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English pianist Roderick Chadwick has recorded the second volume in a series which presents Books 2 through 5 of Messiaen’s “Catalogue d’oiseaux” coupled with works which are linked either in style or subject matter. This follows the well-received issue in October 2020 of the first volume, entitled ‘La Mer Bleue’ which included Book 1 of the Catalogue.
This double album is a continuation of Chadwick’s journey through Messiaen’s “Catalogue d’oiseaux”, programming it alongside an array of solo piano works that share its themes, atmospheres and inspirations. The latest issue features Books 2 through 5, including the cycle’s great centrepiece ‘La rousserolle effarvatte’ (The Reed Warbler), which evokes the sights and sounds of the Sologne region across a full day’s span.
Roderick Chadwick, as both soloist and collaborator, has performed some of the most challenging works for piano; his recent Stockhausen disc was highly praised. He is a particular expert on Messiaen and in 2018 co-authored and published a book on the Catalogue d’oiseaux. He lives in South London and is Reader in Music at the Royal Academy of Music.
- Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 2: Le traquet stapazin (14:12)
- Lunae (Four Nocturnes) – I. Around and a round… (3:07)
- Lunae (Four Nocturnes) – II. Love is the silence in which I remember you and repeat you (3:20)
- Lunae (Four Nocturnes) – III. Of stars and nightingales (2:59)
- Lunae (Four Nocturnes) – IV. Sufficit Lumen in Tenebris (2:17)
- Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 3: La Chouette Hulotte (7:33)
- Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 3: L’Alouette Lulu (7:03)
- Sensation – I. She hears (5:03)
- Sensation – II. Toucher (3:18)
- Sensation – III. Sight Lines (1:51)
- Sensation – IV. Nuits (1:05)
- Sensation – V. Alba (9:21)
- Sensation – VI. Coda (2:23)
- Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 4: La Rousserolle effarvatte (30:25)
- Chanson d’approche (8:37)
- Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 5: L’Aloutte calandrelle (5:26)
- Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 5: La Bouscarle (11:35)
- Preludes, Book 1 – No. 4 “les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir” (2:58)
- Lyric Pieces, Book V, Op. 54 – No. 4 Notturno (3:24)
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- 01 Catalogue d'oiseaux, Book 2: Le traquet stapazin (14:12)
- 02 Lunae (Four Nocturnes) – I. Around and a round… (3:07)
- 03 Lunae (Four Nocturnes) – II. Love is the silence in which I remember you and repeat you (3:20)
- 04 Lunae (Four Nocturnes) – III. Of stars and nightingales (2:59)
- 05 Lunae (Four Nocturnes) – IV. Sufficit Lumen in Tenebris (2:17)
- 06 Catalogue d'oiseaux, Book 3: La Chouette Hulotte (7:33)
- 07 Catalogue d'oiseaux, Book 3: L'Alouette Lulu (7:03)
- 08 Sensation – I. She hears (5:03)
- 09 Sensation – II. Toucher (3:18)
- 10 Sensation – III. Sight Lines (1:51)
- 11 Sensation – IV. Nuits (1:05)
- 12 Sensation – V. Alba (9:21)
- 13 Sensation – VI. Coda (2:23)
- 14 Catalogue d'oiseaux, Book 4: La Rousserolle effarvatte (30:25)
- 15 Chanson d'approche (8:37)
- 16 Catalogue d'oiseaux, Book 5: L'Aloutte calandrelle (5:26)
- 17 Catalogue d'oiseaux, Book 5: La Bouscarle (11:35)
- 18 Preludes, Book 1 – No. 4 "les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir" (2:58)
- 19 Lyric Pieces, Book V, Op. 54 – No. 4 Notturno (3:24)