Messiaen: Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum

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Label: NAXOS
Catalog: 8572714
Format: CD

Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Messiaen: Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum Le Tombeau resplendissant (1931) Hymne au Saint-Sacrement Orchestre National de Lyon, Jun Märkl

Olivier Messiaen’s uniquely distinctive and powerfully expressive musical voice drew strength from religious faith and nature. A prestigious commission, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum commemorates the dead of two World Wars through the transcendence of Christ’s Resurrection. Scored for winds and percussion, the work is conceived for and conjures up vast spaces. Le tombeau resplendissant and Hymne are early works, but equally filled with mystery and symbolism. Fanfare magazine described Jun Märkl’s previous volume in this series (Poèmes pour Mi / 8572174) as “the best recording around of a mesmerizing masterwork”.

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