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Messiaen: Vingt Regards Sur L´enfant-jesus / Pi-hsien Chen
Gramola Records

Messiaen: Vingt Regards Sur L´enfant-jesus / Pi-hsien Chen

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Details

Composer
MESSIAEN, OLIVIER
Artist
Pi-Hsien Chen
Format
CD
Label
Gramola Records
Released
Feb 12, 2021
Catalog #
GRAM98015
UPC
9003643980150

About

Olivier Messiaen's two-hour, 20-movement piano solo cycle on the Observations of the Child Jesus was written in 1944 after the 'Quatuor pour la fin tu temps' and the 'Visions de l'Amen‘ for 2 pianos and has established itself as one of the most significant piano works of the 20th century. Great pianists such as Anton Batagov and Martin Helmchen have documented outstanding performances of this extremely versatile cycle of musical offerings on recordings. Pi-hsien Chen recorded Messiaen's magnum opus for piano live for the West German Radio (WDR) in Cologne in 2005, which impressively testifies to her exceptional status in the contemporary repertoire. Her Schonberg, Boulez, Barraque, Stockhausen and Cage recordings are of almost intimidating sovereignty, flawless pianistic brilliance and sublime structural clarity, and thus at least as legendary as her playing of Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert. Born in Taiwan, the pianist has lived in Cologne since the age of nine and is praised by colleagues and the press for the sensual objectivity of her performances. After the 3-album-release with Schubert's 'Grandes Sonates', Aldila Records now presents her live cycle 'Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus', which is performed here with compelling authenticity and mastery. A living icon of modernity performs an immortal icon of modernity.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 No. 1. Regard du Père 07:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Regard du Père
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  3. 2 No. 2. Regard de l'étoile 03:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Regard de l'étoile
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  4. 3 No. 3. L'échange 03:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. L'échange
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  5. 4 No. 4. Regard de la Vierge 05:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Regard de la Vierge
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  6. 5 No. 5. Regard du Fils sur le Fils 06:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Regard du Fils sur le Fils
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  7. 6 No. 6. Par Lui tout à été fait 11:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Par Lui tout à été fait
    Duration
    11:21
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  8. 7 No. 7. Regard de la Croix 04:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Regard de la Croix
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  9. 8 No. 8. Regard des hauteurs 02:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Regard des hauteurs
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  10. 9 No. 9. Regard du temps 02:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Regard du temps
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  11. 10 No. 10. Regard de l'esprit de joie 09:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. Regard de l'esprit de joie
    Duration
    09:39
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  12. 11 No. 11. Première Communion de la Vierge 08:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. Première Communion de la Vierge
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1 No. 12. La Parole Toute-Puissante 03:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 12. La Parole Toute-Puissante
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  15. 2 No. 13. Noël 04:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 13. Noël
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  16. 3 No. 14. Regard des anges 05:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 14. Regard des anges
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  17. 4 No. 15. Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jésus 13:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 15. Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jésus
    Duration
    13:25
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  18. 5 No. 16. Regard des prophètes, des bergers et des mages 03:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 16. Regard des prophètes, des bergers et des mages
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  19. 6 No. 17. Regard du silence 05:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 17. Regard du silence
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  20. 7 No. 18. Regard de l'onction terrible 06:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 18. Regard de l'onction terrible
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  21. 8 No. 19. Je dors, mais mon coeur veille 10:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 19. Je dors, mais mon coeur veille
    Duration
    10:09
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen
  22. 9 No. 20. Regard de l'église d'Amour 14:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 20. Regard de l'église d'Amour
    Duration
    14:14
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Pi-hsien Chen