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29 mai 1967
Extrait de/An extract from 'Graffiti' (1966), Belgian television programme
Olivier Messiaen, Marcel Croës
La brièveté de l'entretien est attribuée au fait qu'il s'agit d'un simple segment d'un programme dans lequel plusieurs personnalités ont été conversées ; le compositeur étant l'une d'entre elles.
The brevity of the interview is attributed to the fact that this is but a mere segment of a program in which several personalities were conversed; the composer being one of them.
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) est un des compositeurs les plus importants du 20ème siècle. Dans cet entretien, il évoque l'influence des chants d'oiseaux dans son œuvre et sa relation avec la pianiste Yvonne Loriod.
In this interview, one of the paramount composers of the twentieth century, Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), discusses his music, the influence of birdsong in his work, and his relationship with pianist Yvonne Loriod; the key interpreter of his piano music.
P.S.: Is the ending really that sudden?
It is also perhaps noteworthy to remark that Olivier Messiaen himself, through his father Pierre (son of Marie-Flavie de Myttenaëre, of the nobility, and Charles Joseph Messiaen), was half-Belgian; the latter was born very close to the Belgian border in a hamlet in Wervicq-Sud, Vaucleuse.
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As per the description of this channel, I do not own anything within this video. The music and performances have been uploaded exclusively and entirely for the purposes of divulgation and spreading interest in music and the arts.