Messiaen - a life in colour: part 3

Organ music takes centre stage in the third part of the Messiaen series for the Southbank Centre's centenary celebration of the French composer.
Also features students from Kingston and Royal Academy of Music who are involved in the festival.

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Music

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• southbank
• centre
• olivier
• messiaen
• director
• david
• dodd
• organ
• jennifer
• bate
• james
• o'donnell
• royal
• academy
• of
• music

[LightweightMedia]

Uploaded it as a video response now - happy viewing!

[LightweightMedia]

The fourth part would have been a summary and look back at the fest. But for a variety of client-side reasons, we didn't finish it.

However, an interview we shot with Birtwistle (which was to form a key part of the film), is on our channel. Search 'Harrison Birtwistle in conversation'

[jamesaellis]

so it looks like they never did a 4th vid

[skryabyn]

What ODonell says about the surroundings is SOO true. I snuck into a local church to play the organ and the feeling when playing either Bach or Messiaen is greatly intesified by the setting: stained glass, statues, etc.

[jamesaellis]

heard Transfiguration at the Royal Festival Hall. FANTASTIC

[vegetubleman]

Saw James O'Donnell play two pieces by Messiaen in Bilbao yesterday - great stuff!

[jamesaellis]

i met gillan wier. shes was no nice! signed my programe and shook her hand. so nice made the trip well worth it. shes played the myteries of the holy tintre

[DesecratedProduction]

Thanks!

I can't wait for the last part.