Boulez later in life acknowledges a debt to Stravinsky. I wish people today could forgive comments he made 50 or 60 years ago when he was the enfant terrible, and a conspicuous revolutionary. These kinds of attitudes are not atypical of the young, and certainly not atypical among those of genius who are also young. Was he so wrong to depricate his forefathers? Seems to me that is a natural rite of passage, and that later on, wisdom of a sort prevails in which due acknowledgements are made
@muslit Even if Boulez is "museum stuff", that is a greater achievment than most living artists ever attain. I do not agree that this is the case, however. When new forms come along, they do not completely supplant previous innovations. Progress in the arts is an illusion, IMO.
@joebassplayer Read about Boulez and his mathematical approach to integral serialism (he's also a mathematician) to learn more about his true stylistic influences -- esp. Webern -- and to notice the similarities in his early music to that of his peers (Stockhausen, for example, who was also writing integral serialist music). The colors and dissonances are influenced more by the New Viennese School than Strav. You'll hear this in Le Marteau sans Maitre, which wouldn't exist w/o Pierrot Lunaire.
Boulez later in life acknowledges a debt to Stravinsky. I wish people today could forgive comments he made 50 or 60 years ago when he was the enfant terrible, and a conspicuous revolutionary. These kinds of attitudes are not atypical of the young, and certainly not atypical among those of genius who are also young. Was he so wrong to depricate his forefathers? Seems to me that is a natural rite of passage, and that later on, wisdom of a sort prevails in which due acknowledgements are made
nobodady1 6 months ago
how do you conduct this? tops to the conductor..
sinnexz 1 year ago
boulez is the best person alive. when we lose him we better take a deep breath and long look in the mirror.
helmut733 1 year ago
@helmut733
Why? Music has passed him by. What he represents has been taken over long ago by other kinds of music. He's museum stuff.
muslit 1 year ago
@muslit Even if Boulez is "museum stuff", that is a greater achievment than most living artists ever attain. I do not agree that this is the case, however. When new forms come along, they do not completely supplant previous innovations. Progress in the arts is an illusion, IMO.
nobodady1 6 months ago
Fantastic stuff. Watching the artists work is priceless. I hope to see Boulez someday, but they rarely visit Canada.
yenrabaraho 1 year ago
@yenrabaraho come see McGill Symphony do these in March, if you happen to be in Montreal ;)
omnislade 1 year ago 2
Quite Stravinskian that second movement
knucmo 1 year ago
@knucmo don't you think that a lot of it is rather stravinskian?
joebassplayer 1 year ago
@joebassplayer Read about Boulez and his mathematical approach to integral serialism (he's also a mathematician) to learn more about his true stylistic influences -- esp. Webern -- and to notice the similarities in his early music to that of his peers (Stockhausen, for example, who was also writing integral serialist music). The colors and dissonances are influenced more by the New Viennese School than Strav. You'll hear this in Le Marteau sans Maitre, which wouldn't exist w/o Pierrot Lunaire.
Fremglerk 4 months ago in playlist Boulez conducts Boulez
how big is the orchestra?
gera1262 1 year ago
Saw Vienna Phil play this music today at Carnegie Hall. Wow!
TheVrajr 2 years ago
That's very interesting !
salvcar89 2 years ago
7:37 "1, 2, 3es... Das ist Es.." hahahahahah
acteon00 2 years ago 2
Thank you so much for uploading this video!
YeddaCat 3 years ago
Thanks!
GreggaryPeccary 3 years ago
Thank you so much...excellent!
galas06 3 years ago