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concert Pierre Boulez conducts Stravinsky and Debussy New Philharmonia Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra

New Philharmonia Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra

Pierre Boulez conducts Stravinsky and Debussy New Philharmonia Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Pierre Boulez directs some of his signature repertoire: Debussy and Stravinsky, two great musical innovators of the 20th century.

Boulez (1925 - 2016) was one of the most influential conductors and composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. His groundbreaking Debussy interpretations Nocturnes and Images opened new sonic horizons for as Boulez, with his astonishingly precise ear for pitch and sonority, understood the language of his legendary compatriot like few others.

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Cast

  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez

Program

  • Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring
    • Adoration of the Earth: Introduction
    • Dances of the Young Girls
    • Ritual of Abduction
    • Spring Rounds
    • Ritual of the Two Rival Tribes
    • Procession of the Oldest and Wisest One
    • Kiss of the Earth
    • Dance of the Earth
    • The Exalted Sacrifice: Introduction
    • Mystic Circle of the Young Girls
    • The Naming and Honoring of the Chosen One
    • Evocation of the Ancestors
    • Ritual Action of the Ancestors
    • Sacrificial Dance
  • Claude Debussy, Ibéria (Images pour orchestre No. 2)
    • 1. Par les rues et par les chemins
    • 2. Les parfums de la nuit
    • 3. Le matin d'un jour de fête

Details

  • Production date: 2008
  • Recording date: 1968 ; 1974 ; 1997
  • Duration: 52 min
  • Production: © Idéale Audience
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