Boulez - Pli selon pli
Pierre Boulez's Pli selon pli, a classic of French modernism, performed by the soprano Marisol Montalvo and the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Matthias Pintscher.
Pierre Boulez's Pli selon pli a classic of French modernism recorded in a concert given last month at City Halls, Glasgow by the soprano Marisol Montalvo and the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Matthias Pintscher
Ivan Hewett talk to Matthias Pintscher about a work which encompassed more than 30 years of Boulez's composing life.
Although based on a text by Stephan Mallarm茅, as Matthias Pintscher says: "Mallarm茅's words in Pli selon pli don't really tell stories. Instead they offer abstract images that allow our imaginations to create our own experiences and associations.... Boulez takes us by the hand and leads us into this astonishingly beautiful garden and we are free to walk around it in any direction we choose."
Also in the programme, Une page d'茅ph茅m茅ride, pour piano, one of Boulez's latest compositions is played by Hideki Nagano (piano)
Presented by Ivan Hewett
Boulez: Pli selon pli (Portrait de Mallarm茅) for soprano and orchestra
Marisol Montsalvo (soprano)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Matthias Pintscher conductor (and Artist-in-Association).
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