Chapter 14. Two interpretations of Messiaen. Comparative analysis Messiaen’s La Colombe Figure 14.1a Messiaen, La Colombe, played by Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Musical extract used courtesy of Universal Music (DG 4777452). Figure 14.1b Messiaen, La Colombe, played by Håkon Austbø. Musical extract used courtesy of NAXOS (8.554090).