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1Trageodia: I. Prologue
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Tragoedia: I. Prologue (in 1993-06)
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1965)
part of:
Tragoedia
Sir Harrison Birtwistle1:37
2Trageodia: II. Paradox
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Tragoedia: II. Paradox (in 1993-06)
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1965)
part of:
Tragoedia
Sir Harrison Birtwistle2:15
3Trageodia: III. Episodion: Strophe I - Anapaest I
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Tragoedia: III. Episodion: Strophe I - Anapaest I (in 1993-06)
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1965)
part of:
Tragoedia
Sir Harrison Birtwistle3:50
4Trageodia: IV. Antistrophe I
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Tragoedia: IV. Antistrophe I (in 1993-06)
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1965)
part of:
Tragoedia
Sir Harrison Birtwistle1:33
5Trageodia: V. Stasimon
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Tragoedia: V. Stasimon (in 1993-06)
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1965)
part of:
Tragoedia
Sir Harrison Birtwistle2:24
6Trageodia: VI. Episodion: Strophe II - Anapaest II
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Tragoedia: VI. Episodion: Strophe II - Anapaest II (in 1993-06)
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1965)
part of:
Tragoedia
Sir Harrison Birtwistle3:50
7Trageodia: VII. Antistrophe II
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Tragoedia: VII. Antistrophe II (in 1993-06)
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1965)
part of:
Tragoedia
Sir Harrison Birtwistle2:22
8Trageodia: VIII. Exodos
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Tragoedia: VIII. Exodos (in 1993-06)
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1965)
part of:
Tragoedia
Sir Harrison Birtwistle2:48
9Five Distances
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Five Distances for Five Instruments (in 1993-06)
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1992)
dedicated to:
David Sylvester (British art critic & curator)
Sir Harrison Birtwistle13:56
10Three Settings of Celan: I. White and Light
soprano vocals:
Christine Whittlesey (soprano) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Three Settings of Celan: I. White and Light (in 1993-06)
lyricist:
Paul Celan
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (from 1989 until 1994)
translator:
Michael Hamburger
part of:
Three Settings of Celan
Sir Harrison Birtwistle5:07
11Three Settings of Celan: II. Night
soprano vocals:
Christine Whittlesey (soprano) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Three Settings of Celan: II. Night (in 1993-06)
lyricist:
Paul Celan
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (from 1989 until 1994)
translator:
Michael Hamburger
part of:
Three Settings of Celan
Sir Harrison Birtwistle3:33
12Three Settings of Celan: III. Tenebrae
soprano vocals:
Christine Whittlesey (soprano) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Three Settings of Celan: III. Tenebrae (in 1993-06)
lyricist:
Paul Celan
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (from 1989 until 1994)
translator:
Michael Hamburger
part of:
Three Settings of Celan
Sir Harrison Birtwistle4:59
13Secret Theatre
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1993-06)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-06)
recording of:
Secret Theatre (in 1993-06)
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1984)
dedicated to:
Sheila Birtwistle
Sir Harrison Birtwistle27:47
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includes:Boulez Conducts Boulez: ...Explosante-fixe... / Notations I–XII / Structures II by Boulez (composer and conductor); Boulez (composer and conductor), Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist), Florent Boffard (pianist), Ensemble intercontemporain
Boulez conducts Stravinsky: Le Chant du rossignol / L’Histoire du soldat (suite) / Scherzo fantastique / Le roi des étoiles by Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); The Cleveland Orchestra, Boulez (composer and conductor)
Boulez conducts Varèse: Amériques / Arcana / Déserts / Ionisation by Varèse (composer); Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
Boulez Conducts Webern, III by Webern (composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
Concertos by Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); Aimard (pianist), Stefanovich (pianist), Kremer (violinist), Bashmet (Yuri Bashmet, Russian conductor and violist), London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Boulez (composer and conductor)
Le Marteau sans maître / Dérive 1 & 2 by Boulez (composer and conductor); Ensemble intercontemporain
Lulu by Alban Berg (Austrian composer); Teresa Stratas (soprano), Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris, Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Hanna Schwarz (mezzo soprano), Franz Mazura (bass / baritone), Kenneth Riegel (tenor), Toni Blankenheim (baritone), Robert Tear (tenor), Helmut Pampuch (tenor)
Pierrot lunaire / Herzgewächse / Ode to Napoleon by Schoenberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer); Christine Schäfer (soprano), Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor), David Pittman-Jennings (bass-baritone), Ensemble InterContemporain
Pli selon Pli by Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor); Christine Schäfer (soprano), Ensemble InterContemporain, Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
Poèmes pour Mi / Sept Haïkaï / Le Réveil des oiseaux by Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist); The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
Ravel: Shéhérazade / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Debussy: Trois ballades de François Villon by Maurice Ravel (French composer), Claude Debussy (French composer); Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
Sur Incises / Messagesquisse / Anthèmes 2 by Boulez (composer and conductor); Jean‐Guihen Queyras (French cellist), Hae-Sun Kang (violinist), Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
Symphony no. 3 "Song of the Night" / Violin Concerto no. 1 by Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer), Christian Tetzlaff (violinist), Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) & Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
The Piano Concertos by Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); Zimerman (pianist), Andsnes (pianist), Grimaud (French pianist), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra, Boulez (composer and conductor)
Theseus Games / Earth Dances by Birtwistle (composer); Ensemble Modern, Brabbins (conductor), Valade (flutist and conductor), Ensemble Modern Orchestra, Boulez (composer and conductor)
Violin Concerto no. 2 / Rhapsodies nos. 1 & 2 by Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); Gil Shaham (violinist), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)