In its final form (oboe, cello, piano, flute and orchestra), Concert quatre was conceived in 1990 and begun in the summer of 1991. Messiaen worked on it steadily until December of that year. He originally intended the piece to have five movements, but at the beginning of 1992 his decline in health slowed the piece's progress and ultimately prevented him from completing it before his death.
| Original Name | Concert à quatre |
| Date of composition | 1991 (1990-1991) |
| Premiered | 1994, September 26th in Paris, France |
| First published | 2003 by Editions Leduc |
| Dedicated to | the pianist Yvonne Loriod (his wife), the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, the oboist Heinz Holliger and the flautist Catherine Cantin as well as the conductor Myung-Whun Chung. |
| Type | Concerto |
| Catalogue | I/62 |
| Approx. duration | 26 minutes |
| Instruments |
Piano
Piccolo Oboe Flute Cello Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Olivier Messiaen: "Quadruple concerto" Olivier Messiaen: "Quadruple concerto" Olivier Messiaen: "Quadruple concerto" |