The Organ Works of Olivier Messaien – Jennifer Bate, Grandes Orgues de la Cathédrale Saint Pierre de Beauvais, Grandes Orgues de l’Eglise de la Sainte- Trinité, Paris
‘For sheer thrill, actual shivers up the physical spine, I think this record does more for me than any I have heard for a long time’ trumpeted the Gramophone of the first release of Jennifer Bate’s triumphant journey through Messaien’s organ works on the wonderful Beauvais organ, a journey ending with the world premiere recording of the vast Livre de Saint Sacrement in Paris under the watchful eyes of the composer, which won a prestigious Grande Prix du Disque Charles Cros. ‘Pick of the year’ The Times. ‘This is a monumental achievement’. Gramophone
