komposition entstand 1941 im deutschen Kriegsgefangenenlager Görlitz. Wegen seines klanglichen Reichtums lässt das Werk nicht die furchtbaren Umstände seiner Entstehung erahnen. Die beteiligten Instrumente (Klarinette, Violine, Violoncello und Klavier) werden in den insgesamt 8 Sätzen abwechslungsreich kombiniert. Neben diesem Schlüsselwerk enthält diese Einspielung weitere Kammermusikwerke Messiaens: Thema und Variationen und die Fantasie (Ersteinspielung) für Violine und Klavier, Pièce für Klavier und Streichquartett sowie Le Merle noir (Die Amsel) für Flöte und Klavier, das als Prüfungsstück für das Pariser Conservatoire 1952 entstanden ist und eines der wichtigsten Flötenwerke des vergangenen Jahrhunderts ist
Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus : pour piano by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
45 editions published between 1944 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
45 editions published between 1944 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Préludes ; Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus by
Olivier Messiaen(
)
14 editions published between 1970 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1970 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Loriod, Yvonne Other Performer Teacher Instrumentalist Annotator Former owner Editor Collector Narrator
- Loriod, Jeanne Other Performer Author Editor Instrumentalist
- Chung, Myung-Whun 1953- Other Conductor Performer Instrumentalist Dedicatee
- Jesus Christ
- Muraro, Roger Other Interviewee Performer Editor Instrumentalist Composer
- Boulez, Pierre 1925-2016 Other Performer Musician Author of introduction Annotator Former owner Conductor Author Creator Composer
- Béroff, Michel 1950- Other Interviewee Performer Instrumentalist Conductor
- Aimard, Pierre-Laurent 1957- Other Interviewee Performer Musician Instrumentalist Author Actor Narrator
- Ericsson, Hans-Ola 1958- Other Originator Performer Instrumentalist
- Hill, Peter 1948- Other Performer Musician Author Editor Instrumentalist
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Mesianas
Mesianas O.
Mesianas, O. 1908-1992
Mesianas, O. (Olivier), 1908-1992
Mesianas Olivjė
Mesiāns, Olivjē 1908-1992
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Messiaen, .. 1908-1992
Messiaen O.
Messiaen, O. 1908-1992
Messiaen, Oliver
Messiaen, Oliver 1908-1992
Messiaën Olivier
Messiaën, Olivier Eugène 1908-1992
Messiaen Olivier Eugène Charles Prosper
Messiaen , Olivier-Eugène-Prosper-Charles
Messiaen, Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles 1908-1992
Messiaenas O.
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Messian O.
Messian, O. 1908-1992
Messian, O. (Olivier), 1908-1992
Messian, Oliv'e.
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Messian, Olivier
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Olivarius Messiaen
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메시앙, 올리비에 1908-1992
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オリヴィエ・メシアン
オリヴィエ・メシアン フランスの作曲家、オルガン奏者、ピアニスト、音楽教育者
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メシアン, オリヴィエ
メシアン, オリビエ
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