Messiaen - Oraison arranged for string quartet

Olivier Messiaen was one of the most extraordinary composers of the 20th century. He never composed for string quartet, but his Quartet for the End of Time belongs to the absolute summit of the chamber music genre.

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Further thanks for creating the signature sessions goes out to:

[andrewsachs]

I've been listening to all different interpretations of Oraison since I found it a few months ago, I'm so happy I finally found a string quartet arrangement. Thank you for the lovely performance!

[PWBrunt]

Waanzinnig, zo mooi deze versie met liggende akkoorden en jullie fantastische ( bewuste) gebruik van vibrato!

[QuireofCheahs]

WOW. This luminous and magnificent performance utterly took my breath away. I LOVE the transcription/(transposition) and LOVE the nuances and colors all of you imbue to this piece. You’ve captured the otherworldliness of the ondes martenot while giving it the terrestrial “breath”, as you so eloquently put it, of your acoustic instruments. I love how the accompanying trio is constantly changing its sound like a kaleidoscope to suit the moment: at times evoking a viol consort, at times an organ, a hurdy gurdy, and yes, a string quartet. Just brilliant! This arrangement also captures the spirit of both Louanges from the Quatour while maintaining the character of the original Fête. Kudos also to the added visual impact of the 1st violin’s red outfit against the monochromatic accompaniment. Bravi, bravi, bravi!

[Octovisuals]

Cool! You could do the first theme we hear while exploring the mansion in Resident Evil (1996), "The Nightmare Begins" or something like that is called, the one with the violins, or violas or I don't know... But it would be just too epic and I would appreciate it immensely forever... There's just not a single cover of that anywhere! Thank you.

[dschkn]

Great! Could you please tell where to find score of it to buy? The Internet is literally empty 😭

[shirishmalhotra]

Beautiful! Is the arrangement available to buy?