A powerful and contemplative program culminating in Messiaen’s spiritually profound Quartet for the End of Time.
Caroline Shaw: Plan & Elevation: The Grounds of Dumbarton Oaks (2015)
(b.1982)
The Ellipse
The Cutting Garden
The Heraceous Border
The Orangery
The Beech Tree
Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano in E minor, Op. 38
(1833-1897)
Allegro non troppo
Allegretto quasi menuetto
Allegro
INTERMISSION
Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
(1908-1992)
Liturgie de cristal (Crystal liturgy)
Vocalise, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps (Vocalise, for the Angel who announces the end of time)
Abîme des oiseaux (Abyss of the birds)
Intermède (Interlude)
Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus (Praise to the eternity of Jesus)
Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes (Dance of fury, for the seven trumpets
Fouillis d’arcs-en-ciel, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps (Tangle of rainbows, for the Angel who announces the end of time)
Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus (Praise to the immortality of Jesus)