Olivier Messiaen
Messe De La Pentecote (LP)
FormatLPLabelDucretet ThomsonGenreComposition
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In 1956 Olivier Messiaen sat at the Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Église de la Trinité in Paris, where he had been titular organist since 1931, and recorded his complete organ works for Ducretet-Thomson. This volume holds the Messe de la Pentecôte (1950), the piece that grew out of years of Sunday improvisations and the closest thing we have to hearing how Messiaen actually played during mass.
The five movements are among the strangest he wrote for the instrument: the Entrée with its tongues of fire, the Offertoire on things visible and invisible, and a Communion full of birdsong and dripping water. The final Sortie, Le vent de l'Esprit, is a toccata of real violence. A 1972 French reissue on the Pathé Marconi 2C series, with Ducretet-Thomson branding on the sleeve.
Release notes
2C 061 - 12 150 shows on jacket, 2C 061-12.150 P shows on label Ducretet Thomson shows on jacket, La Voix De Son Maître shows on label
| A1 | Entrée (Les Langues de Feu) | ||
| A2 | Offertoire (Les Choses Visibles Et Invisibles) | ||
| B1 | Consécration (Le Don de Sagesse) | ||
| B2 | Communion (Les Oiseaux Et Les Sources) | ||
| B3 | Sortie (Le Vent de L'Esprit) |
