The End of Time
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When:
| Mon 18 Oct ’10, 7:00pm–9:00pm |
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Where: Auckland Town Hall, THE EDGE, 303 Queen St, Auckland CBD Show map
Restrictions: All Ages
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New Zealand Chamber Soloists:
Lara Hall - violin
James Tennant - cello
Katherine Austin - piano
Peter Scholes - clarinet
Martin Lodge - speaker
Martin Lodge: Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time: facts and fictions
Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Messiaen completed his quartet in a prisoner of war camp where it had its first performance. This piece is the great greatest ensemble work of the twentieth century. It speaks of intense spirituality, ecstasy, apocalypse and throughout it Messiaen’s love of bird song.
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