Afternoon on 3 - Towards Messiaen: Hearing Pictures - Episode 3

Presented by Penny Gore. Afternoon on 3 continues its occasional series celebrating 100 years since the birth of Messiaen, which focuses on his music in the context of significant themes in French music history and this week examines one of France's most important contributions to Western classical music - Impressionism. The focus in this programme is early French vocal music and a work written towards the end of Messiaen's life that portrays a vision of life after death includes his beloved birdsong imagery. Messiaen: Eclairs sur l'Au-Dela for orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Highlights from a concert by the Clement Janequin Ensemble directed by Dominique Visse given in Boston in 2007, including music by Clement Janequin who died 450 years ago.