Olivier Messiaen

The Bird Catalogue by Olivier Messiaenis a set of 7 books with 13 pieces for Piano composed between 1956 and 1958. Each volume refers to a special bird and to the French region where the bird is typic...

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony, melodies and his passion for ornithology, his La Fauvette Des Jardins for Piano isno exc...

Solo Piano part for Messiaen's Un Vitrail et des Oiseaux (A stained glass window and birds). Written in 1986, it incorporates both of the composer's key preoccupations, the songs of birds and the effe...

Around 1960, Olivier Messiaen began a large-scale concerto based on the birds of the Hérault region ('Oiseaux de l'Hérault') for piano, various soloists and orchestra. Although the project remained un...

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) left us a considerable output marked in particular by his researches into rhythm, his modes of limited transposition, his chord colours, his Roman catholic faith, and the...

1. Introduction; 2. Le Parc de Nara et les Lanternes de Pierre; 3. Yamanaka Cadenza; 4. Gagaku; 5. Miyajima et le Torii dans la Mer; 6. Les Oiseaux de Karuizawa; 7. Coda (for piano and orchestra)

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony, melodies and his passion for ornithology, his Éclairs SurL'Au-Delà for Orchestra...

Eclairs Sur L'Au-Delà - Part 2, VII to XI is the second part of this religious orchestral piece by Olivier Messiaen composed between 1987 and 1991. This conductor edition features themovements...

The Nativity of the Lord, by Olivier Messiaen was written in 1935 and depicts his Roman Catholic faith. Written for Organ, this piece is considered 'one of the great organ works of all time' and as a...

The Glorious Bodies, by Olivier Messiaen is a composition that exhibits his Roman Catholic faith. Written for organ in 1939, it is a mix between Indian music and Gregorian Plainsong. This first volume...

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony, melodies and his passion for ornithology, Les Corps Glorieux is no exception to thecompo...

The Glorious Bodies, by Olivier Messiaen is a composition that depicts his Roman Catholic faith. Written for organ in 1939, it is a mix between Indian music and Gregorian Plainsong. This third volume...

The Organ Book, written by Olivier Messiaen is a set of seven pieces for Organ which is considered as very difficult (8 and 9). Composed for some Roman Catholic periods, the different pieces are there...

Orgue - Grand Orgue

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony and melodies, Meditations on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity is no exception to the compo...

Orgue/nouveautes - Grand Orgue

The first printed edition of this early Messiaen work, composed in 1933 when the composer was 25 years old. Éditions Durand...does a wonderful job of providing a clear, easy-to-read score, with helpfu...

For High Voice. Contents: Pourqoui? - Le Sourire - La Fiancée perdue.