The following streaming audio recordings were graciously made available to oliviermessiaen.net by Peter Hill and Nigel Simeone, the authors of the recent Messiaen biography available through Yale University Press. All materials were recorded live during the inaugural Boston University Messiaen Project conference (21-22 September 2006) held at Boston University and were recorded in the School of Music Concert Hall. The Realplayer web brower plugin (available for free download) is required to listen to recordings.

“Introducing Olivier Messiaen: the Composer and his Music”

Lecture-recital by Peter Hill, piano (School of Music Concert Hall)

  • “La Colombe” (from Huit Préludes, 1928-9)
  • Morceau de Lecture à vue (1934)
  • Le Tombeau de Paul Dukas (1935)
  • “Le Traquet stapazin” (Catalogue d'Oiseaux, Volume 2, 1956-8)
  • Cantéyodjayâ (1949)
  • “La Chouette hulotte” (Catalogue d'Oiseaux, Volume 3)
  • “L'Alouette lulu” (Catalogue d'Oiseaux, Volume 3)