Olivier Messiaen

"I find him interesting, especially when played by Yvonne Loriod. The works of his Ive heard often start magnificantly, but their initial promise is never realized, and you get these sugar-water climaxes that I cant stand. Splendid ideas, then suddenly Gershwin, cloying sweetness! Having said that, I like Gershwin a lot. Hes excellent in his own field, and less sentimental than Messiaen."

"Music is motion from nonrest to rest.Damian, Jon. Fresh Music (2015). YO! Publications, Cambridge. ISBN 978-0-9863105-0-8"