Ian Scarfe, piano | Sacha Rattle, clarinet Edwin Huizinga, violina | Charles Akert, cello
“Quartet for the End of Time” by Olivier Messiaen was written in 1941, while Messiaen was a prisoner of war in a Nazi prison camp. Messiaen, a pianist himself, wrote the piece to play with fellow prisoners, who played clarinet, violin, and cello. The premier was given at the prison camp for an audience of Nazi guards and prisoners, to great effect.
The program will also feature several selections by other classical composers: Johannes Brahms’ Clarinet Trio, Op. 114, Darius Milhaud’s Suite for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, Op. 157b, and Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
Admission to all concerts is FREE. Donations are encouraged to benefit the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival. For more information on private events email TrinityAlps.CMF@gmail.com.
-from press release
