Yordanoff, Tetar, Desurmont, Barenboim - Messiaen: Quatuor

180-gram gatefold LP

Part of The Original Source Series from Deutsche Grammophon

100% pure analog AAA mastering

Remastered from the original 8-track recordings at Emil Berliner Studios

No tape copies used, no unnecessary devices in the signal path, no digital sound processing!

Pressed by Optimal in Germany

"Music which lulls to sleep and which sings, which is of new blood, speaking gestures, an unknown fragrance, an unsleeping bird; music of stained-glass church windows, a whirl of complementary colors, a theological rainbow." This personal definition from Olivier Messiaen points to both the purely musical and the extra-musical characteristics that he demands of himself and attributes to his works. It also serves as a brief resume of one of the most important works which Messiaen produced during his first great creative period.

Mixed and edited from the original 8-track tapes, this edition provides a breathtaking listening experience of the highest analogue sound quality. The Original Source Series: Remastered by the renowned Berlin-based Emil Berliner Studios using 100% pure analogue techniques to create versions of the highest possible audio quality. Produced on 180-gram virgin vinyl by Optimal and housed in deluxe gatefold editions, featuring additional photos and/or recording documentation.

Side A

1. Liturgie de cristal

2. Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du temps

3. Abîme des oiseaux

4. Intermède

5. Louange à l'Eternité de Jésus

Side B

1. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes

2. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du temps

3. Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus

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