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Hidden depths, to be sure. In his finest pieces, Messiaen came closer to articulating the profound horror and supernal beauty of his times than anyone else. The colossal Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum, for wind and percussion (1964), may be the most explicit example of his penchant for the ineffable, but the composer's acute sensitivity to the human condition is found in more intimate pieces as well. Chief among these, and his most famous work, is the Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps (1941), for piano, clarinet, violin and cello, a moving confessional made all the more poignant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Terror | 6/29/1992 | See Source »

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