Complete Organ Works Of Olivier Messiaen Weir
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Priory Records release of Gillian Weir’s recording of Olivier Messiaen’s organ works — this is Volume 3 in Priory’s reissue of her complete Messiaen cycle, performed on the organ of Århus Cathedral. The Priory reissue (2002–2003) presented the cycle remastered and distributed as individual volumes, with new booklet material and some works newly recorded for the reissue series.
Priory Records release of Gillian Weir’s recording of Olivier Messiaen’s organ works — this is Volume 3 in Priory’s reissue of her complete Messiaen cycle, performed on the organ of Århus Cathedral. The Priory reissue (2002–2003) presented the cycle remastered and distributed as individual volumes, with new booklet material and some works newly recorded for the reissue series.
- Authoritative interpretation by Dame Gillian Weir, widely regarded as a benchmark cycle for Messiaen organ repertoire.
- Recorded on the Århus Cathedral (Frobenius) organ selected for its power, clarity and range of colours suitable to Messiaen’s idiom.
- Authoritative interpretation by Dame Gillian Weir, widely regarded as a benchmark cycle for Messiaen organ repertoire.
- Recorded on the Århus Cathedral (Frobenius) organ selected for its power, clarity and range of colours suitable to Messiaen’s idiom.
- Remastered for the Priory reissue and issued with detailed booklet material (performer notes, stoplists, essays and artwork).
- Part of a complete-cycle reissue that includes additional works added for the re-release, making the set comprehensive for Messiaen’s organ output.
- −The Priory release is a reissue drawing on sessions made across different years (original 1994 recordings plus additional recordings for the reissue), so it is not a single continuous contemporary studio session.
- −The scale, density and length of Messiaen’s organ works can be challenging for casual or first-time listeners.
- −The Priory release is a reissue drawing on sessions made across different years (original 1994 recordings plus additional recordings for the reissue), so it is not a single continuous contemporary studio session.
- −The scale, density and length of Messiaen’s organ works can be challenging for casual or first-time listeners.
- −There are other respected complete cycles and interpretations available; some listeners may prefer different organ timbres or alternative readings of the repertoire.
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