Roderick Chadwick - Souvenirs d’oiseaux (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Catalogue d'oiseaux, Book 2: Le Traquet Stapazin
02. Lunae: Four Nocturnes: I. Around and a round...
03. Lunae: Four Nocturnes: II. Love is the Silence in Which I Remember You and Repeat You
04. Lunae: Four Nocturnes: III. Of Stars and Nightingales
05. Lunae: Four Nocturnes: IV. Sufficit Lumen In Tenebris
06. Catalogue D’oiseaux, Book 3: La Chouette Hulotte
07. Catalogue D’Oiseaux, Book 3: L’Alouette Lulu
08. Sensation: I. She Hears
09. Sensation: II. Toucher
10. Sensation: III. Sight Lines
11. Sensation: IV. Nuits
12. Sensation: V. Alba
13. Sensation: VI. Coda

CD2
01. Catalogue D’Oiseaux, Book 4: La Rousserolle Effarvatte
02. Chanson d’Approche
03. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 5: Alouette Calandrelle
04. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 5: La Bouscarle
05. Préludes Book 1: No. 4 “Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir”
06. Lyric Pieces Book V, Op. 54: No. 4 Notturno

English pianist Roderick Chadwick has recorded the second volume in a series which presents 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.

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