What a pity the really aren't much recordings of his improvisations. God knows what parishioners of Saint Trinite might have heard from him on any regular sunday (or Lent, Easter or Christmas for that matter)!
WOW! you know.. One of the things that defined Messiaen as an artist and as a person was his great self confidence. Just look at the beginning of this vid, he boldly states the title and starts of without hesitation- not a single second throughout the piece. Even great improvisators like Cochereau or Hancock give themselves some thinking time - but Messiaen seems to be in some sort of "Divine Confidence".
In`the summer of 1992 I had st up a meeting with M. Messiaen. Before my trip he passed on. That day my boss gave me the the day off (with pay) because she knew how much that meeting with him meant to me.
Messiaen's wonderful!
HxhXnin9e 1 month ago
What a pity the really aren't much recordings of his improvisations. God knows what parishioners of Saint Trinite might have heard from him on any regular sunday (or Lent, Easter or Christmas for that matter)!
SuperVideodave 2 months ago
WOW! you know.. One of the things that defined Messiaen as an artist and as a person was his great self confidence. Just look at the beginning of this vid, he boldly states the title and starts of without hesitation- not a single second throughout the piece. Even great improvisators like Cochereau or Hancock give themselves some thinking time - but Messiaen seems to be in some sort of "Divine Confidence".
SuperVideodave 2 months ago
It should be noticed, though, that I was born in 1908, nothing else!
Messiaen 2 months ago
thank you so much for this!!!
eleidal 2 months ago
Insanely beautiful..
Nammedit 2 months ago
Fantastic!!!
musicaorganum 3 months ago
This is just unreal!
dasteufelhund 3 months ago
Este vídeo me recuerda por qué me apasiona la música y por qué nunca debo perder esa pasión.
jjdivall 6 months ago
...Messiaen is truth in music
In`the summer of 1992 I had st up a meeting with M. Messiaen. Before my trip he passed on. That day my boss gave me the the day off (with pay) because she knew how much that meeting with him meant to me.
kyotokid4 7 months ago
@kyotokid4 Your boss is awesome.
SuperVideodave 2 months ago
Este vídeo es una de las cosas por las que merece la pena tener internet.
juanmaMCMLXXXII 7 months ago
Pure genius!
OrganNLou 7 months ago
Beautiful!
2300skiddo 9 months ago