Pierre Boulez: ...explosant-fixe... (1/4)

Part one of four of one of Pierre Boulez's later masterpieces, ...explosant-fixe...

This is the fourth version of this piece, retranscribed from the original version for three players in 1972-1973. This is for a MIDI track of a flute, along with Chamber Orchestra and taped electronics, completed in 1993. Heard here played by the Ensemble Intercontemporain de Paris; Boulez conducts. Unlike his earlier, more overtly academic pieces, this is fairly accessible (or at least comparitively so), and is very identifiable as what could only be described as "French".

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Music

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• Boulez
• Ensemble
• Intercontemporain
• Flute

[Tic1971]

Sorcerer's Apprentice anyone ?

Pierre shame on you...

[John11inch]

Elaborate.

[Tic1971]

Well dear, John11inch (I hope that's the size of your feet ^^)

I might be found out digging myself into a hole here, but I heard apparent similarities in this piece to the one I mentioned in my remark..Don't go to hard on me ok, I like Rachmaninoff and Debussy so you might understand. (darn I am digging hehe)

Does this make sense? Well, even if not, let us just dwell in and about the fact that we are still in the realms of classical music and therefor have a major advantage over the X-Factorians

[John11inch]

What piece(s) by Rachmaninov and Debussy? How is this similar to the Dukas piece?

[Aserikoth]

too mainstream for my tastes

[John11inch]

@Aserikoth Looking through your favorites, that's a pretty hilarious comment.

[DannyDaWriter]

It should be known that most of Boulez's music is actually quite lyrical — his music is very accessible, as I have found.

[TheAimlessRoad]

Can anyone say "Entartete Kunst"?

[AyumuVanguard]

I expected to not like this at all, or at least not very much, but not really dislike it.

Man, I was wrong.

[Linkinvlad]

I am actually amazed by the quality of some of the comments. Also very much fascinated by the dialogue involving the main user of this video and the rest of the world. Don't know why. My mind is probably fucked up with too many explosive materials at the moment. I must listen to that piece.

It's just there was some kind of Mojo in this little part of the internet. God. I went ways too far. Sorry for that. Hope someone will feel like what I meant. And yes, I am french and my english still sucks

[miker2001]

Ooops, I meant, otherwise.

[miker2001]

I am sure he dedicated it to Stravinsky, and he passed away. Other, he would clanged him on the head.

Actually, it is one of the better pieces by Boulez, if that is possible.

[John11inch]

@dieterammann4

Damn. I was a bit honored to have you commenting on one of my submissions (as I've uploaded some of your work). A shame to see you've taken it down =P

[lovesGenet]

Boulez is -I wont use any post-humanist labels was not interested in identifiable melodies but lines intervals and motivic cells , timbres. The sounds and surprising melodies here are fabulous and one can actually remember sections and it gives one the sense of a narrative. Yes-finally it is accessible .He started out as a Webern lover and has his own style and voice. Messiaen orLeibowitz is no where to be heard if u ask me . I'd love to see it performed. The man has an ear for the groups.