Piano Concertos by Messiaen

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:French_avant-garde_music
gptkbp:characteristics spiritual themes
rhythmic complexity
colorful harmonies
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Olivier_Messiaen
gptkbp:dedicated_to gptkb:Yvonne_Loriod
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance 1950
gptkbp:genre classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Piano Concertos by Messiaen
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:jazz_music
contemporary composers
gptkbp:influenced_by French music
gptkbp:inspired_by nature
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:piano
gptkbp:is_recognized_as important contribution to piano repertoire
gptkbp:notable_features complex counterpoint
use of modes of limited transposition
birdsong motifs
gptkbp:notable_performances at the BBC Proms
at the Edinburgh Festival
at the Lucerne Festival
at the Salzburg Festival
at the Aix-en-Provence Festival
at the Festival d' Automne à Paris
at the Festival de Saint-Denis
at the Festival de la Roque d' Anthéron
at the Festival de musique de Besançon
at the Festival de musique de La Chaise-Dieu
at the Festival de musique de Sablé-sur-Sarthe
at the Festival de musique de Saintes
at the Festival de musique de Strasbourg
at the Festival de musique de Vienne
gptkbp:notable_recordings by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
by the London Symphony Orchestra
by the Orchestre National de France
by the Orchestre de Paris
by Martha Argerich
by Jean-Yves Thibaudet
by Pierre-Laurent Aimard
by the Ensemble Inter Contemporain
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Concerto_for_Piano_and_Orchestra
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Messiaen's_orchestral_works
gptkbp:performed_at major music festivals
gptkbp:performed_by pianists worldwide
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:1949
gptkbp:published_by Durand
gptkbp:recorded_by various orchestras
gptkbp:style 20th-century classical music
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Friedrich_Gulda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6