Yvonne Loriod: The Complete Véga Recordings 1956-1963
Yvonne Loriod
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Release Date: 18/01/2019
13 CDs collecting together Yvonne Loriod's complete Véga recordings (1956-1963): many either available for the first time on CD, or released for the first time internationally on CD - including a new remastering of the 'Turangalîla-Symphonie' with Maurice Le Roux. Presenting a survey of Loriod's vast piano repertoire from Mozart to Chopin to Schumann, Liszt, Albéniz and De Falla, through Berg, Barraqué and Webern, to Messiaen and Boulez; and including no fewer than eleven world premiere recordings. Featuring recordings with Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Boulez, Jeanne Loriod, Rudolf Albert, Maurice Le Roux, Orchestre National de la RTF, Les Concerts Du Domaine Musical. 64pp booklet (English/French) includes original cover art, rare photos; a retrospective by journalist, broadcaster and Loriod's friend and Véga producer, Claude Samuel; biography and repertoire notes by musicologist and Messiaen biographer, Nigel Simeone; and a touching tribute by Loriod's student Roger Muraro.