Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Introduction, part 1
    Peter Cundall
    2:53
  • 2
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    4:18
  • 3
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: I. The Alpine Chough
    Olivier Messiaen
    7:26
  • 4
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    3:13
  • 5
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: II. The Golden Oriole
    Olivier Messiaen
    7:38
  • 6
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    3:29
  • 7
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: III. The Blue Rock Thrush
    Olivier Messiaen
    13:07
  • 8
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    6:59
  • 9
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: IV. The Black-eared Wheatear
    Olivier Messiaen
    14:26
  • 10
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    2:05
  • 11
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: V. The Tawny Owl
    Olivier Messiaen
    5:48
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Introduction, part 2
    Peter Cundall
    1:52
  • 2
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    1:47
  • 3
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: VI. The Woodlark
    Olivier Messiaen
    7:17
  • 4
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    11:02
  • 5
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: VII. The Reed Warbler
    Olivier Messiaen
    27:59
  • 6
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    2:27
  • 7
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: VIII. The Short-toed Lark
    Olivier Messiaen
    5:27
  • 8
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    6:02
  • 9
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: IX. Cetti's Warbler
    Olivier Messiaen
    10:33
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Introduction, part 3
    Peter Cundall
    0:27
  • 2
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    5:21
  • 3
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: X. The Rock Thrush
    Olivier Messiaen
    16:38
  • 4
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    3:31
  • 5
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: XI. The Buzzard
    Olivier Messiaen
    9:48
  • 6
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    3:09
  • 7
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: XII. The Black Wheatear
    Olivier Messiaen
    8:06
  • 8
    Narration and motifs
    Olivier Messiaen
    4:48
  • 9
    Catalogue d'oiseaux: XIII. The Curlew
    Olivier Messiaen
    12:14

More by Olivier Messiaen, Michael Kieran Harvey, Peter Cundall

Release credits

  • piano [3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9]
  • spoken vocals [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 3.1-2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8]

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