Composer: Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen
Performer: Fibonacci Sequence, Kathron Sturrock, Benjamin Hughes, Julian Farrell, Jack Liebeck
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deux-Elles
Catalogue: DXL1133
Release: 2009
Size: 207 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Quatuor pour la fin du temps
01. I. Liturgy of Crystal
02. II. Vocalise, for the Angel Who Announces the End of Time
03. III. Abyss of the Birds
04. IV. Interlude
05. V. Praise to the Eternity of Jesus
06. VI. Dance of Fury, for the Seven Trumpets
07. VII. A Mingling of Rainbows, for the Angel Who Announces the End of Time
08. VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus
Features the iconic work, Quartet for the End of Time which is a symbol of the strength of the human spirit in adversity, of inner freedom maintained against all odds through spirituality and art.
French composer Olivier Messiaen created this work while he was in a German prisoner-of-war camp in Silesia in 1940-41. The Fibonacci Sequence is one of Britain’s most foremost chamber ensembles.
“…dazzlingly good chamber ensemble…exuberantly expressive, intimate style… gorgeously idiomatic playing” The Times