Messiaen in Context

Part I. Mondial Messiaen: 1. Introduction: the image of Messiaen Robert Sholl; 2. Messiaen's family Nigel Simeone; 3. Yvonne Loriod Matthew Schellhorn; 4. Messiaen and the Paris conservatoire Christopher Brent-Murray; 5. Messiaen and classical India and Greece Peter Asimov; 6. Messiaen and the USA Nigel Simeone; 7. Messiaen and the idea of Japan Peter Burt; 8. Messiaen and China Wei-Ling Cheong; 9. Messiaen and Australia: the composer as Lyrebird Charles Bodmin Rae; Part II. Messiaen and Theology: 10. Messiaen and tournemire Jenifer Donelson; 11. Theology in the interwar works of Olivier Messiaen Elizabeth McLain; 12. Revitalising the spiritual: Messiaen and La Jeune France Caroline Rae; 13. The theology and aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas in the compositions of Olivier Messiaen Siglind Bruhn; 14. Messiaen's musical language of religious symbolism Siglind Bruhn; 15. The composition of glory: Olivier Messiaen and Hans Urs von Balthasar Jennifer Newsome Martin; 16. Messiaen and the franciscan spirit Robert Fallon; Part III. Composers, Performers and Critics: 17. Before Le Cas: Messiaen in the musical press Stephen Broad; 18. Messiaen and borrowing Christopher Brent-Murray, Yves Balmer and Thomas Lacote; 19. Messiaen and criticism Arnold Whittall; 20. Messiaen as organist of la Trinite Andrew Shenton; 21. Messiaen and the organ recordings Andrew Shenton; 22. 'Un sens artistique tres developpe': Messiaen's cahiers as performance aid Roderick Chadwick; 23. Pianism and virtuosity in Messiaen's vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus Caroline Rae; 24. Messiaen as orchestrator Christopher Dingle; Part IV. Concepts and Legacy: 25. The simplicity of Messiaen Jacques Amblard; 26. Messiaen and synaesthesia Duncan Carmichael; 27. The opposite of time: What birds meant for Messiaen David Rothenburg; 28. Messiaen and surrealism Robert Sholl; 29. An explosive confrontation: Messiaen and the post-war avant-garde Amy Bauer; 30. Messiaen and Jacques Charpentier Robert Sholl; 31. Messiaen and Boulez Arnold Whittall; 32. Messiaen and spectralism Marilyn Nonken; 33. Olivier Messiaen and Jean-Louis Florentz: a filiation? Michel Bourcier; 34. Messiaen in France today Jacques Amblard.