Olivier Messiaen

For Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano.

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony and melodies, Mass of Pentecost is no exception to the composer's popular, distinctive st...

In 1929, Olivier Messiaen finished composing his Préludes. The first original work for piano of a twenty-one-year-old composer, it would be the first to be included in his official catalogue. This col...

With performance notes (in French) by the composer for each movement. Contents: Regard du Père - Regard de l'étoile - L'échange - Regard de la Vierge - Regard du Fils sur le Fils - Par Lui tout a été...

The Organ works of Olivier Messiaen form a significant part of his output, providing a hugely versatile tool for the composer's experiments into the extension and abandonment of traditional diatonic h...

This edition reproduces the original engravings, giving performers a valuable record of how these major works were first published, whether in the composer's lifetime or posthumously. Includes Chants...

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...

Partitur = Klavierstimme

Published for the first time are Olivier Messiaen's analyses of three important piano works by Maurice Ravel, reconstituted, completed and edited by Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen. In this exceptional study M...

A collection of some of the finest piano music by the composer, with representative selections spanning most of his musical career. Includes: Préludes (I. La Colombe - IV. Instants défunts - VII. Plai...

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony and melodies, The Ascension for Organ is no exception to the composer's popular, distinct...

Being a fascinatingly unique composer, Olivier Messiaen pushed the conventions of composing to its very limits. The composer's music remains ever-popular and The Technique of my Musical Language provi...

1. Premières Fusées - 2. L'Eau - 3. Les Fusées - 4. L'Eau - 5. Les Fusées - 6. L'Eau - 7. Superposition de l'Eau et des Fusées - 8. Feu d'Artifice final (for 6 ondes martenot)

For chorus of four part mixed voices. The original published score states with organ accompaniment ad libitum. Messiaen later in life designated the work for mixed choir a cappella, but the score was...

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony, melodies and his passion for ornithology, his Vocalise Study for High Voice and Piano is...

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony and melodies, Book of the Holy Sacrement for Organ is no exception to the composer's popu...

Hill was delighted to find a virtually complete 11- minute work for piano dating from 1961 which possibly was intended to be part of a second Catalogue d'oiseaux . This project was never in the end pu...

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony, melodies and his passion for ornithology, his Catalogue of Birds for Piano is no excepti...

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony, melodies and his passion for ornithology, his Catalogue of Birds for Piano is no excepti...