Roderick Chadwick – Souvenirs d’oiseaux (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Roderick Chadwick – Souvenirs d’oiseaux (2023)
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English pianist Roderick Chadwick has recorded the second volume in a series which presents Books 2 through 5 of 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.

Tracklist:
01. Roderick Chadwick – Messiaen: Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 2: Le Traquet Stapazin (14:12)
02. Roderick Chadwick – Harrison: Lunae: Four Nocturnes: I. Around and a round… (03:07)
03. Roderick Chadwick – Harrison: Lunae: Four Nocturnes: II. Love is the Silence in Which I Remember You and Repeat You (03:19)
04. Roderick Chadwick – Harrison: Lunae: Four Nocturnes: III. Of Stars and Nightingales (02:59)
05. Roderick Chadwick – Messiaen: Lunae: Four Nocturnes: IV. Sufficit Lumen In Tenebris (02:17)
06. Roderick Chadwick – Messiaen: Catalogue D’oiseaux, Book 3: La Chouette Hulotte (07:33)
07. Roderick Chadwick – Messiaen: Catalogue D’oiseaux, Book 3: L’Alouette Lulu (07:02)
08. Roderick Chadwick – Anderson: Sensation: I. She Hears (05:03)
09. Roderick Chadwick – Anderson: Sensation: II. Toucher (03:17)
10. Roderick Chadwick – Anderson: Sensation: III. Sight Lines (01:51)
11. Roderick Chadwick – Anderson: Sensation: IV. Nuits (04:52)
12. Roderick Chadwick – Anderson: Sensation: V. Alba (05:34)
13. Roderick Chadwick – Anderson: Sensation: VI. Coda (02:22)
14. Roderick Chadwick – Messiaen: Catalogue D’Oiseaux, Book 4: La Rousserolle Effarvatte (30:25)
15. Roderick Chadwick – Jolas: Chanson d’Approche (08:37)
16. Roderick Chadwick – Messiaen: Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 5: Alouette Calandrelle (05:25)
17. Roderick Chadwick – Messiaen: Catalogue d’oiseaux, Book 5: La Bouscarle (11:34)
18. Roderick Chadwick – Debussy: Préludes Book 1: No. 4 “Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir” (02:58)
19. Roderick Chadwick – Grieg: Lyric Pieces Book V, Op. 54: No. 4 Notturno (03:24)

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