by Olivier Messiaen, Myung-Whun Chung, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Chœur de Radio France · Deutsche Grammophon · CD · EAN 0028947156925
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«La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ» presents Olivier Messiaen’s work performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique and the Chœur de Radio France conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, in a two-CD edition from Deutsche Grammophon, sung in Latin.
The composition is organized into two parts of seven sections each and explores the Transfiguration through biblical texts and writings by Saint Thomas Aquinas. The scoring combines choir, large orchestra and seven instrumental soloists, with passages inspired by birdsong and wide-ranging contrasts in timbre.
This recording was made in September 2001 at the Salle Olivier Messiaen in the Maison de Radio France, Paris, and was released in 2002 under catalog number 471 569-2. The soloists include Roger Muraro on piano, Thomas Prévost on flute and Robert Fontaine on clarinet.
For listeners interested in sacred choral music and Messiaen’s orchestral repertoire.
