Klarinet Archive - Posting 000530.txt from 2003/12

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] [C] New book on the Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:17:37 -0500

We now have Rebecca Rischin's brand new (this month) book on the Messiaen
quartet. Here is a very brief summary:

G54: For the End of Time, The Story of the Messiaen Quartet by Rebecca
Rischin. Cornell University Press, 2003, HB, 167 pages. The author,
clarinet professor at Ohio University, has written a comprehensive history
of the composition and premiere of the Quartet for the End of Time (Quatour
pour la fin du Temps) which took place in German camp for French prisoners
of war in January, 1941. Based on extensive interviews and documentary
research, it examines the events that lead to the composition, the
experiences of the musicians in the camp, the composer's interpretive
preferences, and the musicians' problems in execution and how they affected
the premiere and subsequent performances. $26.95

The book is hardbound and contains quite a few photos.

Gary

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