Pierre Boulez (1925-2016)

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Joaquimhock

#1140
January 29, 2016, 04:43:59 AM
Sorry I was not able to embed it it seems...

Try to listen to this brilliant piece before or after listening to Notation VII. A perfect match.
"Dans la vie il faut regarder par la fenêtre"

Karl Henning

#1141
January 29, 2016, 04:44:26 AM
Quote from: Joaquimhock on January 29, 2016, 04:43:59 AM
Sorry I was not able to embed it it seems...

No worries; glad to be of help.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Mandryka

#1142
January 29, 2016, 10:36:56 AM
Good interview with Boulez here. Among other things confirming his interest in counterpoint and history of music.

http://www.canal-u.tv/video/universite_de_lorraine/entretien_pierre_boulez_claude_lefebvre.5452
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

ComposerOfAvantGarde

#1143
January 30, 2016, 01:15:38 AM
Quote from: Mandryka on January 29, 2016, 10:36:56 AM
Good interview with Boulez here. Among other things confirming his interest in counterpoint and history of music.

http://www.canal-u.tv/video/universite_de_lorraine/entretien_pierre_boulez_claude_lefebvre.5452

Fantastic! Thanks for the link. :)

Uhor

#1144
January 30, 2016, 04:33:02 PM
In Tombeau a multitude of lines and indivudual chamber size textures overlap and converse with one another.

Karl Henning

#1145
January 30, 2016, 05:07:04 PM
I can well believe it.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

not edward

#1146
February 13, 2016, 10:25:22 AM
For those in the Toronto area, New Music Concerts are performing sur Incises on Monday night at the Betty Oliphant Theatre on Jarvis St.

I'll certainly be going.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

ComposerOfAvantGarde

#1147
February 13, 2016, 12:57:00 PM
That sounds very exciting! I have no idea when the last the last time Boulez was ever performed in Australia.....

snyprrr

#1148
February 16, 2016, 07:28:18 PM
Lifetime Achievement Award, now, go figure...

Karl Henning

#1149
February 17, 2016, 01:38:58 AM
Quote from: snyprrr on February 16, 2016, 07:28:18 PM
Lifetime Achievement Award, now, go figure...

You're gonna love the tribute that Lady Ga-Ga is going to perform!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

EigenUser

#1150
February 17, 2016, 02:06:35 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on February 17, 2016, 01:38:58 AM
You're gonna love the tribute that Lady Ga-Ga is going to perform!
Le Marteau sans Maitre? :laugh:
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

snyprrr

#1151
February 20, 2016, 07:48:59 AM
Livre pour quatour (yes, always having problems with "ou-uo) :)

Pulled this out in the midst of my Babbitt-a-thon. Well, look here, here is all of Babbitt in 1949!! As I was listening to Babbitt's SQ4, I was wondering who-who-who... WHERE have I heard this before? No one up to Babbitt appears to be as dense with notes as Babbitt, but then I remembered the 'Livre', and how dense it was, and, lo!, yes, Boulez seems to have already reached Babbitt's 70s density 20 years earlier. I'd love to know what Boulez and Babbitt thought of each other.

James

#1152
February 20, 2016, 10:01:40 AM
Quote from: snyprrr on February 20, 2016, 07:48:59 AMI'd love to know what Boulez and Babbitt thought of each other.

I vividly remember an audio interview years back where Boulez was asked what he thought of Babbitt, his response .. "too academic". He always maintained that his favorite American composer was Elliott Carter. Other than that, he was by & large .. from a musical standpoint, largely negative of all other American composers.
Action is the only truth

Karl Henning

#1153
February 20, 2016, 11:05:28 AM
Yes, quite parochial of him.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

EigenUser

#1154
February 21, 2016, 02:19:02 AM
You know what I just realized? Why is there no alliterative title? Who started this thread? Bruce! What is wrong with you?!?!

You could have picked Boulez's Brothel.
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

James

#1155
February 21, 2016, 03:25:49 AM
Quote from: EigenUser on February 21, 2016, 02:19:02 AM
You know what I just realized? Why is there no alliterative title? Who started this thread? Bruce! What is wrong with you?!?!

You could have picked Boulez's Brothel.

Probably the real reason why his productivity diminished from the mid-70s onward was he was too busy swimming in so much groupie pussy. See profile pic.  ;)
Action is the only truth

(poco) Sforzando

#1156
February 21, 2016, 03:30:41 AM
Quote from: EigenUser on February 21, 2016, 02:19:02 AM
You know what I just realized? Why is there no alliterative title? Who started this thread? Bruce! What is wrong with you?!?!

You could have picked Boulez's Brothel.

Or Boulez's Boule, "boule" being French for a "ball," as well as a round loaf of bread.
"I don't know what sforzando means, though it clearly means something."

EigenUser

#1157
February 21, 2016, 03:32:10 AM
Quote from: James on February 21, 2016, 03:25:49 AM
Probably the real reason why his productivity diminished from the mid-70s onward was he was too busy swimming in so much groupie pussy. See profile pic.  ;)
:laugh:

Brilliant. I didn't even make that connection!
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

James

#1158
February 21, 2016, 03:36:51 AM
Quote from: EigenUser on February 21, 2016, 03:32:10 AM
:laugh:

Brilliant. I didn't even make that connection!

In your pic, as someone on here insightfully pointed out before (probably a professional Medium by day) .. there are no scores in that brief case, just, let's say .. "fun toys". And check out that grin on his face. Master indeed. Mick Jagger, eat your heart out.
Action is the only truth

Karl Henning

#1159
February 22, 2016, 01:31:03 AM
Gee, wonder why there are so few female participants at GMG?
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot
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