Spiritual Radiance in Music 25 years ago, on 27 April 1992, one of the most original and influential musical minds of the 20th century passed away in Paris. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was the leading French composer of the generation after

Olivier Messiaen was long retired when he was introduced to a young Chinese composition student. Chen Qigang was born in Shanghai and raised by a family of artists. He began his musical studies at a very early age and was

Who’s going to write it? How long’s it going to be? For how many people? These are just a few of the questions that are asked when a new work is commissioned. What, then, do you get when these constraints

Messiaen Huit Préludes I : La Colombe Gloria Cheng, piano Calder Quartet From The Edge of Light – MESSIAEN and SAARIAHO (2013) Released by Harmonia Mundi Messiaen: Huit Préludes – I : La Colombe Grammy® Award-winner Gloria Cheng (“an invaluable