Messiaen Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus: II. Regard de l'etoile

This is taken from a recital I gave in November 2007. Hope you enjoy it!
You can find free sheet music of the "Vingt Regards" at
http://roisman.narod.ru/compnotes.htm

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[margyoseven]

Hi Thomas. You are a versatile musician - I love how you can do honour to the grace and beauty of the Haydn sonata - or do a masterful interpretation of Messiaen! They're very different, aren't they? (I'm just getting to know Messiaen and am really starting to appreciate him, I'm pleased to say!) Thanks for posting this!!

[ThomasJBromley]

Hi Margaret, thanks for the kind comment! Yes, I think Haydn and Messaien are quite different, when I play both of them the experience certainly is... Messiaen's music is clearly structured, but and it has scope and a rawness of feeling and expression. The sounds that he creates are amazing too! Haydn's music on the other hand, is subtle and refined, and is probably more intellectual. He has a wonderful interplay of colours and textures in his music.

I really love both composers!

[jannokas85]

Hey Thomas! Do you have the score of the "Regard de La Vierge"? :D Hard to find, LOL.

[ThomasJBromley]

Hi Jan, there is a website where you can get all the music for "Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jésus" free, youtube wont let me post the URL here so i'll send you a message.

[kevalkeval1993]

Hi Thomas. This is a wonderful performance. You really seem to understand Messiaen's music and I tell you not many performances communicate the power as well as you do. I was wondering if I could have the name of that website where I can get the score of the Vingt Regards. Thanks.

[ThomasJBromley]

Kevalkeval1993 thanks for your kind words, its very encouraging for me to hear these things. Yes, i think Messiaen's music does have a real significance/power in it, you can see it just by looking at the score, and all the pianist has to do, is take it seriously and let the music speak for itself!

[marian444]

Wonderful playing!!!

[lovesGenet]

I am so fortunate.I have an old huge pages edition from the 1950's why my teacher a pupil of Cortot ever thought enough of me to give this score to me i will never know. I can't even play the Chopin &Debussy etudes well! anyway .I have it now .It is heavy.Maybe next we can find Herma some where or an old edition of second Boulez sonata!

[bagdad4]

wow tom this is by far the best....cant wait to hear you play our messiaen piece!!!!

[ThomasJBromley]

Hi Matthew, thanks for the generous comment and for being a friend too.

Actually Messiaen makes the sense of direction in his music very clear through numerous tempo and dynamic markings, making it relatively easy for us pianists... Anyway, hope you are fine, and your music studies are going well.