Messiaen’s Faith - New Passage
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"When asked about the sorts of impressions that French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-92) wished to communicate in composing, and the impressions he wanted to convey to those who listened to his work, he replied that “the first idea I wanted to express, the
most important, is the existence of the truths of the Catholic faith.. . . The illumination of the theological truths of the Catholic faith is the first aspect of my work, the noblest, and no doubt the most useful and most valuable—perhaps the only one I won’t
regret at the hour of my death.” His Le Verbe exemplifies his faith."
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