Préludes (Messiaen)
from Messiaen: Piano Music (CDA67054)
1 La colombe [2'22]
2 Chant d'extase dans un paysage triste [7'17]
3 Le nombre léger [2'06]
4 Instants défunts [5'01]
5 Les sons impalpables du rêve [5'08]
6 Cloches d'angoisse et larmes d'adieu [10'13]
7 Plainte calme [2'55]
8 Un reflet dans le vent [5'21]
40 minutes 23 seconds 8 tracks
‘Very fine’ (Gramophone)
‘You don't have to believe in paradise to know for a fact that Messiaen's Eight Preludes are the kind of music one would hear there. To put it simply, you will adore these pieces if you like Debussy’ ...
‘Hewitt's combined precision and firepower can hold their own in any company’ (Classic FM)