On Nov 15, 2008, at 9:16 PM, Patrick Petit wrote:

> The french pianist Roger Muraro had recorded for Universal music a new
> recording of piano music of the XXth century " Regard sur le XXeme
> siècle" in two cd, including Henri Dutilleux, Bela Bartok, Arnold
> Schönberg, Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messiaen, Gilles Tremblay, Betsy
> Jolas and an very good rendition of the Concord Sonata. Just listened
> today it's very impressive. Muraro is considered as the best performer
> of Olivier Messiaen's piano music, and i think his affinities with
> this music make him understand the music of Ives. Indeed both
> composers were organists, and inspired by spirituality and nature.


Just when I thought I didn't need any more recordings of the Concord...


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