THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING

The other 100th birthday

Surveying the view from Mount Messiaen

Olivier Messiaen, shown here in March 1952, would have celebrated his 100th birthday Wednesday. Olivier Messiaen, shown here in March 1952, would have celebrated his 100th birthday Wednesday. (Lipnitzki/Roger Viollet/Getty Images)
By Jeremy Eichler
Globe Staff / December 14, 2008

E-mail this article

Invalid E-mail address
Invalid E-mail address

Sending your article

Your article has been sent.

Text size +

It was easy to miss with all of the hoopla for Elliott Carter's 100th birthday, but last week also marked the centenary of a towering figure in modern music: Olivier Messiaen. (Full article: 1124 words)

This article is available in our archives:

Globe Subscribers

FREE for subscribers

Subscribers to the Boston Globe get unlimited access to our archives.

Not a subscriber?

Non-Subscribers

Purchase an electronic copy of the full article. Learn More

  • $4.95 1 article
  • $9.95 4 articles
  • $25.95 Monthly