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Quartet for the End of Time

The music documentary about Olivier Messiaen's meditation on apocalypse & chaos in WWII (& today)
Jan 15, 2017 · 30m
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A music documentary about Olivier Messiaen's transcendent masterpiece, that he composed in a World War II prison camp, and debuted there on January 15, 1941. This film was completed on the 75th Anniversary of that historic premiere, and features "The President's Own" United States Marine Band Ensemble performing in rehearsal and at The Phillips Collection, in Washington, D.C. (Note by H. Paul Moon)

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CAST

Karen Johnson
Self (violin)
Patrick Morgan
Self (clarinet)
Charlaine Prescott
Self (cello)
Christopher Schmitt
Self (piano)
Directed by H. Paul Moon

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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—
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—
Production
Zen Violence Films
Country
US

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