Pierre Boulez
A Garland For Dr. K. (LP)
Eleven compositions for the 80th Birthday of Dr. Alfred A. Kalmus by some of the most representative composers of avant-garde (David Bedford, Hugh Wood, Pierre Boulez, Richard Rodney Bennett, Luciano Berio, Cristobal Halffter, Roman Haubenstock-Ramat…
New Music For String Quartet (LP)
Compositions for string quartet spanning from 1949 to 1965 released on Mainstream's avant-garde series directed by Earle Brown.
Lied Der Waldtaube / Serenade Op. 24 / Ode To Napoleon Bonaparte Op. 41 (LP)
Three compositions by the father of the Second Viennese School performed by the Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted by Pierre Boulez, Jessye Norman and John Shirley-Quirk, released by CBS Masterworks in 1982. With insert.
Le Marteau Sans Maître / Nr. 5 Zeitmasse For Five Woodwinds (LP)
Two landmark mid-1950's compositions by two of the 20th century most influential composers released in 1968 on Odyssey's "Music Of Our Time" contemporary music series directed by David Behrman.
Arcus / Funérailles Versions I & II (LP)
Höller's beautiful 1978 composition for 17 isbtruments and tape backed with Ferneyhough's excellent 1977/1980 piece for 7 strings and harp, produced at Ircam in the 80's and released on Erato's short-lived "Points de rèpere" contemporary series in 19…
Structures II / Improvisation II Sur Mallarmé (10")
Two post-serialist compositions from the late 1950's, respectively for two pianos and for soprano and nine instruments, released in La Musica Moderna record magazine nr.99. No booklet.
Pour Mémoire II / Allégories D'Exil IV / We Approach The Sea (LP)
Three pieces respectively for orchestra, ensemble and piano compositions from 1977 to 1982 released on Harmonia Mundi's "Evénement / Musique française d'aujourd'hui" series in 1984.
Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum / Couleurs De La Cité Céleste (LP)
1970's re-issue on Erato's "Musique De Notre Temps" contemporary music series of two powerful works from the 60's for orchestra and for piano, wind and percussion ensemble, conducted by Pierre Boulez and featuring Les Percussions de Strasbourg.
Les Bandar-log Op. 176 / Le Soleil Des Eaux / Chronochromie (LP)
1965 UK LP of post-serialist orchestral and vocal music performed by the BBC Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Pierre Boulez and Antal Dorati.
Les Bandar-log Op. 176 / Le Soleil Des Eaux / Chronochromie (LP)
1965 French LP of post-serialist orchestral and vocal music performed by the BBC Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Pierre Boulez and Antal Dorati.
Etwas Weiter / D'Un Arbre De Nuit / Messagesquisse / Mélodies (LP)
Chamber music on Le Chant Du Monde's contemporary music series "Musique française d'aujourd'hui".
Rituel / Eclat / Multiples
1990 release ** "The seven-minute chamber work Eclat (1965) sounds like a direct continuation of the musical world of Pli selon pli, with its shiny percussion sonorities and mesmeric fixity. In 1970, Boulez added a new continuation, Multiples, to the…
Serenata I/Sonatine/Canteyodjaya/Zeitmasze
**Edition of 500. 180 gram vinyl** Fantôme Phonographique present a reissue of Serenata I/Sonatine/Canteyodjaya/Zeitmasze, originally released in 1958. The avant-garde composer and conductor Pierre Boulez was a titan of post-war experimental classica…
Le Domaine Musical 1956... 1967
"For the occasion of Pierre Boulez' 90th birthday on 26 march 2015, Universal Classics France present a revised and enhanced version of the former edition celebrating his years at the helm of paris' legendary "Le domaine musical" concerts. Initially …
Dialogo della musica antiqua et della moderna - Musica Viva 04
Pierre Boulez as conductor – in a musical discourse among antiquity, middle ages and classical modernism.
Orchestral Works & Chamber Music
A conductor enjoys the privilege of being able to reconsider his attitude to musical works over and over again. The composer Boulez adheres to the same maxim: of his own compositions he regards only very few as being finished; most of them are, to hi…