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Messiaen: Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps / Widmann, Altstaedt, Lonquich
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Messiaen: Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps / Widmann, Altstaedt, Lonquich

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Composer
MESSIAEN, OLIVIER
Artist
J., Altstaedt, Lonquich, C., Widmann, Widmann
Format
CD
Label
Orfeo
Released
Jan 29, 2013
Catalog #
ORF-C840121B
UPC
4011790840123

About

In 2008, Carolin Widmann, Jörg Widmann, Nicolas Altstaedt and Alexander Lonquich performed Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the end of time for violin, clarinet, cello and piano with the seriousness of spirit and subtle understatement that the work requires. Composed in 1940 in a German prisoner-of-war camp, Messiaen here reached a pinnacle of his composing career at the age of just 31. In this work he conveys to his listeners his spiritual interpretation of (musical) time and plays of colour. With these four exceptional chamber musicians, all masters of their art, the Salzburg Festival was treated to an exemplary performance of this work.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Liturgie de cristal (Crystal Liturgy) 02:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Liturgie de cristal (Crystal Liturgy)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Jörg Widmann, Carolin Widmann, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  2. 2 II. Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps (Vocalise, for the Angel Announcing the End of Time) 06:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps (Vocalise, for the Angel Announcing the End of Time)
    Duration
    06:03
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Jörg Widmann, Carolin Widmann, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  3. 3 III. Abîme des oiseaux (The Abyss of the Birds) 09:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Abîme des oiseaux (The Abyss of the Birds)
    Duration
    09:48
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Jörg Widmann, Carolin Widmann, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  4. 4 IV. Intermède (Interlude) 01:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Intermède (Interlude)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Jörg Widmann, Carolin Widmann, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  5. 5 V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus (Praise to the Eternity of Jesus) 09:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus (Praise to the Eternity of Jesus)
    Duration
    09:20
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Jörg Widmann, Carolin Widmann, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  6. 6 VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes (Dance of Wrath, for the Seven Trumpets) 06:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes (Dance of Wrath, for the Seven Trumpets)
    Duration
    06:25
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Jörg Widmann, Carolin Widmann, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  7. 7 VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps (Tangle of Rainbows, for the Angel Announcing the End of Time) 07:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps (Tangle of Rainbows, for the Angel Announcing the End of Time)
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Jörg Widmann, Carolin Widmann, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  8. 8 VIII. Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus (In Praise of the Immortality of Jesus) 08:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus (In Praise of the Immortality of Jesus)
    Duration
    08:15
    Composer
    Olivier Messiaen
    Performer
    Jörg Widmann, Carolin Widmann, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich