For the End of Time: The Story of the Messiaen Quartet

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was one of the great composers of the twentieth century. The premiere of the French composer's "Quartet for the End of Time on January 15, 1941 at -4 degrees Fahrenheit in Stalag VIIIA, a Nazi prison camp, has been called one of the great stories of twentieth century music.

• | Author: Rebecca Rischin
• | Publisher: Cornell University Press
• | Publication Date: March 13, 2006
• | Number of Pages: 184 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0801472970
• | ISBN-13: 9780801472978