LINKS
There are many links throughout this site. In particular the Reviews page contains many links to scholars and researchers who have undertaken studies in all aspects of Messiaen's life and work.
Dr
Christopher Dingle
An ex pupil of mine, Chris Dingle is now a leading authority on the music and
life of Olivier Messiaen.
He lectures at Sheffield University and his current research project will examine
Harmony and structure
in the music of Olivier Messiaen, with particular reference to Traité
de rythme, de couleur et d’ornithologie.
See Chris's web site for more details.
Olivier
Messiaen
Hosted by 'geometry the online learning centre' this site contains many articles
and comments on the music of Messiaen
United
Music Publishers Ltd website
UMP is the British representative for French publishers Durand and Leduc who
publish the
majority of Messiaens' music.
Durand
France
Durand-Salabert-Eschig French music publishers homepage.
Leduc
France
French music publishers homepage.
7th Festival 'Messiaen
Au Pays de la Meije'
See News
& Concerts page.
Music & Vision magazine The world's first daily classical music magazine
at http://www.mvdaily.com/
has a vast list of composer and artist links.
Musicweb - classical music on the net is part of Classicallink and covers all
genres of music including a comprehensive database of composer websites
and much more. musicweb.uk.net
Classical Composers Database is a vast and ever growing resource of not only composer information but includes many related musical links hosted by Jos Smeets.
Robert T. Kelley. Theorist, Pianist, Accompanist and Composer has a well constructed web site which reflects all aspects of his musical studies including an in depth paper entitled: Tradition, the Avant Garde, Individuality, in the music of OLIVIER MESSIAEN highly recommended reading for the Messiaen scholar and those wishing to delve deeper into the musical resouces of Messiaen.
This Homepage of Iannis
Xenakis is a fantastic site covering all aspects of this important
composer's life and work. Appearing in Messiaen's early classes at the Paris
Conservatoire, Xenakis went on to make an indelible mark on 20th century music.
Highly recommended!
Musica et Memoria. This intriguing and thoroughly researched site celebrates the 'Association Elisabeth Havard de la Montagne' and contains information on many key figures in the French organ tradition including Messiaen.
Claude-Samuel LEVINE. French Ondes Martenot and Theremin virtuoso Claude-Samuel LEVINE has taken a great deal of care and thought in constructing a brilliant web site that is easy to navigate, immensly interesting and informative. His love for Messiaen is apparent throughout - highly recommended!
Takashi Harada's Homepage provides a fascinating insite into the Ondes Martenot. Himself an Ondes virtuoso, the page also contains facts, historic background, CDs and sound files.
D'Arcy Trinkwon Distinguished virtuoso organist D'Arcy Trinkwon was a choirister under Allan Wicks a formative exponent of Messiaen's organ music in the 60s and 70s and it was D'Arcy who gave the first London performance of the recently discovered Prélude.
Eiji Nishimura. Pianist and scholar Eiji Nishimura is hosting the best and most comprehensive Messiaen web site in Japanese.
John Crellin has an interesting page describing the evolution and development of some of Messiaen's use of rhythms. There are midi-files that demonstrate these and are very useful for those wishing to familiarize themselves with Messiaen's unique way of incorporating these rythms in his music. John's site also contains some stunning floral images too!
The Incorporated Association of Organists was formed in about 1916. It is the umbrella organisation for 89 affiliated organists’ associations and individual members throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.
Pianist Paul S. Kim has led a distinguished international career for over three decades as a concert artist and music scholar of rare musical vision and integrity. He is currently in the final stages of recording the complete piano music of Messiaen which is available on the Centaur label.
Pianist Ya-Ou
Xie, born in southwestern China, has studied with Wan-Ing Ong
in Stuttgart, with Hans Leygraf, Pascal Devoyon in Berlin and with Pierre-Laurent
Aimard in Paris. Important stimuli in Ms. Xie’s artistic development have
been her participation in master classes given by Claude Helffer, Yvonne
Loriod-Messiaen, William Grant Naboré, Alicia de Larrocha, FU T’song,
Charles Rosen, György Sebók and George Crumb, as well as her study
of New Music with Gunilde Cramer. She received special mention at Concours Olivier
Messiaen 2000 in Paris.
Hiroaki OOI was a prizewinner in 2000 at the Olivier Messiaen International Piano Competition, and is also a specialist in the music of Xenakis.
Barry Davies has created a very interesting and stimulating web page based on a new way to enjoy Messiaen's Catalogue d'oiseaux, (in particular an analysis of Le Courlis Cendré) and talks about how he would like to incorporate Messiaen into his mathematical pursuits. Enter username: thomasb and p/word: iarwain
Prodromos Symeonidis, took away many awards at last years' Olivier Messiaen Piano Competion including: Second Grand Prize given by the Acacémie des Beaux-Arts de l'Institut de France. The Yvonne Loriod Prize, awarded to the contestant whose performance is the most faithful to the spirit of Olivier Messiaen's music. Prize donated by Editions Durand, for the best performance of Réveil des oiseaux. Prize donated by Editions Universal, for the best performance of Cantéyodjâya.
Steven Osborne
The formidable interpreter of Messiaen's piano music.
The UK Synaesthesia Association Synaesthesia is a harmless condition in which people experience perceptual sensations that are not shared by most other members of the population. For example, people with synaesthesia may experience colours with letters, sounds, or words; they may experience shapes with tastes, or smells with sounds, to name a few varieties. It has a biological origin and is found in at least 1 in 2000 people. Messiaen has said to have suffered from a form of this condition.
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