Let's Not Forget Pierre Boulez

[jazzy_dave]

Pierre Boulez, another of my all time favourite artists , passed away this month on the 5th. Hr was French composer, conductor, writer and pianist.
He was also the founder and director of the Paris-based Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM).

In his early career, Boulez played a key role in the development of integral serialism, controlled chance and electronic music. This, coupled with his highly polemical views on the evolution of music, gained him the reputation as an enfant terrible.

As a conductor, Boulez was known mainly for his performances of Béla Bartók, Alban Berg, Anton Bruckner, Claude Debussy, Gustav Mahler, Maurice Ravel, Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky, Edgard Varèse, Richard Wagner and Anton Webern. He received a total of 26 Grammy Awards during his career.
Here are some of his highlights -


Structures I & II For Two Pianos (Kontarsky/Kontarsky)

Pierre Boulez - Dérive 2 (Proms 2012)

Pierre Boulez – Répons

Recorded live at Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall, 23 May 1995
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Pierre Boulez, conductor.

He also was a great interpreter of other composer's music such as Mahler.

Gustav Mahler -Symphony No. 7 "Nachtmusik II"

with Concertgebouw Orkest Amsterdam.

Enjoy.

Comments

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

R.I.P. to Mr. Pierre Boulez.
Hugs, Jon

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

RIP Pierre Boulez...another remarkable artist gone from us all...