Ravel & Messiaen
2025 Monte-Carlo Spring Arts Festival concludes without ending on two works that aspire to eternity and timelessness: Maurice Ravel’s Trio and Olivier Messiaen’s dizzying Quatuor pour la fin du Temps. For this final climax in our tribute to Pierre Boulez, the talented youth of Trio Pantoum and Ann Lepage serve as a reminder that the conductor and composer was above all concerned with passing on the torch to future generations.
Introduction
Programme
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Trio in A Minor, M. 67
1. Modéré (Moderate tempo)
2. Pantoum. Assez vif (Quite lively)
3. Passacaglia. Très large (Very slow)
4. Finale. Animé (Animated)
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Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
1. The Crystal Liturgy
2. Vocalise, for the Angel who announces the end of Time
3. Abyss of the birds
4. Interlude
5. Praise to the Eternity of Jesus
6. Dance of fury, for the seven trumpets
7. Tangle of Rainbows, for the Angel who Announces the end of Time
8. Praise to the Eternity of Jesus
Ann Lepage, clarinet
Trio Pantoum
Hugo Meder, violin
Bo-Geun Park, cello
Kojiro Okada, piano
1h40 with intermission***
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A pre-concert talk at 3.30pm: "Dérives: Boulez Today and Tomorrow" with Arnaud Merlin, musicologist, and Bruno Mantovani, moderated by Tristan Labouret.
Booking required: contact@printempsdesarts.mc or +377 93 25 54 10
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Shuttle services run from Nice and Menton (€5). Information and bookings: contact@printempsdesarts.mc / +377 93 25 54 10
Photo credit: Ann Lepage © Alexandre Beuzeboc / Trio Pantoum © Grégory Massat
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