Messiaen wrote his La nativité du Seigneur ... is part of the composer’s 11 Chorale Preludes for organ, written right at the end of his life. It’s a shy little arrangement, brief but ...

On his new album, the British keyboardist offers both engaging and entertaining contemporary works for the misunderstood ...

1978), Messiaen is among the most strikingly individual of 20th-century composers. He entered the Paris Conservatoire aged 11, specialising in organ, improvisation and composition (he studied with ...

Bach and his fellow German organists produced hundreds of "chorale preludes" like this one – small pieces based on a traditional hymn tune. You must enable ...

There will be a free virtual pre-concert lecture on Facebook at 6 pm, as part of the Cathedral's weekly Tuesdays at 6 organ recital series. Organist, pianist, composer, and visionary, Messiaen ...