Messiaen: Visions de l’Amen (documentary, 2012,
A short film with Jeremy Begbie and Cordelia Williams about their performance of Messiaen’s ‘Visions de l’Amen’ for two pianos at King’s Easter Festival 2012.
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About Vingt Regards
Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992) was one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century, and yet he characterized himself as a “rhythmician, ornithologist and theologian”. His life and work were...
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Olivier Messiaen wrote his piano masterpiece Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus (Twenty Contemplations of the Infant Jesus) in 1944, surrounded by war in occupied Paris, yet the music is suffused with...
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Messiaen 2015 Launch Event!
On 4th December, in the beautiful Knightsbridge home of Lord and Lady Ellis, we had the pleasure of seeing the Messiaen 2015 project finally go public. It was an honour and a delight to share the event...
View ArticleInterview with Cordelia Williams in The Tablet 21/3/15
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Concert & exhibition, Hammersmith
On Sunday 22nd February a full house gathered at Temple Lodge Church, a beautifully peaceful oasis amidst the bustle of Hammersmith, for the first event in the Messiaen 2015 series. Peter van Breda’s...
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Study day:Messiaen’s world and the Vingt Regards
According to all involved, the Messiaen 2015 study day at KCL on Tuesday 28th April was an unequivocal success. There was an inspiring range of speakers and topics on offer, and the chance to hear...
View ArticlePremiere Communion de la Vierge
A beautifully written programme note on movement 11 of the Vingt Regards, ‘First communion of the Virgin’. Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus is one of the greatest twentieth-century additions...
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Messiaen: ‘Noel’ (Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus, no. 13) Cordelia Williams: piano Recorded at Salisbury Cathedral, 18th August 2015 With thanks to ICA Films (www.icafilms.co.uk)
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