Comprising violinist Olivia De Prato, cellist Ashley Bathgate, clarinetist Ken Thomson, and pianist Karl Larson on piano, the Anzû Quartet brings to the table a vast collective experience with groups like Bang on a Can All-Stars, Mivos Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, Ensemble Signal, and Bearthoven. For their second album in as many years, this new-music supergroup presents the work that inspired their formation, applying an exacting interpretive style, honed by a devotion to contemporary compositions, to one of the pivotal works of the 20th century. Anzû’s pianist Karl Larson says, “For many classical musicians, the [Quartet for the End of Time] is the most modern piece in their repertoire, perhaps representing a sort of culmination or conclusion for what came before it. For the Anzû Quartet, the Quatuor pour la fin du temps is the oldest piece in our repertoire, and we view it as a catalyst for much of the contemporary music we perform today.”