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Pierre Boulez at the 大象传媒: Master and Maverick

Tom Service presents 40 years of great 大象传媒 archive featuring the French composer, conductor and musical icon Pierre Boulez, who died on 5th January 2016 at the age of 90.

Tom Service presents 40 years of great 大象传媒 archive featuring the French composer, conductor and musical icon Pierre Boulez, who died on 5th January 2016 at the age of 90. Opinionated and challenging, Boulez transformed the way that musicians and audiences all over the world think about contemporary music. With orchestras including the 大象传媒 Symphony, he rehearses and performs Debussy, Stravinsky and Bartok, as well as a selection of his own extraordinary compositions. Boulez's relationship with the 大象传媒 began in the 1960s and blossomed during his years as chief conductor of the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra - leaving a vivid legacy in the 大象传媒's TV archive.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 18 Sep 2023 01:20

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  • Pierre Boulez

    搁茅辫辞苍蝉

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: Ensemble intercontemporain.
  • Alban Berg

    Orchestral Pieces

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Le Marteau sans Maitre

  • Claude Debussy

    Prelude 脿 l聮apr猫s-midi d聮un faune

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: New Philharmonia.
  • Claude Debussy

    La Mer

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Eclat

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Le Marteau sans Maitre

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Eclat

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
  • Edgard Var猫se

    滨苍迟茅驳谤补濒别蝉

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • Charles Ives

    Three Places in New England

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • George Newson

    Arena

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    Nouvelles Aventures

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Gertie Charlent. Performer: Marie Cahn. Performer: William Pearson.
  • Alban Berg

    Chamber Concerto

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Chamber Orchestra.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Le Marteau sans Maitre

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Michael Roll.
  • Claude Debussy

    Ib茅ria 聳 Morning of a Festival Day

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • Pierre Boulez

    搁茅辫辞苍蝉

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: Ensemble intercontemporain.
  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Gurre-Lieder

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: The National Youth Orchestra.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Sur Incises

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: Ensemble intercontemporain.
  • Harrison Birtwistle

    The Triumph of Time

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Sinfonietta

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Performer: West鈥揈astern Divan Orchestra.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Messagesquisse

    Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Performer: West鈥揈astern Divan Orchestra. Performer: Hassan Moataz El Molla.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Service
Producer Andy King-Dabbs
Director Andy King-Dabbs
Executive Producer Mark Cooper

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