Messiaen's La Nativite du Seigneur with Jennifer Bate DVD

This recording of Jennifer Bate one of the foremost international organists of our day playing Oliver Messaien's La Nativit'' du Seigneur was made in the magnificent setting of Norwich Cathedral when a capacity audience gave her virtuoso performance a prolonged ovation. Messiaen's religious works for the organ have been compared with those of Beethoven in their greatness for the solo instrument. La Nativit'' du Seigneur is no exception: its virtuosity embraces a magnificent cycle of nine meditations on the Christmas message. Bate's recordings of Messaien's complete... organ works have won international acclaim and many prestigious awards. [show more]

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