Boulez
Americannoun
noun
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Legrand is full of anecdotes about French legends—he disliked Charles Trenet, toured with Maurice Chevalier, and was fascinated by Pierre Boulez while disagreeing with almost everything the composer-conductor said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Boulez, an explosive composer, eventually turned the 10-minute “‘Éclat,’ for 15 instruments” into a 25-minute orchestral masterpiece, “Éclat/Multiples,” and left unfinished sketches behind to extend that to a full hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
There is little equal in music to 22-year-old disruptors on the level of Handel and Boulez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
Boulez, who died nine years ago, would have been 100 last Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
In February, the Jacaranda new music series, shutting down after two decades of indispensable concerts, went out with a Schoenbergian bang, connecting the composer to Hollywood, Mahler, Coltrane and Boulez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
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