All Entries Tagged With: "Olivier Messiaen"
Rautavaara: Piano Concerto No. 1 Op 45
Einojuhani Rautavaara (b. 1928)
[pronounced: Eye-know-joo-ha-nee Row (rhymes with now)-tah-VAH-rah]
Piano Concerto No.1 Op. 45 (1969)
Con grandezza
Andante
Molto Vivace
Like most composers who have been afforded the luxury of sixty plus years in which to refine their craft, Einojuhani Rautavaara has gone through a complex stylistic development over the course of his career. As Sibelius’ natural successor, Rautavaara [...]
Program Notes Catalogue
Miss Mussel writes programme notes for orchestral and chamber music concerts in England and would be happy to create an original set of notes for your next concert. Her preferred method is to write an essay that links the whole program together and discusses overarching themes rather than writing three or four independent notes. [...]
Turangalîla-Symphonie - ‘It’s a holy terror, but a hell of a good time’
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) TURANGALILA-SYMPHONIE
I – Introduction
II – Love Song 1
III – Turangalîla 1
IV – Love Song 2
V – Joy of the Blood of the Stars
VI – Garden of Love’s Sleep
VII – Turangalîla 2
VIII – Development of Love
IX –Turangalîla 3
X – Finale
Turangalîla–Symphonie (tour-ahn-ga-lee’-lah) was commissioned by American composer/conductor [...]
A Few Words On The Ondes Martenot
Created in 1928 by Maurice Martenot, the ondes Martenot was the first practical electric instrument. On principle it works the same as the theremin but in practice, they are quite different, mostly because the ondes Martenot requires physical contact in order to be played. Except for the [...]
Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival 2008 Highlights
Roughly five hours drive from the Southern Ontario conglomeration that is Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, London, Toronto etc, Ottawa is a bit of a hike. Miss Mussel did consider using ad revenue to fund her trip but then discovered that the $10.42 she has earned since July 2007 would only get her as far as Milton….or [...]
Turangalila Advice
Question 1: If Miss Mussel were contracted to write a 1500-word essay/program note about Messiaen’s Turangalila Symphony, (and she is) where should she go first for information?
Any seminal publications/articles/recordings pop into mind?
A university library is available for journal articles.
Question 2: What would you like to see in a note about said symphony. You’ve all [...]
Pub Quiz For Classical Music Nerds: Answers
Take the original quiz.
String Theory
(fill in the blanks and name that string player)
1. Jascha Heifetz (violin)
2. Martin Beaver (violin, Tokyo String Quartet)
3. Lionel Tertis (violist)
4. Mischa Maisky (cello)
5. Eliot Fisk (do guitarist’s count as string players?)
Order Up
Arrange the following in ascending order of composition date.
Quartert For The End of Time , Four Last Songs, The [...]
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