Charles Ives: String Quartet No. 1, op. 57, "A Revival Service"
Oliver Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, op. 66
 
These three chamber works set the stage for this season’s theme of transformation. Ives’ “Revival Service” quartet was written at the turn of the 20th century and includes musical “quotes” from a dozen Protestant hymns. Mendelssohn’s use of a Lutheran chorale in the finale of his second piano trio alludes to his “Reformation” symphony and ushers in a triumphant switch from minor to major. Finally, Messiaen composed and performed his masterpiece quartet while imprisoned in a German POW camp during World War II.
 
Sponsored by Diane and Marty Moroski.