Ten years after writing Les Corps glorieux (8.573682) Olivier Messiaen developed a plan to compose a Book of Rhythmic Studies for the organ. This resulted in two distinct works of which Livre d’orgue proved to be an anthology representative of his compositional thinking at the time. It runs the gamut of rhythms, tone colours and sonorities, ranging from extreme delicacy to the most powerful vehemence, and includes new modes, complex Hindu rhythms, and an aviary of birdsong. The test piece Verset pour la fête de la Dédicace offers a more serene vision in its own essay in birdsong.
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Messiaen, Olivier
Verset pour la Fête de la Dédicace (Verset for the Festival of the Dedication of a Church)
1 Verset pour la Fête de la Dédicace (Verset for the Festival of the Dedication of a Church) 09:06
Livre d'orgue
2 No. 1. Reprises par interversion (Repetitions in Inversion) 05:58
3 No. 2. Pièce en trio (Trio) 02:36
4 No. 3. Les mains de l'abîme (The Hands of the Abyss) 06:29
5 No. 4. Chants d'oiseaux (Birdsongs) 08:12
6 No. 5. Pièce en trio (Trio) 07:51
7 No. 6. Les yeux dans les roues (The Eyes in the Wheels) 01:49
8 No. 7. Soixante-quatre durées (Sixty-four Durations) 10:18
Monodie
9 Monodie 02:58
Tristan et Yseult: Thème d'Amour (Tristan and Isolde: Love Theme)
10 Tristan et Yseult: Thème d'Amour (Tristan and Isolde: Love Theme) 01:40
