Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
I am going to post Olivier Messiaen's Twenty Meditations on The Baby Jesus this Advent. I was thinking of renewing the posts of Magnificat settings I did last December with associated antiphons as those entered into the liturgical calendar, I will probably post some settings but I don't have the free time for research I did last year.
Messiaen was a Christian mystic, a Catholic mystic and his music is a product of his mysticism. If you would like to hear these played, all at once, the recording by his wife, Yvonne Loriod, a great pianist and, she being his closest and most intimate associate, as close to the composers' intent as you are likely to find. At just over two hours, it is a real challenge to sustain your attention. I'm not sure but taking one meditation at a time is likely to give you more.
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