Composer of the Week

Donald Macleod and biographer Nigel Simeone explore Messiaen's life and work, focusing on the early influences on the composer, including the volume of poetry his mother wrote while she was pregnant with him and the joys of family life. 3 Melodies Michele Command (soprano) Marie-Madeleine Petit (piano) EMI CMS 7 64092 2 CD1 - Trs 1-3 Les offrandes oubliees Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille Myung-Whun Chung (conductor) DG 445 947-2 - Tr 5 Chants de terre et de ciel (excerpts) Jane Manning (soprano) David Mason (piano) Unicorn-Kanchana UKCD2085 - Trs 10-13 Dieu parmi nous (La Nativite du Seigneur) Naji Hakim (organ) EMI 5 72272 2 - Tr 7.