Ictus plays Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time

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Hear Messiaen's Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time), written in 1940 when the composer was a prisoner of war in a German camp.

The work is a poignant one, written for the instruments available to Messiaen in the camp: violin, clarinet, cello, and piano. Its two slow movements, Louanges, are exceptionally tender, while the rhythmic Danse de la fureur demonstrates an extraordinary resilience.