Yvonne Loriod

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Yvonne Loriod (20 January 1924 - 17 May 2010) was a French pianist, and the wife of composer Olivier Messiaen. Her sister was the ondes Martenot player Jeanne Loriod. Loriod was born in Houilles, Paris, France. She studied at the Paris Conservatoire and became one of Olivier Messiaen's most avid pupils. She also studied with Marcel Ciampi. At the age of 25, she was appointed professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. She went on to become a nationally-acclaimed recording artist and concert pianist, and premiered most of Messiaen's works for the piano, starting in the 1940s. Messiaen said that he was able to indulge in "the greatest eccentricities", when writing for piano, knowing that they would be mastered by Loriod. Both she and her sister Jeanne often performed as the soloists in his Turangalîla-Symphonie. Loriod also orchestrated part of Messiaen's final orchestral work, Concert à quatre. In 1961, Loriod married Olivier Messiaen following the death of his first wife, Claire Delbos. Loriod is generally considered to be the most important interpreter of Messiaen's piano works. In her later years, she and Messiaen acted as mentors to the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, who has since become a great champion of the works of Messiaen. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Messiaen : Edition

Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony

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Boulez Performs Boulez & Stockhausen

The Complete Véga Recordings 1956-1963

Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 29 / Henze: Concerto per il Marigny / Webern: Variations, Op. 27

Berg, Barraqué, Boulez: Piano sonatas

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Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie & Quatuor pour la fin du temps

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Messiaen: Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus

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20th Century Classics: Olivier Messiaen

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Messiaen: 100th Anniversary Box Set

Messiaen Edition

Messiaen : 20 regards sur l'enfant Jésus

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