Musicology Annotation << Back Messiaen About Performance: the Problem of Authentic Interpretation of Composer’s Music Svetlana Lopushanskaya This article is devoted to the authentic interpretation of the piano and chamber music of Olivier Messiaen. Special attention is paid to the analysis of Messiaen’s and outstanding French pianist Yvonne Loriod’s recordings. The article presents the statements of Messiaen and his disciples about favourite type of piano, preferred by Messiaen, features of the composer’s style and musical means of expression, including the colour such as the complex and entirely individual unique characteristic. Also the point about Messiaen’s attitude to the interpretation of his own music is considered, and what kind of performer should be: interpreter or executor. As a result, the so called «manner of realization» of Messiaen’s works is revealed. It is based on the impressionistic interpretation of the piano, which is deep and enriched owing to the surreal content as well as thorough approach to the each element of the musical texture. Keywords: O. Messiaen, authenticity, interpretation, piano, performance. Contacts: E-mail: vdoh_no_venie@mail.ru Pp. 40-45.