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Pierre Boulez
The Complete Erato Recordings
Compil. 2015 on Erato label
Classical (Modern, Twelve-tone)
Contains the following releases: CD1: Pulcinella; Le Chant du Rossignol CD2: original release not in database CD3: L'Histoire Du Soldat, plus "Concertino for 12 Instruments" from Pulcinella (Ballet Avec Voix & Petit Orchestre) 1919 - Concertino Pour Douze Instruments 1952 - Stravinsky CD4: original release not in database CD5: Concerto Pour Violon Op.36 / Concerto Pour Piano Op.42 CD6: Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum / Couleurs De La Cité Céleste CD7: Sinfonia - Eindrücke, plus "Jalons" from Phlegra / Jalons / Keren / Nomos Alpha / Thalleïn CD8: Études Pour Piano, 1er Livre / Trio Pour Violon, Cor Et Piano / Tema-Cadeau CD9: Messages De Feu Demoiselle R.V. Troussova / ...agm... / Modulations CD10: Concerto Pour Hautbois / Esprit Rude - Esprit Doux / A Mirror On Which To Dwell / Penthode CD11: Antiphysis / Funérailles - Versions I & Il / Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco / Arcus CD12: Pli Selon Pli CD13: Le Visage Nuptial / Le Soleil Des Eaux / Figures, Doubles, Prismes CD14: Sonatine Pour Flûte Et Piano / Première Sonate Pour Piano / Dérive / Mémorial / Dialogue De L'Ombre Double / Cummings Ist Der Dichter
Musicians
 | Pierre Boulez p, voc, 1925-2016 FR album by, conductor, composed by, conductor |
 | Paula Kennedy , liner notes, english translation |
 | Maxime Joos liner notes, french |
 | Gudrun Meier , liner notes, german translation |
 | Simon Estes voc, *1938 US bass vocals |
 | Ensemble Intercontemporain , FR ensemble |
 | Ann Murray voc, *1949 IE mezzo-soprano vocals |
 | Anthony Rolfe Johnson voc, 1940-2010 GB tenor vocals |
 | Patrick Gallois fl, *1956 FR flute |
 | Bertrand Grenat , oboe |
 | Orchestre National De France , FR orchestra |
 | Yves Couëffe tr, FR trumpet |
 | Patrice Fontanarosa vn, *1942 FR violin |
 | Neil Howlett voc, *1934 GB baritone vocals, l'empereur |
 | Brindley Sherratt voc, b, bass vocals, envoyé japonais |
 | Michael George voc, bass vocals, le bonze |
 | John Tomlinson voc, *1946 GB bass vocals, le chambellan |
 | BBC Singers , chorus |
 | Elizabeth Laurence , *1949 GB mezzo-soprano vocals, la mort, contralto vocals |
 | BBC Symphony Orchestra , GB orchestra |
 | Felicity Palmer voc, *1944 GB soprano vocals, la cuisinière |
 | Phyllis Bryn-Julson voc, *1945 US soprano vocals, le rossignol |
 | Gareth Roberts key, tenor vocals, envoyé japonais |
 | Ian Kennedy , tenor vocals, envoyé japonais |
 | Ian Caley , *1948 GB tenor vocals, le pêcheur |
 | Chœur de Radio France , FR chorus |
 | André Gantiez alp, horn |
 | Jean-Noël Melleret , horn |
| Michel Cantin , horn |
 | Serge Duchesne , horn |
| Quatuor intercontemporain , ensemble |
 | Rex Lawson p, *1948 GB player piano, pianola |
 | Roger Planchon , narrator, le récitant |
 | Antoine Vitez , 1930-1990 FR voice actor, le diable |
 | Patrice Chéreau , 1944-2013 FR voice actor, le soldat |
 | The Chicago Symphony Orchestra , US orchestra |
 | The London Symphony Orchestra , orchestra |
 | Pierre Amoyal vn, *1949 FR violin |
 | Peter Serkin p, *1947 US piano |
 | Les Percussions De Strasbourg , ensemble |
| Orchestre Du Domaine musical , orchestra |
 | Orchestre Du Domaine Musical , orchestra |
 | Yvonne Loriod p, 1924-2010 FR piano |
 | Swingle II , GB ensemble, vocal ensemble |
