Showing posts with label Boulez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boulez. Show all posts

Saturday, August 6, 2011

#218 The Smell of Market St

I'm not sure about ionization but this is definitely the smell and the sound of Market St, San Francisco. All the stir and rush, sirens, rhythms, it's all there.

The music actually is somehow charging, ionizing. But inside–it's creating a positive feedback. It eats itself, and gets stronger so.




Composer: Edgard Varèse
Work: Ionisation
Recording: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Friday, May 13, 2011

#133 The Smell of Pretended Innocence

It's like if it's acted: Foot pace, big moon, hot night. Sounds are coming from a lake nearby. Children playing soldiers. Go to bed, now! Do not interrupt this magical moment, do not ruin this innocent night...

Boulez has a great sense of feeling for this kind of music. In his reading, all makes sense. He respects the music.




Composer: Karol Szymanowski
Work: Symphony No 3, II. Allegretto tranquillo
Recording: Volkhard Steude, Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez