Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony – review

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Juanjo Mena, Steven Osborne, Cynthia Millar (Hyperion)Two formidable Messiaen interpreters – pianist Steven Osborne and ondes Martenot player Cynthia Millar – give this exciting new recording of the Turangalîla Symphony (1948) a stamp of authority and flair. Osborne has proved versatile in any repertoire, especially Beethoven and Ravel, but his 2002 disc of Messiaen's Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jésus remains a winner. Millar, too, is the musician of choice for...

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