Olivier Messiaen Movies

  • 1966
    The Great Rehearsals: Homage to Edgard Varèse

    The Great Rehearsals: Homage to Edgard Varèse

    The Great Rehearsals: Homage to Edgard Varèse

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    Edgard Varèse died on 6 November 1965, a few days before the filming of the rehearsal of his work "Déserts" which he had to attend.

    The Great Rehearsals: Homage to Edgard Varèse
  • 1965
    The Great Rehearsals: Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum

    The Great Rehearsals: Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum

    The Great Rehearsals: Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum

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    "Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum", the work by Olivier Messiaen, was a commission by the Minister of Cultural Affairs André Malraux and was to be...

    The Great Rehearsals: Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum
  • 1991
    A Private Music Lesson with Yvonne Loriod

    A Private Music Lesson with Yvonne Loriod

    A Private Music Lesson with Yvonne Loriod

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    Yvonne Loriod was not only an incredible performer of the music of her time, but also Olivier Messiaen's muse, the one in whom and for whom he found t...

    A Private Music Lesson with Yvonne Loriod
  • 1973
    Olivier Messiaen and the Birds

    Olivier Messiaen and the Birds

    Olivier Messiaen and the Birds

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    "A renowned composer and organist, Olivier Messiaen was also a great teacher. Michel Fano, who took his composition class at the Paris Conservatory, f...

    Olivier Messiaen and the Birds
  • 1997
    Olivier Messiaen: The Crystal Liturgy

    Olivier Messiaen: The Crystal Liturgy

    Olivier Messiaen: The Crystal Liturgy

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    A portrait of French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992),through archival films from 1964 to 1987.

    Olivier Messiaen: The Crystal Liturgy