Catalogue d'oiseaux

Album by Olivier Messiaen & Ciro Longobardi

Catalogue d'oiseaux is a cycle of solo piano pieces by French composer Olivier Messiaen, composed between 1956 and 1958. The works combine transcribed birdsong with Messiaen's modal harmonies, additive rhythms and richly textured piano writing to evoke particular landscapes and times of day, reflecting a mid-career focus on ornithology and colour in his compositional practice.
First released: February 2019

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: I. Le Chocard des Alpes
    7:54
  2. 2.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: VII. La Rousserolle effarvatte
    28:49
  3. 3.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: X. Le Merle de roche
    18:15
  4. 4.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: II. Le Loriot
    8:07
  5. 5.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: VIII. L'Alouette calandrelle
    5:16
  6. 6.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: XI. La Buse variable
    9:47
  7. 7.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: III. Le Merle bleu
    12:51
  8. 8.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: XII. Le Traquet rieur
    8:30
  9. 9.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: IX. La Bouscarle
    10:20
  10. 10.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: XIII. Le Courlis cendré
    10:04
  11. 11.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: IV. Le Traquet stapazin
    14:00
  12. 12.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: V. La Chouette hulotte
    7:25
  13. 13.
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: VI. L'Alouette Lulu
    6:47

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