Pierre Boulez: Young Composer & conductor

the performances have the clarity and precision that became so typical of Boulez’s conducting. — The Guardian, 19th May 2016, 3 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 29th Apr 2016
Catalogue No: PRD250332
Label: Praga
Series: Digitals

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Boulez: Le Soleil des Eaux

1958 version. Live London
Josephine Nendick (soprano), Barry McDaniel (baritone), Louis Devos (tenor)
BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
Pierre Boulez

Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments

Live Paris
Orchestre du Domaine musicale
Pierre Boulez

Stravinsky: Concertino for twelve instruments

Live Paris
Orchestre du Domaine musicale
Pierre Boulez

Stravinsky: Le Chant du Rossignol

Live Concertgebouw
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Pierre Boulez

Debussy: Jeux - Poème dansé

Live Concertgebouw
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Pierre Boulez

Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36

Live Concertgebouw
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Pierre Boulez

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Darius Milhaud, French composer of an earlier and more conservative generation, paid Boulez what must be the ultimate compliment - “He despises my music, but conducts it better than anyone”.

Boulez (1925-2016) started conducting in order to perform his own music and that of major 20th century composers such as Debussy, Bartók and Stravinsky, and went on to great heights with the grand repertoire including Wagner and Mahler (but avoiding Brahms). These recordings offer a foretaste of his conducting genius and allow us to remember a great artist the world recently lost.

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19th May 2016

the performances have the clarity and precision that became so typical of Boulez’s conducting.

Pierre Boulez: Young Composer & conductor

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