Catalogue d'oiseaux

The work was premiered by Yvonne Loriod on 15 April 1959 in Paris, Salle Gaveau, for the concerts of the "Domaine musical" organized by Pierre Boulez. == Aim of the work ==

For these pieces, Messiaen did not want to be limited to the evocation of the bird of which each of it bears the title. == Title of the pieces ==

• 1 - The Alpine chough (Chocard des Alpes) • 2 - The Eurasian golden oriole (''Loriot d'Europe'') • 3 - The blue rock thrush (Merle bleu) • 4 - The western black-eared wheatear (Traquet stapazin) • 5 - The tawny owl (Chouette hulotte) • 6 - The woodlark (Alouette lulu) • 7 - The Eurasian reed warbler (Rousserolle effarvatte) • 8 - The greater short-toed lark (Alouette calandrelle) • 9 - The Cetti's warbler (Bouscarle de Cetti) • 10 - The common rock thrush (Merle de roche) • 11 - The common buzzard (Buse variable) • 12 - The black wheatear (Traquet rieur) • 13 - The Eurasian curlew (Courlis cendré) == Recordings ==

• Yvonne Loriod: Erato Records 2292-45505-2/VI; ECD 71590 (1970–1973) • Peter Hill: Regis B000Q7RKW8 (1986) • Anatol Ugorski: Deutsche Grammophon 4743452 (1994) • Hakon Austbo: Naxos Records 8.553532.34 (1997), Also includes ''Petites esquisses d'oiseaux'' (composed in 1985). • Paul Kim: Centaur Records CRC 2567/68/69 (2001), Also includes La Fauvette des jardins and ''Petites esquisses d'oiseaux'' • Roger Muraro: Accord 4657682 (2002) • Pierre-Laurent Aimard: Pentatone PTC 5186670 (2018) • Carl-Axel Dominique BIS BIS-CD-594/596 Also includes "La Fauvette des jardins" and "Petites esquisses d'oiseaux". == See also ==