Talk:Quatuor pour la fin du temps
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[edit] For the end of time
I recently read a book entitled "For the end of time" which debunks a lot of myths concerning this piece. For example, according to Messiaen's own accounts, the premiere at Stalag VIII A occured before an audience of several thousand, but according to eyewitness accounts, the building housed only about 400. Apparently, Messiaen had a penchant for embellishment.
I'm going to have to grab a hold of it again, as it has been a while since I've read it. Until then, I would highly recommend it to anyone out there interested in the piece.
Rischin, Rebecca (2003). For the end of time : the story of the Messiaen quartet. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-801-44136-6.
--bleh fu talk fu 13:44, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)
Spinoza1111 03:31, 24 July 2006 (UTC)This rage to "debunk"...how tiresome.
Spinoza1111 03:31, 24 July 2006 (UTC)Perhaps there was standing room only as prisoners of war, Nazi guards, and local civilians crowded into the room to hear something other than the crash of bombs.
Spinoza1111 03:31, 24 July 2006 (UTC)This rage to "debunk" is essentially the spirit abroad which is destroying Lebanon while the President of the United States snarfs Cheez Doodles.
Spinoza1111 03:31, 24 July 2006 (UTC)Please don't presume to read one goddamn book and believe yourself demythologized.
Spinoza1111 03:31, 24 July 2006 (UTC)The illusion is that you can be in a space free of myth.
Spinoza1111 03:31, 24 July 2006 (UTC)What you have posted is really revelatory only of some sort of Oedipal issue with high Modernism.
Spinoza1111 03:31, 24 July 2006 (UTC)Furthermore, a penchant for embellishment is a good thing in a musician.
Um....
