Messiaen: Cinq rechants

This page lists all recordings of Cinq rechants, by Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (1908-92) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Polyphonies 'Jeune France'

Polyphonies 'Jeune France'

Daniel-Lesur:

Le Cantique des Cantiques

Jolivet:

Epithalame

Messiaen:

Cinq rechants

Ensemble Sequenza 9.3, Catherine Simonpietri

Dating from 1953, Le Cantique des Cantiques is among Daniel- Lesur's finest pieces - and is perhaps the only one of his major compositions to be performed outside France with any frequency.Written for 12-part unaccompanied voices, it was one of the remarkable group of works commissioned by the brilliant choral conductor Marcel Couraud. In the late 1940s and ‘50s, Couraud commissions included two other classics of the 20th-century choral repertoire: Messiaen's Cinq Rechants inspired by the Tristan legend of love-death, and Jolivet's Epithalame, written as a celebration of his own 20th wedding anniversary. Daniel-Lesur's piece shares with these the common theme of love-songs, something which Couraud stipulated in his commissions from these three veterans of 'La Jeune France', founded in 1936 in a spirit of musical cohesion, quality and friendship by four French composers: Olivier Messiaen,André Jolivet , Daniel-Lesur and Yves Baudrier. 2008 is the centenary of the births of Olivier Messiaen and Daniel-Lesur.Vocal ensemble Sequenza 9.3, who were awarded a Diapason d'or in 2006, commemorate the composers through this recording.

Alpha - ALPHA112

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La Jeune France

La Jeune France

Daniel-Lesur:

Le Cantique des Cantiques

Jolivet:

Epithalame

Messiaen:

Cinq Rechants

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

Coro - COR16023

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Pupils of Messiaen

Pupils of Messiaen

A capella works by Messiaen, Stockhausen and Xenakis

Messiaen:

Cinq Rechants

O sacrum convivium

Stockhausen:

Chöre für Doris

Choral

Xenakis:

A Hélène

Nuits

Serment

Danish National Radio Choir, Jesper Grove Jørgensen

Chandos - CHAN9663

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Messiaen: Cinq rechants, etc.

Chausson:

Ballata, Op. 29

Debussy:

Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans

Jolivet:

Epithalame

Messiaen:

Cinq rechants

Ravel:

3 Chansons a capella

Southwest German Radio Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart, Rupert Huber

Hänssler - HAEN93055

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The Messiaen Edition - Volume 1

The Messiaen Edition - Volume 1

Song Cycles & Orchestral/Chamber Works

Messiaen:

Turangalila Symphony

Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) & Takashi Harada (ondes martenot)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

L'Ascension (Quatre meditations pour l'orchestre)

London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski

Cinq rechants

John Alldis Choir

Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jesus-Christ

Yvonne Loriod (piano) & Janos Starker (cello)

Westminster Symphonic Choir & National Symphony Orchestra, Washington D.C., Antal Dorati

Poèmes pour Mi, books 1 & 2 (complete)

1936, orch.1937

Felicity Palmer (soprano)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Olli Mustonen (piano), Joshua Bell (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello) & Michael Collins (clarinet)

Chants de Terre et de Ciel

Robert Sherlaw Johnson (piano) & Noelle Barker (soprano)

Harawi (Chants d'amour et de Mort)

Noelle Barker (soprano)

Poèmes pour Mi, books 1 & 2 (complete)

Robert Sherlaw Johnson (piano) & Noelle Barker (soprano)

Rondeau

Paul Crossley (piano)

Visions de l'Amen for 2 pianos

John Ogdon (piano) & Brenda Lucas (piano)

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Decca - 4780352

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Olivier Messiaen - 1908–1992 (100th Anniversary Box Set)

Olivier Messiaen - 1908–1992 (100th Anniversary Box Set)

Messiaen:

Turangalila Symphony

Jeanne Loriod (ondes martenot) & Michel Béroff (piano)

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Les Offrandes oubliées (1930)

Orchestre de Paris & Ensemble de Percussion de l’Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo

Chronochromie for large orchestra

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Éclairs sur l'au-delà…

Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle

Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Yvonne Loriod (piano), Christoph Poppen (violin), Manuel Fischer-Dieskau (cello) & Wolfgang Meyer (clarinet)

Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano

Christoph Poppen (violin) & Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Le Merle noir for flute and piano

Emmanuel Pahud (flute)

Preludes (8)

Michel Béroff (piano)

Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus

Michel Béroff (piano)

Visions de l'Amen for 2 pianos

Alexandre Rabinovitch & Martha Argerich (pianos)

Quatre Études de rythme

Michel Béroff (piano)

Cantéyodjayâ

John Ogdon (piano)

Apparition de l'Eglise Eternelle

Olivier Messiaen (organ)

Le Banquet Céleste

Olivier Messiaen (organ)

Diptyque

Olivier Messiaen (organ)

L'Ascension (organ version)

Olivier Messiaen (organ)

La Nativité du Seigneur

Olivier Messiaen (organ) & Naji Hakim (organ)

Priere apres la Communion

Naji Hakim (organ)

Les Corps Glorieux

Olivier Messiaen (organ)

Messe de la Pentecote

Olivier Messiaen (organ)

Livre d'Orgue

Olivier Messiaen (organ)

La Mort Du Nombre

Ann Murray (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), Andrew Watkinson (violin) & Roger Vignoles (piano)

Trois Mélodies

Michèle Command (soprano) & Marie-Madeleine Petit (piano)

Poèmes pour Mi, books 1 & 2 (complete)

Michèle Command (soprano) & Marie-Madeleine Petit (piano)

Chants de Terre et de Ciel

Michèle Command (soprano) & Marie-Madeleine Petit (piano)

Harawi (Chants d'amour et de Mort)

Michèle Command (soprano) & Marie-Madeleine Petit (piano)

3 Petites liturgies de la Presence Divine

Rolf Hind (piano) & Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot)

London Sinfonietta & London Sinfonietta Chorus, Terry Edwards

Cinq rechants

Rolf Hind (piano) & Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot)

London Sinfonietta, London Sinfonietta Chorus & London Sinfonietta Voices, Terry Edwards

Olivier Messiaen was born on 10th December 1908 in Avignon. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire from 1919 to 1930 where his teachers included Paul Dukas and the great organist and improviser Marcel Dupré. He developed a very distinctive style in the music and with his deep Catholic faith and love of birds he created a highly original palette in sound which he employed in works for orchestra, small combination of or merely solo instruments or choir. EMI is celebrating his centenary with a collection of 14CDs. Messiaen himself appears as the organist in four CDs of his solo organ music, recorded in from the earliest work up to and including to his then latest work Livre d’Orgue. These four CDs have been newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios.

His wife, Yvonne Loriod, plays the piano in the CD of the Quatuor pour la fin du Temps and his sister-in-law, Jeanne Loriod, plays the ondes-martenot in the Turangalila Symphony with Michel Beroff and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn. Although most works have been issued on CD before some are rare – e.g. 2 CDs of Melodies – and two are making their first appearance in this medium: Quatre etudes de rythme and Cantéyodjâya played by Beroff and Ogdon respectively. This is a fine set to introduce yourself to one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century.

Released or re-released in last 6 months

EMI - 2174662

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Messiaen Edition

Messiaen Edition

An 18-CD set offering a comprehensive overview of Messiaen’s work in recordings made between 1963 and 2000.

Messiaen:

Petites Esquisses d'Oiseaux

Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Preludes (8)

Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Quatre Études de rythme

Yvonne Loriod (piano)

La Nativité du Seigneur

Marie-Claire Alain (organ)

Le Banquet Céleste

Marie-Claire Alain (organ)

Apparition de l'Eglise Eternelle

Marie-Claire Alain (organ)

Poèmes pour Mi, books 1 & 2 (complete)

Maria Oràn (soprano), Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Chants de Terre et de Ciel

Maria Oràn (soprano), Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Huguette Fernandez (violin), Guy Deplus (clarinet), Jacques Nielz (cello), Marie-Madeleine Petit (piano)

Cinq rechants

Solistes des chœurs de l’ORTF, Marcel Couraud

Visions de l'Amen for 2 pianos

Katia and Marièlle Labèque, pianos

Les Offrandes oubliées (1930)

Orchestre philharmonique de l’ORTF, Marcel Couraud

Hymne au Saint-Sacrement

Orchestre philharmonique de l’ORTF, Marcel Couraud

Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus

Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Harawi (Chants d'amour et de Mort)

Rachel Yakar (soprano), Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Turangalila Symphony

Revised Messiaen Edition

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Dominique Kim (ondes Martenot)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kent Nagano

Catalogue d'oiseaux Books 1-7 (Complete)

Yvonne Loriod (piano)

La Fauvette des jardins

Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Le Réveil des oiseaux

Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Orchestre National de France, Kent Nagano

Couleurs de la cité céleste

Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Groupe Instrumental à Percussion de Strasbourg, Orchestre du Domaine Musical, Pierre Boulez

Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum

Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Groupe Instrumental à Percussion de Strasbourg, Orchestre du Domaine Musical, Pierre Boulez

L'Ascension (Quatre meditations pour l'orchestre)

Orchestre philharmonique de l’ORTF, Marius Constant

3 Petites liturgies de la Presence Divine

Yvonne Loriod (piano), Jeanne Loriod (onde Martenot)

Maîtrise et Orchestre de Chambre de la RTF, Marcel Couraud

Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité

Olivier Messiaen, organ (Recorded on the Cavaillé-Coll organ in La Trinité Church, Paris)

Des Canyons aux Étoiles

Yvonne Loriod (piano), Georges Barboteu (horn), Alain Jacquet (xylorimba), François Dupin (glockenspiel)

Ensemble Ars Nova, Marius Constant

Sept Haïkaï

Yvonne Loriod (piano)

Ensemble Ars Nova, Marius Constant

Olivier Messiaen, Yvonne Loriod, Marie-Claire Alain, Katia and Marielle Labeque

Kent Nagano & Pierre Boulez

includes a disc of Olivier Messiaen interviewed by Claude Samuel (in French), 1988

“A bumper bargain box of some of the greatest recordings-compulsive.” BBC Music Magazine, 1st October 2005

“…her playing is nothing short of magnificent – superb range of sonority, rock-sure rhythm, unfailing attention to polyphonic strands, thrilling attack and tender caress in equal measure. … Under her touch there seems to be no such thing as a worn-out harmony or an unmusical one.” Gramophone Magazine (on Yvonne Loriod's piano performances on these CDs)

BBC Music Magazine

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Warner Classics - 2564621622

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