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by Olivier MESSIAEN
("God among us")
Spoken to the communion, to the Virgin, and to the entire Church: The One who has created me resides in my tent, the Word was made flesh and lives within me. My soul glorifies the Lord, my spirit quivers at the goodness of God my Savior.

This piece sums up the entire work. Here we have the purpose of the Incarnation, for God to dwell among us, not just in the form of a baby 2000 years ago, but very alive and present today. With the opening fanfare, the Christmas declaration is proclaimed with jubilation. The pedal passage vividly illustrates God, in human form, descending from heaven to dwell among us on earth. This is immediately answered by a theme of love (played on the Voix Celeste), soft, quiet, magical, representing the communion of the soul with God. We then hear a Masgnificat of praise in birdsong style (style oiseaux). In a long section which follows, the opening themes are developed with an energetic and kinetic sixteenth note pattern undergirding it all. Finally, the spectacular toccata, Messiaen's most famous organ music, with its thunderous pedal notes echoing again the descent from heaven to earth. This is full of energy, excitement, joie de vivre. With this movement, the job of the performer is to be a conduit, an empty channel for Divine blessing. The music is the consummate statement of the soul in a state of ecstasy.

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from Messiaen: La Nativité du Seigneur - Full Resolution, released September 20, 2021

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Jonathan Dimmock San Francisco, California

Jonathan Dimmock (www.JonathanDimmock.com) is an internationally renowned concert organist. He is the Principal Organist of the Legion of Honor Museum, Organist for the San Francisco Symphony, and Director of Music at Congregation Sherith Israel. He was Organ Scholar of Westminster Abbey. and worked at 3 cathedrals - St. John the Divine (NYC), St. Mark’s (Mpls), and Grace (San Francisco). ... more

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