For the End of Time: The Story of the Messiaen Quartet

by Rebecca Rischin

Book Overview

The clarinetist Rebecca Rischin has written a captivating book.... Her research dispels several long-cherished myths about the 1941 premiere.... Rischin lovingly brings to life the other musicians--?tienne Pasquier, cellist; Henri Akoka, clarinetist; and Jean Le Boulaire, violinist--who played with Messiaen, the pianist at the premiere."--Alex Ross, The New Yorker "This book offers a wealth of new information about the circumstances under which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801472970
• ISBN13: 9780801472978
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher