The single best available web resource about this composition, is at Classicalnotes.net where Peter Gutmann provides further detail about the historical background of the work, a movement-by-movement analysis, bibliographical citations, and recommendations. Click the image below to learn much more about Messiaen’s masterpiece.
ZEN VIOLENCE FILMS presents a film by H. PAUL MOON "THE PRESIDENT'S OWN" UNITED STATES MARINE BAND ENSEMBLE featuring KAREN JOHNSON "QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME" music composed by OLIVIER MESSIAEN SSgt PATRICK MORGAN clarinet SSgt KAREN JOHNSON violin SSgt CHARLAINE PRESCOTT cello SSgt CHRISTOPHER SCHMITT piano EDWARD KELLY concert audio GySgt JEFFREY S. HIGGS additional camera filmed and edited by H. PAUL MOON
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