Exotic Birds

Ver Miroirs: Oiseaux tristes en

Simon Holden, 29th March

Joanna MacGregor's 'Exotic Birds', in an imaginatively programmed Auckland Philharmonia concert, gets our reviewer all aflutter.

***11

Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)	The Birds
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Miroirs: Oiseaux tristes
Daquin, Louis-Claude (1694-1772)	Le coucou
Gubaidulina, Sofia (1931-2025)	Musical Toys (The Little Tit)
Couperin, François (1668-1733)	Pièces de clavecin, Ordre no.14: Le Rossignol-en-amour
Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934-2022)	Oockooing Bird
Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)	Oiseaux exotiques, for orchestra
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Sinfonía núm. 6 en fa mayor "Pastoral", Op.68