…represent the composer at his most intimately personal, conveying tenderness and ardent fire by turns, with often surreal imagery matched by music that shows scant regard for the niceties of a song recital. Ingrid Kappelle comes closest of modern singers to matching Messiaen's ideal, with a full-bodied, powerful voice, whilst her ability to convey the quietest hush is extraordinary. Her ace, though, is Håkon Austbø. He has recorded all of Messiaen's solo piano music, an experience reflected throughout in terms of touch, colour and tempo.