Pierre Boulez ~ Schoenberg ˇ Berio ˇ Carter ˇ Kurtág ˇ Xenakis [Box set]
On this CD:
1. Pelleas und Melisande, symphonic poem, Op. 5
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
2. Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
3. Sinfonia, for 8 amplified voices & orchestra
Composed by Luciano Berio
Performed by Orchestre National de France
with Regis Pasquier, Swingle Singers
Conducted by Ward Swingle, Pierre Boulez
4. Eindrücke, for orchestra
Composed by Luciano Berio
Performed by Orchestre National de France
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
5. Concerto for oboe & orchestra
Composed by Elliott Carter
Performed by InterContemporain Ensemble
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
6. Esprit Rude, Esprit Doux for flute & clarinet
Composed by Elliott Carter
Performed by InterContemporain Ensemble
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
7. Mirror on Which to Dwell, for soprano & chamber orchestra
Composed by Elliott Carter
Performed by Phyllis Bryn-Julson, InterContemporain Ensemble
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
8. Penthode for 5 groups of 4 instruments
Composed by Elliott Carter
Performed by InterContemporain Ensemble
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
9. Messages of the late R. V. Troussova, 21 Poems by Rimma Dalos for soprano & chamber ensemble, Op 17
Composed by Gyorgy Kurtag
Performed by InterContemporain Ensemble, Martha Fabian, Adrienne Csengery
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
10. . . . agm. . ., for 16 voices & 3 instrumental groups
Composed by Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Performed by InterContemporain Ensemble
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
11. Modulations for 33 musicians
Composed by Gerard Grisey
Performed by InterContemporain Ensemble
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
12. Jalons, for 15 musicians
Composed by Iannis Xenakis
Performed by InterContemporain Ensemble
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
13. Antiphysis
Composed by Hugues Dufourt
Performed by Istvan Matuz, InterContemporain Ensemble
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
14. Funérailles (Version 1) for string sextet, double bass, and harp
Composed by Brian Ferneyhough
Performed by InterContemporain Ensemble
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
15. Funérailles (Version 2) for seven strings and harp
Composed by Brian Ferneyhough
Performed by InterContemporain Ensemble
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
Editorial Reviews There are the uproarious moments of Berio's clattery free-for-all approach easily juxtaposed against Schoenberg's more measured Variations, as it illuminates the crossroads of serialism and standard classical methodologies. The most astonishing moments come in the Kurtag songs, themselves echoing Pierrot Lunaire, and the Birtwistle work, which crosses extended vocal patterns with exclamatory orchestral interruptions to great effect. For anyone interested in Boulez's conductorly contributions to the postserial world, this is a surefire collection that opens the window on the great one's magic with difficult, thorny music. It also serves as a fascinating primer on the expansion of new music's techniques, especially when you consider the Elliott Carter works, all of them post-1975 and each uniquely expanding the American canon immeasurably, or the Grisey, Dufourt, and Ferneyhough works, as each of these composers came of age in the post-World War II era. --Andrew Bartlett
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Collecting five CDs for about the price of three, this set of Boulez recordings is without parallel among the conductor's new-music releases. Imagine getting Boulez's celebrated single CD of Luciano Berio's Sinfonia and Eindrücke and his equally impressive single CD of Arnold Schoenberg's Pelleas und Melisande and Variations for Orchestra, bundled with four pivotal Elliott Carter works, Sir Harrison Birtwistle's electrifying ...AGM..., Gérard Grisey's Modulations, Iannis Xenakis's Jalons, Hugues Dufourt's Antiphysis, and Brian Ferneyhough's Funerailles, and you have an idea how far this set stretches.
Pierre Boulez ~ Schoenberg ˇ Berio ˇ Carter ˇ Kurtág ˇ Xenakis, Music, Arnold Schoenberg, Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, Gyorgy Kurtag, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Gerard Grisey, Iannis Xenakis, Hugues Dufourt, Brian Ferneyhough, Pierre Boulez, Ward Swingle, Regis Pasquier, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Adrienne Csengery, Istvan Matuz, The Swingle Singers, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Work with Descriptive Title, 20th/21st Century Tone Poem/Symphonic Poem, 20th/21st Century Variations, Chamber, Chamber Music, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Concerto, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Mixed Chamber Ensemble of Ten or More Players, Mixed Chamber Ensemble with Keyboard, More than Two Solo Voices with Orchestra, Oboe Concerto, Octet for Mixed Instruments without Keyboard, Orchestral, Orchestral Music, Septet for Mixed Instruments without Keyboard, Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra, Solo Voice(s) and Small Ensemble, Vocal
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