 | Ward Swingle voc, syn, 1927-2015 US leader, vocal ensemble |
 | Régis Pasquier vn, *1945 FR violin, solo violin |
 | Pierre-Laurent Aimard p, *1957 piano |
 | Jacques Deleplancque alp, horn |
 | Maryvonne Le Dizes vn, FR violin |
 | Márta Fábián , *1946 cimbalom |
 | Adrienne Csengery voc, *1946 DE soprano vocals |
 | John Alldis Choir , GB choir |
 | Heinz Holliger ob, *1939 CH oboe |
 | André Trouttet cl, clarinet |
 | Sophie Cherrier fl, FR flute |
 | István Matuz fl, flute |
 | Peter Eötvös org, eb, *1944 HU conductor |
 | Alain Damiens cl, *1950 FR clarinet |
Producers
| Travis Faulkner design |
| Jacques Sarrat photography by, cover photo |
| Simon Joly chorus master |
| Jacques Jouineau chorus master |
| Stanley Haynes producer, technical production |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulcinella (Ballet in one act for small orchestra with three solo voices based on music by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Domenico Gallo, Fortunato Chelleri and Alessandro Parisotti) | Pierre Boulez | Igor Stravinsky | |
| 2 | I. Overture | Pierre Boulez | 2:05 | |
| 3 | II. Serenata – Scherzino | Pierre Boulez | 22:26 | |
| 4 | III. Tarentella | Pierre Boulez | 5:20 | |
| 5 | IV. Gavotta con due variazioni | Pierre Boulez | 10:57 | |
| 6 | Le Chant du rossignol (Symphonic Poem) | Pierre Boulez | Igor Stravinsky | |
| 7 | I. Marche chinoise | Pierre Boulez | 5:55 | |
| 8 | II. Chant du rossignol | Pierre Boulez | 3:23 | |
| 9 | III. Jeu du rossignol mécanique | Pierre Boulez | 11:05 | |
| 10 | Le Rossignol (Lyric tale after Andersen) | Pierre Boulez | Igor Stravinsky | |
| 11 | Introduction | Pierre Boulez | 3:23 | |
| 12 | Acte 1: Le pêcheur: "Porté au vent, tombant au loin" | Pierre Boulez | 4:21 | |
| 13 | Acte 1: Le rossignol: "Ah! Ah! Ah!..." | Pierre Boulez | 2:28 | |
| 14 | Acte 1: La cuisinière: "Voici l'endroit, près de ces arbres" | Pierre Boulez | 4:14 | |
| 15 | Acte 1: Le rossignol: "Ah! Le chant du rossignol" | Pierre Boulez | 2:55 | |
| 16 | Acte 2: Entr'acte: chœur | Pierre Boulez | 2:13 | |
| 17 | Acte 2: Marche chinoise | Pierre Boulez | 3:36 | |
| 18 | Acte 2: Chanson du rossignol | Pierre Boulez | 5:37 | |
| 19 | Acte 2: Jeu du rossignol mécanique | Pierre Boulez | 3:47 | |
| 20 | Acte 3: Introduction | Pierre Boulez | 6:16 | |
| 21 | Acte 3: La mort: "Ah! J'aime à t'écouter" | Pierre Boulez | 4:52 | |
| 22 | Acte 3: Cortège solennel | Pierre Boulez | 2:22 | |
| 23 | Quatre Chants paysans russes "Les Soucoupes" (Original version) (for a capella female voices [1914-1917]) | Pierre Boulez | Igor Stravinsky | |
| 24 | I. Près de l'église de Chigisakh | Pierre Boulez | 0:40 | |
| 25 | II. Ovsen | Pierre Boulez | 0:31 | |
| 26 | III. Le brochet | Pierre Boulez | 0:52 | |
| 27 | IV. Monsieur Ventru | Pierre Boulez | 1:13 | |
| 28 | Quatre Chants paysans russes "Les Soucoupes" (1954 version with a four horns accompaniment) | Pierre Boulez | Igor Stravinsky | |
| 29 | I. Près de l'église de Chigisakh | Pierre Boulez | 0:57 | |
| 30 | II. Ovsen | Pierre Boulez | 0:48 | |
| 31 | III. Le brochet | Pierre Boulez | 1:02 | |
| 32 | IV. Monsieur Ventru | Pierre Boulez | 1:13 | |
| 33 | Three Pieces for String Quartet | Pierre Boulez | Igor Stravinsky | |
| 34 | I. Con moto | Pierre Boulez | 0:58 | |
| 35 | II. Moderato | Pierre Boulez | 2:01 | |
| 36 | III. Largo | Pierre Boulez | 3:47 | |
| 37 | "Madrid", etude for pianola | Pierre Boulez | Igor Stravinsky | |
