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You have to love wind players. As a member of the string team myself, I must admit to some low-grade mocking of their obsession with reeds, swabbing and chapstick, but let's face it: when the turn of a phrase is mapped to the length of a breath, stunning things can happen.

Olivier Messiaen's centennial in December 2008 yielded a rapturous overdose of the French composer's vivid, hyper-expressive music. This week picks up where 2008 left off with a five...