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| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. Le disert |
| 2. Les Orioles |
| 3. Ce qui est icrit sur les Etoiles |
| 4. Le Cossyphe d'Heuglin |
| 5. Cedar Breaks et le Don de Crainte |
| 6. Appel insterstellaire |
| 7. Bryce Canyon et les Rochers rouge-orange |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Les Ressuscitis et le Chant de l'Etoile Aldibaran |
| 2. Le Moqueur polyglotte |
| 3. La Grive des bois |
| 4. Omao, leiothrix, elepaio, shama |
| 5. Zion Park et la Citi cileste |
les canyons aux etoiles encapsulates all his interests. it is a piece full of life yet quite austere compared to the almost burlesque nature of messiaen's other massive orchestral piece, "la turangalila symphonie". at an hour and a half's music it makes for a demanding listening experience but it is seldom as thankless as much other modern music one quarter its length. the piano writing (it has been labelled a long piano concerto) is always invigorating and maybe even a step forward from his great solo masterpiece, "les vingt regards". i wouldn't say messiaen moves me as deeply as certain other 20th century composers (e.g ligeti, shostakovich) but it certainly fills me with wonder and one can only be thankful (and surprised) that such an appealing approach to music was not castigated and banished on the basis of its undiluted mysticism and almost romanticised religiosity. a great recording.
Myung-Whun Chung is maybe today greatest interpretations of Messiaen. The Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra has all the virtuosity and the talent to brings to life Messiaen's sound world. Roger Muraro (Piano) and Jean-Jacques Justafre (Horn) also makes an impressive listening in their parts. This is one of the essential releases of Messiaen this year and maybe ever.
Deutsche Grammophon beautifully printed booklet includes a number of Quotations under every movement title. The first movement titled "the Desert" bring a quote by the philosopher Ernest Hello which I found all the meanings of Messiaen's music. It says "He who is to be found in vast: one must discard everything in order to take the first steps towards him... Go deep into the Desert of Deserts..."
Buy this CD and get lost in the desert...
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