Roderick Chadwick: Souvenirs d’Oiseaux | Divine Art DDA21240

Roderick Chadwick: Souvenirs d’Oiseaux

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Label: Divine Art

Cat No: DDA21240

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 14th April 2023

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About

English pianist Roderick Chadwick has recorded the second volume in a series which presents 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.

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