Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time premiered on 15 January 1941 in the prisoner-of-war camp where the composer was interned during World War Two.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary Sinfini Music commissioned Simon Russell to create an animation around it. Working with Prof. Marcus du Sautoy he used the piece to explore Messiaen’s complex relationship to mathematics, music and religious belief.
Animation & Direction: Simon Russell< • Sound Design: Redhorse Studio. Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen.
Performed by Claude Desurmont • Luben Yordanoff • Albert Tétard • Daniel Barenboim.