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Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time [Original recording remastered]

Gervase De Peyer (Artist), Olivier Messiaen (Composer), Antal Dorati (Conductor), BBC Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD
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Product details

  • Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Antal Dorati
  • Composer: Olivier Messiaen
  • Audio CD (14 Oct 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: EMI Classics
  • ASIN: B001EC6JO4
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 154,457 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (2008 Digital Remaster): Liturgie de cristalErich Gruenberg/Gervase De Peyer/William Pleeth/Michel Béroff 3:05£0.89
Listen  2. Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (2008 Digital Remaster): Vocalise pour l'ange qui annonce la fin du TempsErich Gruenberg/Gervase De Peyer/William Pleeth/Michel Béroff 5:38£0.89
Listen  3. Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (2008 Digital Remaster): Abīme des oiseauxErich Gruenberg/Gervase De Peyer/William Pleeth/Michel Béroff 6:26£0.89
Listen  4. Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (2008 Digital Remaster): IntermčdeErich Gruenberg/Gervase De Peyer/William Pleeth/Michel Béroff 1:42£0.89
Listen  5. Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (2008 Digital Remaster): Louange ą l'éternité de JésusErich Gruenberg/Gervase De Peyer/William Pleeth/Michel Béroff 7:00£0.89
Listen  6. Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (2008 Digital Remaster): Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettesErich Gruenberg/Gervase De Peyer/William Pleeth/Michel Béroff 6:39£0.89
Listen  7. Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (2008 Digital Remaster): Fouilles d'arc-en-ciel, pour l'ange qui annonce la fin du TempsErich Gruenberg/Gervase De Peyer/William Pleeth/Michel Béroff 7:24£0.89
Listen  8. Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (2008 Digital Remaster): Louange ą l'immortalité de JésusErich Gruenberg/Gervase De Peyer/William Pleeth/Michel Béroff 7:18£0.89
Listen  9. Chronochromie: IntroductionBBC Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati 3:16£0.89
Listen10. Chronochromie: Strophe IBBC Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati 1:34£0.89
Listen11. Chronochromie: Antistrophe IBBC Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati 3:05£0.89
Listen12. Chronochromie: Strophe IIBBC Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati 1:37£0.89
Listen13. Chronochromie: Antistrophe IIBBC Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati 5:33£0.89
Listen14. Chronochromie: EpodeBBC Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati 4:19£0.89
Listen15. Chronochromie: CodaBBC Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati 2:34£0.89

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Scriabinmahler TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
This is an extremely intense performance of Quartet for the End of Time. Compared to more refined performces by Tashi (RCA), Shaham (DG) and another excellent EMI recording coupled with Rattle's Turangallira, this version with Beroff sounds even crude at times, but it seems this ensemble is putting more emphasis on the apocalyptic vision and the human suffering of the circumstance in which the music was originally conceived, rahter than on the serenity and the timeless quality of the piece. The dynamic range of piano and other instruments is the widest among many I've listened to so far, as a result the whole work becomes a mini version of Turangallira Symphony.

Coupled with magically vivid performance of Chronochromie, the wonderfully complex work inspired by bird songs, this is well worth adding to your collection.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is an incandescent performance of Chronochromie, the mesmerizingly complex work inspired by birdsongs, conducted by Dorati. Coupled with equally outstanding and deeply felt performance of quartet for the end of time, indeed the great recordings of the century!
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