Catalogue d
Olivier Messiaen

Catalogue d'Oiseaux

Momo Kodama

OVCT 60 - 4526977930608

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Messiaen, who was an enthusiastic and accomplished ornithologist, investigated for his Catalogue d'oiseaux 13 birds with their songs and their specific sound environments. 

"I'm very attracted by the works of Messiaen. Catalogue d'oiseaux offers a new musical language. Each bird is evoked by his singing, his travels in its environment, the surrounding landscape etc. The music changes depending on whether the bird is found in the air of morning or evening, or depending on the weather. There are many birds in the catalogue, which gives a great diversity in sounds. The work reflects the beauty of nature, but there is also plenty of humor. "

"Messiaen, who practiced ornithology in a scientific way and with passion, has traveled the world in search of new species. But the thirteen pieces in the catalogue are devoted to birds in France. "Each piece is written in honor of a French province," wrote the composer. Each is simply the name of the symbolic bird of the region."

It is a modest monument and brilliant but highly demanding. "The singing of birds is different from the human voice. The rhythm is completely different from what we usually hear. But the work is very accessible, even to an audience that knows no contemporary music ". - interview with Momo Kodama in La Provence

Diese wundersch�n aufgemachte CD-Box ist die zweite Messiaen-Aufnahme der in Paris lebenden Pianistin Momo Kodama, die als herausragende Messiaen-Interpretin gilt. 2005 erschien bereits ihre Interpretation der 'Vint regards sur l'enfant-J�sus', die weltweite Beachtung fand. Momo Kodama z�hlt dank ihrer gro�en Musikalit�t und ausdrucksvollen Virtuosit�t zu den interessantesten Pianistinnen ihrer Generation. Ihre F�higkeit, dem Klavier scheinbar anstrengungslos eine beeindruckende Klangf�lle zu entlocken, ihr ebenso warmer wie lyrischer Ton und ihre begeisternde technische Brillanz geh�ren zu den hervorstechenden Eigenschaften ihres Musizierens.

Tracklisting
  • 1
    1er Livre: Le Chocard des Alpes
    09:04
  • 1
    4eme Livre: La Rousserolle Effarvatte
    30:49
  • 1
    6eme Livre: Le Merle de roche
    17:52
  • 2
    1er Livre: Le Lorlot
    08:14
  • 2
    5eme Livre: L'Alouette Calandrelle
    05:27
  • 2
    7eme Livre: La Buse variable
    10:36
  • 3
    1er Livre: Le Merle Bleu
    13:21
  • 3
    5eme Livre: La Bouscarle
    12:33
  • 3
    7eme Livre: Le traquet rieur
    07:42
  • 4
    2eme Livre: Le Traquet Stapazin
    16:06
  • 4
    7eme Livre: Le Courlis cendré
    10:34
  • 5
    3eme Livre: La Chouette Hulotte
    08:22
  • 6
    3eme Livre: L'Alouette Lulu
    07:54