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Olivier Messiaen

Petites Esquisses d'oiseaux

Petites Esquisses d'oiseaux, is a piano work by Olivier Messiaen composed in 1985, dedicated to his wife Yvonne Loriod. It has six parts, three of which are devoted to

Analysis#

In the preface, Messiaen writes:

Premiere#

The piece was premiered at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris on 26 January 1987 by Yvonne Loriod. The duration is about 14 minutes.

Titles of the pieces#

The six movements are titled:

Recordings#

Recordings include: * Yvonne Loriod, piano (+ Préludes, Quatre Études de rythme) Erato Records 2292-45505-2/V ECD 71589, 1987-88 * Paul Kim, piano (+ Catalogue d’oiseaux, La Fauvette des jardins) Centaur Records CRC 2567/68/69, 2001 * Fredrik Ullén, piano Disque BIS-CD-1803, 2012 * Marie Vermeulin, piano Disque paraty 612118, 2013

  • Petites esquisses d’oiseaux (Bibliothèque Nationale de France)
  • Messiaen - Petites esquisses d’oiseaux (Piano Street.com)
  • Petites esquisses d’oiseaux
  • Messiaen - Petites Esquisses d’Oiseaux
  • Olivier Messiaen - Petites esquisses d’oiseaux (1985) (YouTube)
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Olivier Messiaen