Focusing on Messiaenrsquo;s relation to history - both his own and the history he engendered - the Messiaen Perspectives volumes convey the growing understanding of his deep and varied interconnections with his cultural milieux. Messiaen Perspectives 1: Sources and Influences examines the genesis; sources and cultural pressures that shaped Messiaenrsquo;s music. Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques; Influence and Reception analyses Messiaenrsquo;s compositional approach and the repercussions of his music. While each book offers a coherent collection in itself; together these complementary volumes elucidate how powerfully Messiaen was embedded in his time and place; and how his music resonates ever more today.Messiaen Perspectives 1: Sources and Influences presents many new primary sources; including discussion of Messiaenrsquo;s birdsong cahiers; sketch and archival materials for his Prix de Rome entries and war-time Portique; along with performance practice insights and theological inspiration in works as diverse as Visions de lrsquo;Amen; Harawi; Timbres-dureacute;es and the organ Meacute;ditations. The volume places the composer within a broader historical and cultural framework than has previously been attempted; ranging from specific influences to more general contexts. As a centrepiece; the book includes an examination of the impact of one of the greatest influences upon Messiaen; Yvonne Loriod.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fine writer; and a fine book!By M. V. SanderfordDiscovering all the available information about a 75-year-old mystery and knitting them together into a "page-turner" is not an easy task. Steve Bouser; an excellent writer; has successfully woven the disparate personal reminiscences; written documents; and the rumors and speculation that swirled around Elva Statler Davidsons death at the time into a compelling and coherent whole. I found that his acerbic; lightly sardonic writing style fit the subject matter perfectly; both in describing the central mystery of the central characters death and the unique southern North Carolina setting where her sad life ended. I read this book straight through and enjoyed every word of it. The negative reviews that his book has received are so far off of the mark as to lead me to suspect them to be motivated more by some hidden personal agenda than by objective literary analysis.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. FascinatingBy TURQUOISEI am from NC. Not Pinehurst however. Little town of Red Springs; N.C. Want to ask my Dad if he ever heard of this family....he is 90. I devoured this book. Kept asking myself why I had never heard of this "incident". Elva; a pleasure to know her thru this book. Sad book and illuminating ... sheds light on how the really rich live...fyi...Red Springs Hotel or Townsend Hotel...very wealthy hotel in that time era....went downhill after Pinehurst came into being...Highly recommend this book. You wont regret reading it. I shall never forget Elva.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A page turner.By Lynn Thomas ZiglarA page turner. Another in a string of unsolved North Carolina Murders or suicides in the 30sOne wonders if it would be unsolved if it happened today
