Olivier Messiaen
by Tim Page
For more than half a century, Messiaen really mattered – both within the world of music and, increasingly, to the general public as well. Messiaen inspired no little controversy during his time, but there was one point on which both his admirers and detractors could agree: there was nobody like him, and, once he was gone, nobody could take his place.
Read the complete introduction along with other articles at the Carnegie Hall website:
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/sound_insights/Messiaen/art_intro_messiaen.html
