Messiaen

204 illustrations

CONTENTS

-List of illustrations
-Introduction
-Childhood and the Conservatoire: 1908-1929
-The Trinité and marriage: 1930-1934
-La Jeune France: 1935-1939
-Messiaen's war: 1940-1944
-"Le Cas Messiaen" and the Tristan trilogy: 1945-1948
-Experiment and renewal: 1949-1952
-Birdsong into music: 1952-1959
-Public controversy, private happiness: 1959-1963
-An establishment figure? 1964-1969
-Splendours of nature: 1970-1974
-"Messiaen, faites-moi un opéra": 1975-1978
-"Brother Messiaen at the Opéra": 1979-1983
-Inspiration regained: 1984-1987
-Illuminations of the Beyond: 1988-1992
-Notes
-Bibliography
-Index