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French Reflections, vol. VII: Renascence (2024)

French Reflections, vol. VII: Renascence

Crumb’s cataclysmic Black Angels, a passionate anti-war statement, balances Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time), a devoutly spiritual work composed in a prisoner of war camp. Two imaginative string quartet reworkings of music by J. S. Bach, including his famed The Art of Fugue, complete this collection.

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Selections

Contrapunctus XIV from The Art of Fugue for String Quartet, BWV 1080 | Johann Sebastian Bach (7:21)

  • Stella Chen, Violin
  • David Finckel, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Masumi Rostad, Viola

Chorale Prelude Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein for String Quartet, BWV 641 | Johann Sebastian Bach (3:00)

  • Stella Chen, Violin
  • David Finckel, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Masumi Rostad, Viola

Black Angels: Thirteen Images from the Dark Land for Electric String Quartet | George Crumb (20:27)

  • Dmitri Atapine, Cello
  • Francisco Fullana, Violin
  • Kristin Lee, Violin
  • Masumi Rostad, Viola

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: I. Crystal Liturgy | Olivier Messiaen (2:47)

  • Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet
  • Sihao He, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Orli Shaham, Piano

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: II. Vocalise, for the Angel who Announces the End of Time | Olivier Messiaen (5:05)

  • Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet
  • Sihao He, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Orli Shaham, Piano

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: III. Abyss of the Birds | Olivier Messiaen (8:27)

  • Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet
  • Sihao He, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Orli Shaham, Piano

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: IV. Intermezzo | Olivier Messiaen (1:44)

  • Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet
  • Sihao He, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Orli Shaham, Piano

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: V. Praise to the Eternity of Jesus | Olivier Messiaen (9:17)

  • Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet
  • Sihao He, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Orli Shaham, Piano

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VI. Dance of Fury, for the Seven Trumpets | Olivier Messiaen (6:25)

  • Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet
  • Sihao He, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Orli Shaham, Piano

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VII. Cluster of Rainbows, for the Angel who Announces the End of Time | Olivier Messiaen (7:11)

  • Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet
  • Sihao He, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Orli Shaham, Piano

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus | Olivier Messiaen (8:09)

  • Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet
  • Sihao He, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Orli Shaham, Piano

Artists

  • Dmitri Atapine, Cello
  • Stella Chen, Violin
  • David Finckel, Cello
  • Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet
  • Francisco Fullana, Violin
  • Sihao He, Cello
  • Paul Huang, Violin
  • Kristin Lee, Violin
  • Masumi Rostad, Viola
  • Orli Shaham, Piano

French Reflections, vol. VII: Renascence Total Time: 1:19:53
Year Recorded: 2024