Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez

Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music. Born in Montbrison, in the Loire department of France, the son of an engineer, Boulez studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Olivier Messiaen, and privately with Andrée Vaurabourg and René Leibowitz. He began his professional career in the late 1940s as music director of the Renaud-Barrault theatre company in Paris. He was a leading figure in avant-garde music, playing an important role in the development of integral serialism in the 1950s, controlled chance music in the 1960s and the electronic transformation of instrumental music in real time from the 1970s onwards. His tendency to revise earlier compositions meant that his body of work was relatively small, but it included pieces considered landmarks of twentieth-century music, such as Le Marteau sans maître, Pli selon pli and Répons. His uncompromising commitment to modernism and the trenchant, polemical tone in which he expressed his views on music led some to criticise him as a dogmatist. Boulez was also one of the most prominent conductors of his generation. In a career lasting more than sixty years, he was music director of the New York Philharmonic, chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra. He made frequent appearances with many other orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic. He was known for his performances of the music of the first half of the twentieth century—including Debussy and Ravel, Stravinsky and Bartók, and the Second Viennese School—as well as that of his contemporaries, such as Ligeti, Berio and Carter. His work in the opera house included the production of Wagner's Ring cycle for the centenary of the Bayreuth Festival, and the world premiere of the three-act version of Berg's opera Lulu. His recorded legacy is extensive. He also founded several musical institutions. In Paris he set up the Domaine musical in the 1950s to promote new music; in the 1970s he established the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique / Musique (IRCAM), to foster research and innovation in music, and the Ensemble intercontemporain, a chamber orchestra specialising in contemporary music. Later he co-founded the Cité de la musique, a concert hall, museum and library dedicated to music in the Parc de la Villette in Paris and, in Switzerland, the Lucerne Festival Academy, an international orchestra of young musicians, with which he gave first performances of many new works. ... Source: Article "Pierre Boulez" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Pierre Boulez
  • Popularity: 1.673
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1925-03-26
  • Place of Birth: Montbrison, Loire, France
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Pierre Boulez Movies

  • 1998
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    The Seventh Door

    The Seventh Door

    1 1998 HD

    A documentary about the life and work of the Hungarian composer and conductor, Peter Eotvos.

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  • 2000
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    Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die

    Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die

    1 2000 HD

    Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die is a 2000 documentary about Frank Zappa.

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  • 2002
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    Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note

    Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note

    1 2002 HD

    Frank Zappa: Phase Two is a 2002 documentary about Frank Zappa. It features a lot of footage from Scheffer's previous film, but new material from...

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  • 2020
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    Zappa

    Zappa

    7.3 2020 HD

    With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life...

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  • 2009
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    For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes

    For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes

    1 2009 HD

    In the centenary year since the founding of the Ballets Russe, this documentary looks back at Sergei Diaghilev and the company he created, what they...

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  • 2021
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    Der Jahrhundertring 1976 - Sternstunden der Musik

    Der Jahrhundertring 1976 - Sternstunden der Musik

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Great Rehearsals: Homage to Edgard Varèse

    The Great Rehearsals: Homage to Edgard Varèse

    1 1966 HD

    Edgard Varèse died on 6 November 1965, a few days before the filming of the rehearsal of his work "Déserts" which he had to attend.

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  • 1986
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    Alban Berg - Lulu

    Alban Berg - Lulu

    1 1986 HD

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  • 2000
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    Sur incises: A lesson by Pierre Boulez

    Sur incises: A lesson by Pierre Boulez

    1 2000 HD

    With warmth, modesty and infectious enthusiasm, Boulez explains the hidden architecture of his most recent work, Sur Incises, to a non-specialized...

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  • 1991
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    Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko

    Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko

    1 1991 HD

    For the past ten years Zappa in composing has turned away from Rock and Roll music - for which he first became famous - and has been working on new,...

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  • 2016
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    Pierre Boulez at the BBC: Master and Maverick

    Pierre Boulez at the BBC: Master and Maverick

    1 2016 HD

    Tom Service presents 40 years of great BBC archive featuring the French composer, conductor and musical icon Pierre Boulez, who died on 5th January...

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  • 2004
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    Pierre Boulez: Emotion and Analysis

    Pierre Boulez: Emotion and Analysis

    1 2004 HD

    Boulez rehearsing with the Berlin Philharmonic

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  • 1985
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    Otto Klemperer's Long Journey Through His Times

    Otto Klemperer's Long Journey Through His Times

    1 1985 HD

    Relying on a bounty of archival footage and interviews with prominent musicians and intimates, Philo Bregstein's film traces the life and career of...

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  • 2011
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    Gustav Mahler: Adagio from Symphony No. 10

    Gustav Mahler: Adagio from Symphony No. 10

    1 2011 HD

    In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Mahler’s birth and just one month short of his own 85th birthday, composer-conductor Pierre Boulez...

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  • 1979
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    Rituel

    Rituel

    8 1979 HD

    Music performed by The New York Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Pierre Boulez. Schwartz manipulates by computer, in real-time the images of...

