10 April 2014. Messiaen and Scriabin with LSO at the Barbican

The Messiaen L'ascension seemed to go very well with Scriabin's Prometheus. Both are at what most would find an acceptable end of the avant garde spectrum. The Scriabin featured the pianist Denis Matsuev as well as the London Symphony Chorus. The second half was Scriabin's Symphony No 2. All under the masterful Valery Gergiev.