Olivier Messiaen 1949-64: experiment and regeneration III

Messiaen Le loriot, Le courlis cendré, and other movements from Catalogue d’oiseaux

Matthew Schellhorn, piano

These vivid and colourful pieces evoke the landscapes of rural France and the birds which inhabit them. Neglected for decades, they are now attracting an ever-growing array of recordings and performances by many of the world’s most imaginative pianists. Matthew Schellhorn’s interpretations have been widely praised.