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Pierre-Laurent Aimard - Messiaen: Catalogue d’oiseaux, I-42 (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 152:54 minutes | 2,21 GB
Classical | Label: Pentatone, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 152:54 minutes | 2,21 GB
Classical | Label: Pentatone, Official Digital Download
Renowned pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s recording of Olivier Messiaen’s Catalogue d’Oiseaux created a sensation when first released on PENTATONE in 2018, and now returns to the market in an attractively-priced stereo re-issue. Aimard had intimate ties to the composer himself and his wife, Yvonne Loriod, for whom Messiaen wrote the Catalogue, a grand hymn to nature from a man who never ceased to marvel at the stupefying beauty of landscapes or the magic of bird song. With his Catalogue, Messiaen tried – in his own words – “to render exactly the typical birdsong of a region, surrounded by its neighbours from the same habitat, as well as the form of song at different hours of the day and night,” suggesting an almost scientific approach to his subjects. The idea of ‘reproduction’ may have been central to Messiaen’s conception of the Catalogue d’Oiseaux, but in the finished work we hear a great composer at work, a master of innovative structures who finds an astonishing range of piano sonorities. Thanks to Aimard’s ability to evoke this colourful opus, his interpretation has turned into an absolute reference recording.
This first release within Aimard’s exclusive partnership with PENTATONE received many accolades, including a Jahrespreis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Since then, recordings of Beethoven (2021), Bartók (2023, with San Francisco Symphony and Esa-Pekka Salonen) and Schubert (2024) have appeared on PENTATONE, as well as piano four hands albums with Tamara Stefanovich (Visions in 2022 and Nicolaou: Etudes & Frames in 2023).
Tracklist:
CD1
01 No. 1, Le Chocard des Alpes
02 No. 2, Le Loriot
03 No. 3, Le Merle bleu
04 No. 4, Le Traquet Stapazin
05 No. 5, La Chouette Hulotte
06 No. 6, L'Alouette lulu
CD2
01 No. 7, La Rousserolle Effarvatte
02 No. 8, L'Alouette Calandrelle
03 No. 9, La Bouscarle
04 No. 10, Le Merle de roche
05 No. 11, La Buse variable
06 No. 12, Le Traquet rieur
07 No. 13, Le Courlis cendré
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2026-04-21 18:22:03
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Analyzed: Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d'Oiseaux
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR17 -0.10 dBFS -22.40 dBFS 9:38 01-No. 1, Le Chocard des Alpes
DR17 -4.18 dBFS -26.89 dBFS 8:18 02-No. 2, Le Loriot
DR17 -1.48 dBFS -22.96 dBFS 13:11 03-No. 3, Le Merle bleu
DR19 -0.51 dBFS -24.88 dBFS 14:15 04-No. 4, Le Traquet Stapazin
DR20 -1.02 dBFS -26.23 dBFS 8:05 05-No. 5, La Chouette Hulotte
DR18 -3.46 dBFS -27.92 dBFS 6:50 06-No. 6, L'Alouette lulu
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR18
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2061 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2026-04-21 18:22:03
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d'Oiseaux
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR18 -0.79 dBFS -25.12 dBFS 31:40 01-No. 7, La Rousserolle Effarvatte
DR15 -4.73 dBFS -26.64 dBFS 5:21 02-No. 8, L'Alouette Calandrelle
DR16 -2.63 dBFS -24.61 dBFS 10:39 03-No. 9, La Bouscarle
DR18 -1.44 dBFS -24.87 dBFS 17:43 04-No. 10, Le Merle de roche
DR15 -2.27 dBFS -23.68 dBFS 9:55 05-No. 11, La Buse variable
DR16 -2.20 dBFS -23.00 dBFS 8:02 06-No. 12, Le Traquet rieur
DR19 -0.10 dBFS -23.01 dBFS 9:18 07-No. 13, Le Courlis cendré
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR17
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2071 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
log date: 2026-04-21 18:22:03
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d'Oiseaux
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR17 -0.10 dBFS -22.40 dBFS 9:38 01-No. 1, Le Chocard des Alpes
DR17 -4.18 dBFS -26.89 dBFS 8:18 02-No. 2, Le Loriot
DR17 -1.48 dBFS -22.96 dBFS 13:11 03-No. 3, Le Merle bleu
DR19 -0.51 dBFS -24.88 dBFS 14:15 04-No. 4, Le Traquet Stapazin
DR20 -1.02 dBFS -26.23 dBFS 8:05 05-No. 5, La Chouette Hulotte
DR18 -3.46 dBFS -27.92 dBFS 6:50 06-No. 6, L'Alouette lulu
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR18
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2061 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2026-04-21 18:22:03
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d'Oiseaux
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR18 -0.79 dBFS -25.12 dBFS 31:40 01-No. 7, La Rousserolle Effarvatte
DR15 -4.73 dBFS -26.64 dBFS 5:21 02-No. 8, L'Alouette Calandrelle
DR16 -2.63 dBFS -24.61 dBFS 10:39 03-No. 9, La Bouscarle
DR18 -1.44 dBFS -24.87 dBFS 17:43 04-No. 10, Le Merle de roche
DR15 -2.27 dBFS -23.68 dBFS 9:55 05-No. 11, La Buse variable
DR16 -2.20 dBFS -23.00 dBFS 8:02 06-No. 12, Le Traquet rieur
DR19 -0.10 dBFS -23.01 dBFS 9:18 07-No. 13, Le Courlis cendré
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR17
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2071 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
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