There can be little doubt that Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is the most profoundly theological composer of the 20th century. Virtually all his pieces bear some form of explicit Christian intent or ...

The life and work of the French composer Olivier Messiaen continue to fascinate. A mystic Catholic who sought inspiration from birdsong, vast empty canyons, stained-glass windows and his own ...

The superb projection of Hannigan’s voice and the rainbow of colours in Chamayou’s piano lay bare the sexual desire and religious fervour prevalent in Messiaen’s early works Olivier Messiaen wrote ...

Song: "The Resurrected and the Song of the Star Aldebaran" (excerpt from "From the Canyons to the Stars...") Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Olivier Messiaen's birth shouldn't be just another ...

New York organist Gail Archer discusses the music of Catholic composer and organist Olivier Messiaen just in time for the 100th anniversary of his birth. Dec. 10 marks the 100th anniversary of the ...

Messiaen’s epic Twenty Contemplations on the infant Jesus is one of the great 20th‑century pieces for piano. Ahead of a recital, Michael Symmons Roberts explains how its composition at the end of the ...

Paris was not burning in August 1944, but the threat was very real. With the French public at the breaking point after more than four years under Nazi rule, the resistance in open rebellion and ...

Poet Michael Symmons Roberts gets to the heart of composer Olivier Messiaen's obsession with birdsong in this imaginative sonic trip through drama, music and poetry. Show more Poet Michael Symmons ...

The great French composer Olivier Messiaen is like Wagner; you either love him or hate him. For pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, artistic director of the centenary survey of Messiaen's music that's ...

Like most arts groups, Piano Spheres got through a performance-free pandemic the best it could on Zoom. But after the initial video-vérité fascination of peeking into pianists’ living or practice ...