. . . if you really love the music."
-- Serge Koussevitsky
YouTube - Turangalîla-Symphonie - The Premiere YouTube - Esa-Pekka Salonen discusses Messiaen
This is the only piece that I've played with Esa-Pekka. He really knows it and I agree with the many who call Turangalîla one of the Himalaya of western music. I hope that everyone understands how important Koussevitsky and his BSO were to contemporary music in the 20th century. The first video is very revealing on that score.
Mahler bridged the 19th and 20th centuries. Composers such as Olivier Messiaen and Henri Duttileux carried on the tradition. Do you know their work?
Best,
EC