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  • 1980
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    Wagner: Die Walküre

    Wagner: Die Walküre

    6.7 1980 HD

    The second part of Patrice Chérau's epoch-making Bayreuth Ring is a radical re-imagining of Die Walküre, unprecedented in its...

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  • 1980
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    Siegfried

    Siegfried

    6 1980 HD

    The third opera in Richard Wagner's epic Ring cycle, Siegfried follows the adventures of the son of demigods Siegmund and Sieglinde as he conquers...

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  • 1980
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    Götterdämmerung

    Götterdämmerung

    6.5 1980 HD

    Götterdämmerung, the fourth of Richard Wagner's four Ring operas. The cast features Manfred Jung as Siegfried and Gwyneth Jones as...

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  • 1980
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    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    6.375 1980 HD

    This is a beautifully conducted and thoughtfully staged performance of the first opera (the prologue) in Wagner's Ring Cycle. As soon as the clouds...

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  • 2007
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    From the House of the Dead

    From the House of the Dead

    1 2007 HD

    Set in a Siberian prison camp, Janacek's final opera centers on the experiences of recent arrival Alexandre Petrovitch Goriantchikov (Olaf Bar), a...

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  • 2002
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    One Night, One Life

    One Night, One Life

    1 2002 HD

    In the film One Night. One Life, based on the cycle Pierrot Lunaire, Arnold Schönberg’s opus 21, director Oliver Herrmann has created a...

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  • 2016
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    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

    7.4 2016 HD

    Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while...

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  • 1967
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    A Stravinsky Portrait

    A Stravinsky Portrait

    7 1967 HD

    This documentary follows composer and conductor Igor Stavinsky at his home in California, in London, and in Hamburg where he conducts an orchestra...

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  • 1993
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    Eclat

    Eclat

    5 1993 HD

    Eclat is a fascinating documentary about the work. We witness rehearsals by the Netherlands' Nieuw Ensemble, hear comments about the piece from the...

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  • 2007
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    Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Resurrection

    Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Resurrection

    1 2007 HD

    In 2005, the Staatsoper Berlin and its orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin under musical director Daniel Barenboim, celebrated a series of events to...

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  • 1996
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    Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

    Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

    1 1996 HD

    Shot over a two-year period observing Abbado: a) Rossini, Overture to 'll Barbiere di Siviglia' b) Schubert, Symphony no. 2 B-Major, D. 125 c)...

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  • 2014
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    Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

    Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

    1 2014 HD

    A unique film portrait of the famous Italian pianist. Maurizio Pollini felt himself that the time had come to submit to the probing of the camera, an...

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  • 1996
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    Bruckner: Symphony No. 8: Wiener Philharmoniker

    Bruckner: Symphony No. 8: Wiener Philharmoniker

    1 1996 HD

    On the 100-year anniversary of the death of Joseph Anton Bruckner, Pierre Boulez conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker in their interpretation of...

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  • 2010
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    Bartok: Concerto for Violin - Gidon Kremer, Pierre Boulez

    Bartok: Concerto for Violin - Gidon Kremer, Pierre Boulez

    1 2010 HD

    An all Bartók programme featuring one of the leading violinists - Gidon Kremer - and one of the world's leading viola players - Yuri Bashmet....

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  • 2010
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    Knots and Fields

    Knots and Fields

    1 2010 HD

    Knots and Fields examines the aesthetic debates and tensions that have animated the Darmstadt courses over six decades, exploring their relevance...

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  • 2004
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    A Labyrinth of Time

    A Labyrinth of Time

    1 2004 HD

    Carefully composed portrait of prominent modern composer Elliott Carter (1908-1912). Scheffer depicts both the person and the development in his...

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  • 2005
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    Boulez at 80

    Boulez at 80

    1 2005 HD

    Pierre Boulez conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a special concert from the Barbican, as part of the composer's 80th birthday...

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  • 1983
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    The Making of 'The Ring des Nibelungen'

    The Making of 'The Ring des Nibelungen'

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1980
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    Götterdämmerung

    Götterdämmerung

    6.5 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Siegfried

    Siegfried

    6 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Wagner: Die Walküre

    Wagner: Die Walküre

    6.7 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    6.375 1980 HD

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  • 1979
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    Rituel

    Rituel

    8 1979 HD

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  • 1992
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    Pelléas et Mélisande

    Pelléas et Mélisande

    9 1992 HD

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  • 1985
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    Boulez-Répons

    Boulez-Répons

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Amazing Mr. Bickford

    The Amazing Mr. Bickford

    5.7 1987 HD

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  • 2004
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    Ma Mere l'Oye

    Ma Mere l'Oye

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1970
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    Wagner- Tristan Und Isolde - Nilsson

    Wagner- Tristan Und Isolde - Nilsson

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1985
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    Victoires de la musique

    Victoires de la musique

    2 1985 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.658 1968 HD

    The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

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  • 2004
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6 2004 HD

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  • 1956
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    En direct de...

    En direct de...

    1 1956 HD

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