The Choir - Messiaen Programme

As part of the 2008 Olivier Messiaen centenary celebrations, Aled Jones considers the choral legacy of the French composer, together with his successor at Paris's church of La Sainte Trinite, Naji Hakim. The BBC Singers perform Messiaen's Cinq Rechants and its companion, Jolivet's Epithalame, widely regarded as one of the most difficult choral pieces ever written. Olivier Messiaen O Sacrum Convivium Netherlands Chamber Choir, conducted by Ed Spanjaard GLOBE 5125 t13 Naji Hakim Missa Redemptoris – Agnus Dei Vox Nova Ensemble, conducted by Fredrik Malmberg IFO IFO00321 t7 Naji Hakim Noel no.1 Vasari Singers, conducted by Jeremy Backhouse GUILD GMCD7314 t11 Naji Hakim The Angel Cried (premiere recording) BBC Singers, conducted by David Hill BBC Recording Jean Langlais O Salutaris from 5 Motets BBC Singers, conducted by Nicholas Kok Naji Hakim Messe Solenelle - Gloria Choir of Manchester Cathedral, Jeffrey Makinson (organ), conducted by Christopher Stokes HERALD HAVPCD248 t14 Goffredo Petrassi Nonsense (excerpt) BBC Singers, conducted by Stephen Cleobury BBC Recording André Jolivet Epithalame BBC Singers conducted by David Hill BBC studio recording Olivier Messiaen Cinq Rechants BBC Singers conducted by David Hill BBC Prom