Éclairs

Éclairs sur l’au-delà… is the latest great work composer by Olivier Messiaen. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for its anniversary, this astounding masterpiece could never be heard by its creator, who died a few months before the premiere. Involving a giant orchestra, this piece could rarely be recorded, though it encapsulates Messiaen’s aesthetics, with its mystical visions and evocative sense of color. Simon Rattle’s hypnotic rendition is undoubtedly one of the greatest.

Éclairs sur l'au-dela (Illuminations of the Beyond) was Messiaen's last work. It shares with his other large-scale orchestral pieces a sense of otherworldly grandeur, obsessively repeated rhythmic and melodic patterns, birdcalls, and a riot of orchestral color, among much else. Its eleven movements address different aspects of the title and, like virtually everything Messiaen wrote, could not be mistaken for any other composer.

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En finalement très peu de temps, Zaho de Sagazan sera parvenue à s’imposer comme la nouvelle figure incontournable de la scène musicale française. Son premier album, La Symphonie des éclairs, a reçu un accueil media dithyrambique, avant de valoir à la jeune artiste quatre Victoires de la Musique, et surtout, la ferveur du public. Le 25 octobre 2024, une nouvelle édition de cet opus certifié platine, baptisée Le Dernier des voyages, sort en bacs. Y figurent 7 nouveaux titres, dont Ô travers, dévoilé sur YouTube dès le 26 septembre. "Je les aime du fond du cœur ces nouvelles chansons, a confié Zaho sur Facebook. J’espère que vous les aimerez autant que moi…". A noter que les mélodies enivrantes de la chanteuse retentiront dans les salles de concert du pays durant toute l’année. A Paris, deux concerts sont prévus à l’Olympia les 2 et 3 décembre 2024.

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