Catalogue d’oiseaux, I/42

~ Work

Annotation

Composed between 1956 and 1958, Catalogue d’oiseaux is a collection of musical portraits of birds, each painstakingly taken down and notated by the composer during visits to the French provinces. In the words of Messiaen: “Each soloist is presented in its habitat, surrounded by a landscape and the songs of other birds that are found in the same region.”

Relationships

composer:Olivier Messiaen (from 1956-10 until 1958-09)
dedicated to:Yvonne Loriod
premiered by:Yvonne Loriod (on 1959-04-15)
publisher:Éditions Alphonse Leduc (in 1958)
premiered at:Salle Gaveau in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-04-15)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002660122 [info]
Wikidata:Q2941632 [info]
purchase score for mail-order:https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/56312/Catalogue-doiseaux--Olivier-Messiaen/ [info]
parts:1. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book I, I/42: I. Le Chocard des Alpes (part of collection)
2. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book I, I/42: II. Le Loriot (part of collection)
3. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book I, I/42: III. Le Merle bleu (part of collection)
4. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book II, I/42: IV. Le Traquet stapazin (part of collection)
5. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book III, I/42: V. La Chouette hulotte (part of collection)
6. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book III, I/42: VI. L’Alouette-lulu (part of collection)
7. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book IV, I/42: VII. Le Rousserolle effarvatte (part of collection)
8. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book V, I/42: VIII. L’Alouette calandrelle (part of collection)
9. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book V, I/42: IX. La Bouscarle (part of collection)
10. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book VI, I/42: X. Le Merle de roche (part of collection)
11. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book VII, I/42: XI. La Buse variable (part of collection)
12. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book VII, I/42: XII. La Traquet rieur (part of collection)
13. Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book VII, I/42: XIII. Le Courlis cendré (part of collection)