Messiaen, Saariaho: The Edge Of Light. Cheng/calde
) | Label: harmonia mundi Catalog: HMU 907578 Format: CD Gloria Cheng (piano), Calder QuartetMessiaen: 8 Preludes, Piece pour piano et quatuor a cordes; Saariaho: Prelude, Ballade, Je sens un deuxieme coeur GRAMMY® Award winning pianist Gloria Cheng brings her probing and insightful style to a fascinating program that couples the brilliant and colorful works of Olivier Messiaen with the darkly radiant music of Kaija Saariaho. In addition to world première recordings of Saariaho's Ballade and Prelude, Cheng is joined by the genre-crossing Calder Quartet for Messiaen's Pièce pour piano et quatuor à cordes and Saariaho's powerful and deeply personal Je sens un deuxième coeur.  Price: $22.98 |