La transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ

"Conductor Kent Nagano probably ranks as the most important interpreters of Messiaen's music that we've ever had ... It's hugely to Nagano's credit that he keeps the whole thing sounding coherent. He completely believes in it, and he burns with the clarity of vision that shows he wants us to believe in it, too. He is matched by playing of complete commitment from the unorthodox assemblage of the Bavarian RSO's orchestral musicians, all of whom play excellently ... The choir ... sound extraordinary, swelling like the bellows of a mighty organ, and doing full justice to the composer's interstellar vision. Aimard sounds terrific, too ... These are three great performances of three important Messiaen works, combining the gifts of two of his most important interpreters, and attractively presented, too".

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"Editor's choice: Considered as a pocket history of Messiaen's large-scale writing, this set could hardly be improved upon ... All five commercial recordings of La Transfiguration live up to the ambitions of the piece, but Nagano's might be the finest yet ... Nagano's embedded connection with this musicis reinforced in the booklet by a personal memoir ... The set is not to be missed".