In addition to "Liturgy of (*) Crystal," this piece includes a notorious final movement intended to describe the ascension, a violin solo called "Praise to the Immortality of Jesus.
One account of this piece's premiere notes that the cellist used only three strings because he had nomore. This work, inspired by a passage from the Book of Revelation, demonstrated its composer's concept of "non-retrogradable rhythm" in its first movement, consisting of twenty-nine chords upon seventeen rhythmic durations. The piano is silent during this work's fourth movement, and its third is a clarinetsolo called "Abyss of the Birds." In addition to "Liturgy of (*) Crystal," this piece includes a notorious final movement intended to describe the ascension, a violin solo called "Praise to the Immortality of Jesus." This work is more notorious for the context with which it was written, in a camp in Silesia for World War II prisoners. For 10 points, identify this piece of chamber music by Olivier Messiaen.
One account of this piece's premiere notes that the cellist used only three strings because he had nomore.
Quartet for the End of Time [or Quatour pour la fin du temps]