Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi, Vocalise-étude & Chants de terre et de ciel
3/4/2016, 16 Tracks, 56:03
Featuring
Hetna Regitze Bruun
Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig
Olivier Messiaen
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Performer Biography
The Bruun Hyldig Duo's previous Messiaen recording, Harawi and Trois Mélodies, was acclaimed by critics and selected as Editor's Choice in Gramophone magazine.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Messiaen's song cycles served as a 'brilliant composing workshop' for developing his ideas on modality and metrical innovation.
Composer Biography
Messiaen affectionately called his first wife, Claire Delbos, 'Mi,' and the Poèmes pour Mi cycle is his lyrical tribute to their love.
Compositional Technique
Messiaen's innovative approach to metre and rhythm keeps the piano and vocal textures mobile and buoyant at all tempos in Poèmes pour Mi.
Composition History
The song cycles on this album, composed between 1936 and 1945, hold a significant musical and biographical position in Olivier Messiaen's life and career.
Composer Biography
The Chants de Terre et de Ciel cycle expands its focus to include Messiaen's son, Pascal, born in 1937, celebrating the joy of a newly founded family.
Composition History
The Poèmes pour Mi were the first pieces Messiaen composed at his idyllic holiday home in Petichet (Isère), which became his creative retreat.
