Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps - Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus

Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time V. Praise to the eternity of Jesus Adam Żukiewicz, piano Gal Faganel, cello Premiered in 1941, the piece is scored for clarinet (in B-flat), violin, cello, and piano; a typical performance of the complete work lasts about 50 minutes. Messiaen wrote the piece while a prisoner of war in German captivity and it was first performed by his fellow prisoners. It has come to be recognized as one of his most important works. The music for this movement is arranged from an earlier composition, «IV. L'Eau» from «Fête des belles eaux» for 6 Ondes Martenots, performed at the Paris International Exposition of 1937. The tempo marking is infiniment lent, extatique («infinitely slow, ecstatic»). Recording engineer: Greg Heimbecker Colorado PIano Trio Jubal Fulks, violin Adam Żukiewicz, piano Gal Faganel, cello with Lauren Jacobson, clarinet