The provocative and beguiling Left Coast Chamber Ensemble (LCCE) comprises the crÃ¨me de la crÃ¨me of the San Francisco Bay Area's musicians. Their motto: nothing is out of bounds, and anything is possible. Presenters of all types of music including small ensemble, vocal, orchestral, multi-media and operatic, a select group comes together for this recording of Olivier Messiaen's seminal chamber work, Quartet for the End of Time. Written during the composer's confinement in World War II, he maintained hope, expressing, "The abyss is Time with it's sadness, it's weariness. The birds are the opposite... our desire for light, for stars, for rainbows, and for jubilant songs." LCCE co-founder and prize-winning composer Kurt Rohde echoes this sentiment in his Messiaen-inspired one wing for violin and piano, heard here in it's world-premiere recording.

Tracklist:

Quartet For The End Of Time: 1. Liturgie De Cristal (Crystal Liturgy)
Quartet For The End Of Time: 2. Vocalise, Pour L’ange Qui Annonce La Fin Du Temps (Vocalise, For The Angel Who Announces T
Quartet For The End Of Time: 3. Abîme Des Oiseaux (Abyss Of The Birds)
Quartet For The End Of Time: 4. Intermède (Interval)
Quartet For The End Of Time: 5. Louange À L’éternité De Jésus (Praise To The Eternity Of Jesus
Quartet For The End Of Time: 6. Danse De La Fureur, Pour Les Sept Trompettes (Dance Of Fury, For The Seven Trumpets)
Quartet For The End Of Time: 7. Fouillis D’arcs-En-Ciel, Pour L’ange Qui Annonce La Fin Du Temps(Tangle Of Rainbows,
Quartet For The End Of Time: 8. Louange À L’immortalité De Jésus (Praise To The Immortality Of Jesus)
One Wing

UPC: 822252245226
Label: Avie
Release Date: 3.19.21
Format: CD

Messiaen / Left Coast Chamber Ensemble - Quartet for the End of Time (CD)