Photo: Fany H. GuerraGregorio Benítez performs Catalogue d’oiseaux by Olivier Messiaen – June 28, 2024 LiveEvents June 19, 2024 524 Gregorio Benítez Published in 1958, Catalogue d’oiseaux by Olivier Messiaen skillfully brings together the three main elements of his compositional language: rhythm, the sound-color relationship, and birdsongs. The score is a compilation of birdsong transcriptions and descriptive elements of the landscape, posing a genuine interpretative challenge for any pianist delving into its study. The Spanish pianist Gregorio Benítez — acclaimed by critics as an artist with a “hypnotic stage presence, possessing an extraordinary range of piano colors” — will present excerpts from Messiaen’s Catalogue d’oiseaux, a milestone in 20th-century classical music. This is in celebration of the 100th birthday of pianist and muse Yvonne Loriod (1924–2010), who premiered this work 65 years ago. Olivier MESSIAEN Extrait de “Catalogue d’oiseaux” IV. Le traquet stapazin VIII. L’Alouette calandrelle VI. L’alouette lulu II. Le loriot X. Le merle de roche XIII. Le courlis cendré XII. Le traquet rieur Salle Claude-Léveillée Friday, June 28, 2024 at 8:00pm To purchase your tickets visit: www.placedesarts.com
