This concert is part of the following series:
From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen
Autumn-Winter 2008/09
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Messiaen’s love of nature reached overflow with Chonochromie – meaning ‘the colour of time’. A ten-part homage to the Alps, full of luminous percussion and shifting dense string parts, it is an extremely elaborate and brilliantly written work. Both George Benjamin and Iannis Xenakis were pupils of Messiaen in Paris and their respective works performed this evening also explore time and colour whilst Ligeti’s Atmosphères focuses on the absence of time.
Find out more about the life and work of Messiaen on our dedicated resources website
Read George Benjamin's biography.
Click here to book tickets on Southbank Centre's website, or call the Ticket Office on 0871 663 2515.
Messiaen’s love of nature reached overflow with Chonochromie – meaning ‘the colour of time’. A ten-part homage to the Alps, full of luminous percussion and shifting dense string parts, it is an extremely elaborate and brilliantly written work. Both George Benjamin and Iannis Xenakis were pupils of Messiaen in Paris and their respective works performed this evening also explore time and colour whilst Ligeti’s Atmosphères focuses on the absence of time.
Find out more about the life and work of Messiaen on our dedicated resources website
