Olivier Messiaen

thumb|alt=An elderly, balding man with swept back hair, wearing a suit. He faces the camera.|Olivier Messiaen in 1986 Olivier Messiaen (December 10, 1908 – April 27, 1992) was a French composer, organist, ornithologist, and composer. Quotes Music is motion from nonrest to rest.Damian, Jon. Fresh Music (2015). YO! Publications, Cambridge. ISBN 978-0-9863105-0-8 Quotes about Messiaen I find him interesting, especially when played by Yvonne Loriod. The works of his I've heard often start magnificantly, but their initial promise is never realized, and you get these sugar-water climaxes that I can't stand. Splendid ideas, then suddenly Gershwin, cloying sweetness! Having said that, I like Gershwin a lot. He's excellent in his own field, and less sentimental than Messiaen. Sviatoslav Richter, in Bruno Monsaingeon, Sviatoslav Richter: Notebooks and Conversations External links Category:1908 births Category:1992 deaths Category:Academics from France Category:Composers from France Category:Organists Category:Ornithologists Category:Catholics from France Category:Wolf Prize in Arts laureates