An authoritative account of a twentieth century classic, this 2002 reissue is one of the most prestigious titles in EMI's Encore series and merits a permanent place in the catalog. Perhaps more immediately accessible and moving than any other work by Olivier Messiaen, the Quartet for the End of Time (1941) holds a prominent place in his oeuvre, and is recognized as a masterpiece by both traditionalists and avant-gardists -- a consensus accorded few other modern chamber pieces. Yvonne Loriod, the composer's second wife and ...
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An authoritative account of a twentieth century classic, this 2002 reissue is one of the most prestigious titles in EMI's Encore series and merits a permanent place in the catalog. Perhaps more immediately accessible and moving than any other work by Olivier Messiaen, the Quartet for the End of Time (1941) holds a prominent place in his oeuvre, and is recognized as a masterpiece by both traditionalists and avant-gardists -- a consensus accorded few other modern chamber pieces. Yvonne Loriod, the composer's second wife and preeminent interpreter of his keyboard works, leads three other accomplished musicians in this focused performance, and their expressiveness and technical accuracy have seldom been matched. Cellist Manuel Fischer-Dieskau shares with Loriod the most sublime music in "Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus," and clarinetist Wolfgang Meyer and violinist Christoph Poppen deliver evocative solos in "Abîme des oiseaux" and "Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus," respectively. The most astonishing unity...
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