🇫🇷Olivier Messiaen ： Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus Regard de la Croix

“Regard of the Cross” is a piece in which the resonance of weighty chords intersects with a quiet, prayerful expression. The contrast between broad sonorous passages and more introspective moments is a central point of interest, as is the sense that the flow of time stretches and contracts. It is important to keep the overlapping chords clear while carefully bringing out the movement of each voice. In forte passages, do not rely on volume alone; shape the vertical depth and direction of the sonority. In softer sections, use the pedal judiciously and allow the resonance and silences to speak, conveying a tension and stillness reminiscent of gazing upon the Cross. The piece calls for a flexible approach to the meter while preserving the breath of the work as a whole.