OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992): 3 Mélodies, Harawi: Songs of Love and Death.
Catalogue Number: 01L059
Label: Naxos
Reference: 8.572189
Format: CD
Price: $11.98
Description: Inspired by the loss of his mother in 1930 and by the beginning of the long fatal illness of his wife in 1945, these song-cycles offer a shimmering beauty which leaves the listener with a sense of hope and transcendence. Song summaries but no texts. Hetna Regitze Bruun (soprano), Kristoffer Hyldig (piano).