The title of Olivier Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time" refers both to the Apocalypse and to the way the composer, through rhythm and harmony, approached the concept of time in a way that was completely original. Messiaen wrote the work while in a prisoner of war camp during World War II, and Steve Seel features it on this week's program as part of our observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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