Boulez Conducts Boulez: ...explosante-fixe...; Notations I-XII; Structures II
by Pierre Boulez
- Type: Album
- Released: 1995
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- Country: France
- Length: 1:09:30
- Community rating: 4.01/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
This critical Deutsche Grammophon release features Pierre Boulez rigorously conducting his own highly complex, mathematically structured avant-garde compositions. The highlight is the titular '...explosante-fixe...', an intricate, electroacoustic masterpiece utilizing live spatialization and a MIDI flute. The album flawlessly demonstrates his lifelong dedication to merging strict integral serialism directly with cutting-edge technological advancements.
Genres
Descriptors: complex, atonal, avant-garde, instrumental, dissonant, piano, minimal
Tracklist
- 12 Notations for Piano: I. Fantasque. Mod茅r茅 (0:59)
- 12 Notations for Piano: II. Tr猫s vif. Strident (0:22)
- 12 Notations for Piano: III. Assez lent (0:56)
- 12 Notations for Piano: IV. Rythmique (0:31)
- 12 Notations for Piano: V. Doux et improvis茅 (0:50)
- 12 Notations for Piano: VI. Rapide (0:25)
- 12 Notations for Piano: VII. Hi茅ratique (1:25)
- 12 Notations for Piano: VIII. Mod茅r茅 jusqu'脿 tr猫s vif (0:45)
- 12 Notations for Piano: IX. Lointain. Calme (2:20)
- 12 Notations for Piano: X. M茅canique et tr猫s sec (0:19)
- 12 Notations for Piano: XI. Scintillant (0:38)
- 12 Notations for Piano: XII. Lent. Puissant et 芒pre (1:08)
- Structures II for 2 Pianos: Chapitre I (8:59)
- Structures II for 2 Pianos: Chapitre II. Pi猫ces 1-2, Encarts 1-4, Textes 1-6 (13:04)
- ...explosante-fixe... (1993 FInal Verson) (36:43)
Credits
- Pierre Boulez - primary artist, composed by, conductor
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard - primary artist, piano
- Florent Boffard - primary artist, piano
- Ensemble Intercontemporain - primary artist, ensemble
- Mark Buecker - edited by
- Franck Rossi - post production
- Xavier Bordelais - post production
- Andrew Gerzso - electronics [ircam / electro-acoustic realization]