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Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d’oiseaux & Petites esquisses d’oiseaux

€ 27,95
Catalogue No.
0022302KAI
Label
KAIROS
EAN
9120010283024
Genre
Klassik - Neue / Zeitgenössische Musik
About

Olivier Messiaen saw birds as his greatest teachers, capturing their songs with passion and precision. His piano works, especially Catalogue d’oiseaux and Petites esquisses d’oiseaux, translate birdsong into rich, colorful music. Messiaen’s fascination with rhythm, color, and nature shaped his compositions, blending ornithology with spirituality. Pianist Alfonso Gómez delivers an astonishing interpretation on this recording, adding to his acclaimed discography for this label. As Messiaen himself said: “Nature, birdsong! These are my passions. They are also my refuge.”

Release Date
Format
CD
CD 1
Olivier Messiaen
Catalogue d’oiseaux (1956–1958) for piano
1.
1er Livre, I. Le Chocard des Alpes
00:09:39
2.
1er Livre, II. Le Loriot
00:08:48
3.
1er Livre, III. Le Merle bleu
00:14:11
4.
2e Livre, IV. Le Traquet Stapazin
00:15:09
5.
3e Livre, V. La Chouette Hulotte
00:08:45
6.
3e Livre, VI. L’Alouette Lulu
00:07:54
CD 2
Olivier Messiaen
Catalogue d’oiseaux (1956–1958) for piano
1.
4e Livre, VII. La Rousserolle Effarvatte
00:31:47
2.
5e Livre, VIII. L’Alouette Calandrelle
00:05:46
3.
5e Livre, IX. La Bouscarle
00:11:24
CD 3
Olivier Messiaen
Catalogue d’oiseaux (1956–1958) for piano
1.
6e Livre, X. Le Merle de roche
00:17:41
2.
7e Livre, XI. La Buse variable
00:09:58
3.
7e Livre, XII. Le Traquet rieur
00:08:05
4.
7e Livre, XIII. Le Courlis cendré
00:09:59
Petites esquisses d’oiseaux (1985) for piano
5.
I. Le Rouge-gorge
00:02:39
6.
II. Le Merle noir
00:02:22
7.
III. Le Rouge-gorge
00:02:37
8.
IV. La Grive musicienne
00:02:26
9.
V. Le Rouge-gorge
00:03:06
10.
VI. L’Alouette des champs
00:02:30

This track cannot be purchased individually and is only available with the full album.

Total Time
03:00:41