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Quatuor pour la fin du tempsOlivier Messiaen

Released
1941
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Modernism
Updated
2026-08-30
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  1. Ranked No. 4 in Modernism

    Written and first performed in a prisoner-of-war camp, for the four instruments available. Birdsong, non-retrogradable rhythm, and an unembarrassed faith that the circumstances make impossible to patronise.