The Hebrides Ensemble - Olivier Messiaen Chamber Works

(May 2008) 12 tracks (73 mins): Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (8 tracks) * Fantaisie * Le Merle Noir * Piece pour piano et quatuor a cordes * Theme et variations

The internationally-acclaimed Hebrides Ensemble celebrate the centenary of the innovative composer Olivier Messiaen.

Recorded at St Mary's Church in Haddington, March 2007.

The Hebrides Ensemble has built a reputation as Scotland's foremost chamber group, touring frequently throughout Scotland, appearing at international music festivals and broadcasting regularly on BBC Radio 3.

The Ensemble has commissioned and premiered new works by more than forty composers including Nigel Osborne, Sally Beamish, Stuart MacRae and Gordon McPherson and performs a celebrated series of concerts each year at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.