"Paroles du communiant, de la Vierge, de l'Église toute entière: Celui qui m'a créé a reposé dans ma tente, le Verbe s'est fait chair et il a habité en moi. Mon âme glorifie le Seigneur, mon esprit a tressailli d’allégresse en Dieu mon Sauveur."
Fabulous.. I have an old Simon Preston recording - but the tempos here are much quicker and help to invigorate this work. I'm no organist - but this sounds very difficult to perform.
This IS a very difficult piece to perform, because of the confusing cross-rhythms between manuals and pedals and typically awkward (in my opinion) note values. There's nothing like a bit of Messiaen to exercise the mind and the body! I page-turned for a performance of this piece once and it was such a thrilling experience, especially in the toccata-like stages towards the end.
@SuperVideodave Thanks for your comments. Can't find a definition for 'ephraphesant' - can you explain?
4candles 2 months ago
And before playing :
"Paroles du communiant, de la Vierge, de l'Église toute entière: Celui qui m'a créé a reposé dans ma tente, le Verbe s'est fait chair et il a habité en moi. Mon âme glorifie le Seigneur, mon esprit a tressailli d’allégresse en Dieu mon Sauveur."
1401JSC 4 months ago
Fabulous.. I have an old Simon Preston recording - but the tempos here are much quicker and help to invigorate this work. I'm no organist - but this sounds very difficult to perform.
PENNSY671E 2 years ago
Thanks for your comment.
This IS a very difficult piece to perform, because of the confusing cross-rhythms between manuals and pedals and typically awkward (in my opinion) note values. There's nothing like a bit of Messiaen to exercise the mind and the body! I page-turned for a performance of this piece once and it was such a thrilling experience, especially in the toccata-like stages towards the end.
4candles 2 years ago