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Messiaen meditation on the hereafter a first for NZSO and NYO
Dominic Groom reviews a rare performance of Messiaen's last major orchestral work Illuminations of the Beyond. This was a landmark performance for several reasons: the debut here of British maestro Sir Andrew Davis and the first time the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra had performed together: the work is a monster requiring over 120 players.
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By RNZDominic Groom reviews a rare performance of Messiaen's last major orchestral work Illuminations of the Beyond. This was a landmark performance for several reasons: the debut here of British maestro Sir Andrew Davis and the first time the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra had performed together: the work is a monster requiring over 120 players.