Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps

ADD-ON GALLERY CONCERT

Franklin Cohen, clarinet; Stephen Rose, violin;
Richard Weiss, cello; Joela Jones, piano

Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 7:30
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 3:00
Cleveland Museum of Art

Members of the Cleveland Orchestra perform the haunting "Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps" ("Quartet for the End of Time"). Conceived and written during Messiaen’s imprisonment in Silesia during the Second World War, its unusual instrumentation of clarinet, violin, cello and piano are due to minimal options in impoverished circumstances. From this comes an eight-part meditation inspired by the Revelation of John the Divine, about which Messiaen noted that the Apocalypse "contains not only monsters and cataclysms, but also moments of silent adoration and marvelous visions of peace."

Free in the galleries. No tickets required, limited seating.