Pierre Boulez
Born: 26th March 1925, Montbrison
Died: 5th January 2016, Baden-Baden
Nationality: French
In addition to his formidable composing career, Boulez also directed most of the world's leading symphony orchestras and ensembles from the 1950s until ill health forced him to withdraw from conducting engagements in his late 80s. He served both as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 1971-1975, and Music Director of the New York Philharmonic from 1971-1977. He was currently the Principal Guest Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will continue the following season as Conductor Emeritus. Boulez was particularly famed for his polished interpretations of twentieth century classics - Claude Debussy, Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Anton Webern and Edgard Varèse - as well as for numerous performances of contemporary music. Clarity, precision, rhythmic agility and a respect for the composers' intentions as notated in the musical score were the hallmarks of his conducting style.
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The Complete Works of Pierre Boulez on Deutsche Grammophon
17th Jun 2013
Assembled under the composer’s personal supervision (and featuring many of his own recordings with Ensemble InterContemporain), this 13-CD collection includes several works which have not previously appeared on CD and features fearless pianism from Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Maurizio Pollini.
Recent Best Sellers: Pierre Boulez
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Ravel - Piano Concertos
Krystian Zimerman (piano) Cleveland Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
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Building a Library, May 2005, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1999, Winner - 20th-Century Concerto
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building A Library, May 2024, Recommended Recording (Ravel)
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Building A Library, October 2025, Top Choice (Piano Concerto in G)
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Special offer. BBC Legends, Volume 4
Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Heather Harper (soloist), Clifford Curzon (piano), Nadia Boulanger, Ian Partridge (soloist), Bernadette Greevy (soloist), John Carol Case (soloist), Janet Price (soloist), Karl Engel, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (soloist), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano), Peter Pears (soloist), Hans Wilbrink (soloist), Stefania Woytowicz (soloist), John Ogdon (piano), Dame Janet Baker (soloist), Ronald Dowd (soloist), Franz Crass (soloist), Dennis Brain (horn), Edith Peinemann, Paul Tortelier (cello), Ernest Lush, Rudolf Serkin (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Melos Ensemble, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, New Philharmonia Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Dennis Brain Wind Quintet, Klaus Tennstedt, Constantin Silvestri, Sir John Barbirolli, Pierre Boulez, Jascha Horenstein, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Sir Adrian Boult, Benjamin Britten, Evgeny Svetlanov, Geroge Szell, George Szell, Sir Malcolm Sargent, John Hollingsworth, Rudolf Kempe, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Sir John Pritchard
20 CDs: Original price $96.00 Reduced $72.00Download from $31.75 -
Debussy: The Complete Works
Artists include Martha Argerich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Samson François, Renaud Capuçon, Natalie Dessay, André Cluytens, François-Xavier Roth, Jean Martinon, Michel Plasson, Kent Nagano and Carlo Maria Giulini
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Archive
33 CDs: $102.25Download from $45.00 -
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Special offer. Berio: Sinfonia & Concerto for Two Pianos
Luciano Berio, Antonio Ballista (piano), Bruno Canino (piano) Pierre Boulez
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Gramophone Awards, 1977, Winner - Contemporary
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Grammy Awards, 12th Awards (1969), Best Choral Performance
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