^{page 56 note 1} see Tempo 192.

^{page 56 note 2} Les Offrandes oubliées was composed in 1930 and Le tombeau resplendissant followed a year later.

^{page 57 note 3} The unusually painful outpourings of the preface, which may be autobiographical in nature, could explain Messiaen's reluctance to have this work performed.

^{page 57 note 4} Assuming Mme Messiaen doesn't find any other scores lurking in cupboards!

^{page 57 note 5} Although this cadenza was inserted into the movement by Mme Messiaen, it apparently comes from a projected fifth movement which was to have been a ‘fugue in four parts’!

^{page 57 note 1} The recordings were made between 1967 and 1972 and released as a boxed set by CBS in 1978 – cat.no.79204. Now available on CD in a mid-priced, 3 disc set from Sony – SM3K 45845.

^{page 57 note 2} Timings are only marginally slower than on the Sony set, but in this music a few seconds can make all the difference.

^{page 58 note 3} Sony – SK 58945.