Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time / Bartok: Contrasts

Chamber Music Northwest

“Confident and sharp performances…speak eloquently for themselves. Highly recommended.” – T.T., High Fidelity

“The performances of these two works is breath-taking. Balance, musicality, perfection of detail – they are all there. In every sense this is a first-class CD and highly recommended.” – AB, High Performance Review

Chamber Music Northwest
David Shifrin, clarinet
Ik-Hwan Bae, violin
Warren Lash, cello
William Doppmann, piano

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program

OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Quartet for the End of Time (Quatuor pour la fin du Temps) (45:07)
Liturgie de cristal (2:45)
Vocalise, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps (4:31)
Abime des oiseaux (9:01)
Intermede (1:47)
Louange a l’Eternite de Jesus (6:49)
Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes (5:57)
Fouillis d’arcs-en-ciel, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps (7:19)
Louange a l’Immortalite de Jesus (6:35)

BELA BARTOK: Contrasts (17:34)
Verbunkos (5:39)
Piheno (4:37)
Sebes (7:02)