| 38 | "Madrid", etude for pianola | Pierre Boulez | 2:31 | |
| 39 | Quatre Études pour orchestre | Pierre Boulez | Igor Stravinsky | |
| 40 | I. Danse | Pierre Boulez | 0:58 | |
| 41 | II. Excentrique | Pierre Boulez | 2:04 | |
| 42 | III. Cantique | Pierre Boulez | 3:26 | |
| 43 | IV. Madrid | Pierre Boulez | 2:39 | |
| 44 | L'Histoire du soldat (on texts after Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz) | Pierre Boulez | Igor Stravinsky | |
| 45 | Première partie: Marche du soldat | Pierre Boulez | 2:46 | |
| 46 | Première partie: Musique de la première scène | Pierre Boulez | 11:58 | |
| 47 | Première partie: Musique de la deuxième scène | Pierre Boulez | 8:18 | |
| 48 | Première partie: Musique de la troisième scène | Pierre Boulez | 4:47 | |
| 49 | Deuxième partie: Marche du soldat | Pierre Boulez | 4:04 | |
| 50 | Deuxième partie: Marche royale | Pierre Boulez | 6:37 | |
| 51 | Deuxième partie: Petit concert | Pierre Boulez | 3:14 | |
| 52 | Deuxième partie: Trois danses: tango, valse, ragtime | Pierre Boulez | 6:20 | |
| 53 | Deuxième partie: Danse du Diable | Pierre Boulez | 1:26 | |
| 54 | Deuxième partie: Petit choral | Pierre Boulez | 0:36 | |
| 55 | Deuxième partie: Couplets du Diable | Pierre Boulez | 0:36 | |
| 56 | Deuxième partie: Grand choral | Pierre Boulez | 4:49 | |
| 57 | Deuxième partie: Marche triomphale du Diable | Pierre Boulez | 2:31 | |
| 58 | Concertino for 12 Instruments | Pierre Boulez | Igor Stravinsky | |
| 59 | Concertino for 12 Instruments | Pierre Boulez | 6:12 | |
| 60 | Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 (Symphonic Poem) | Pierre Boulez | Arnold Schoenberg | |
| 61 | Pelleas und Melisande | Pierre Boulez | 40:17 | |
| 62 | Variations, Op. 31 (for orchestra) | Pierre Boulez | Arnold Schoenberg | |
| 63 | I. Introduction | Pierre Boulez | 1:35 | |
| 64 | II. Theme | Pierre Boulez | 1:04 | |
| 65 | III. Variation I | Pierre Boulez | 1:12 | |
| 66 | IV. Variation II | Pierre Boulez | 1:31 | |
| 67 | V. Variation III | Pierre Boulez | 0:42 | |
| 68 | VI. Variation IV | Pierre Boulez | 1:27 | |
| 69 | VII. Variation V | Pierre Boulez | 1:47 | |
| 70 | VIII. Variation VI | Pierre Boulez | 1:27 | |
| 71 | IX. Variation VII | Pierre Boulez | 2:09 | |
| 72 | X. Variation VIII | Pierre Boulez | 0:35 | |
| 73 | XI. Variation IX | Pierre Boulez | 1:02 | |
| 74 | XII. Finale | Pierre Boulez | 5:29 | |
| 75 | Violin Concerto, Op. 36 | Pierre Boulez | Arnold Schoenberg | |
| 76 | I. Poco allegro – Vivace | Pierre Boulez | 12:31 | |
| 77 | II. Andante grazioso | Pierre Boulez | 8:56 | |
| 78 | III. Finale: Allegro | Pierre Boulez | 12:26 | |
| 79 | Piano Concerto, Op. 42 | Pierre Boulez | Arnold Schoenberg | |
| 80 | Piano Concerto (Andante – Molto allegro – Adagio – Giocoso (Moderato) – Commodo grazioso – Stretto) | Pierre Boulez | 21:05 | |
| 81 | Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum (for woodwinds, brass ensemble and metallic percussions) | Pierre Boulez | Olivier Messiaen | |
| 82 | I. « Des profondeurs de l'abîme, je crie vers toi, Seigneur : Seigneur, écoute ma voix ! » (Psaume 130, 1-2) | Pierre Boulez | 3:54 | |
| 83 | II. « Le Christ, ressuscité des morts, ne meurt plus ; la mort n'a plus sur lui d'empire. » (Romains 6, 9) | Pierre Boulez | 5:27 | |
| 84 | III. « L'heure vient où les morts entendront la voix du Fils de Dieu... » (Jean 5, 25) | Pierre Boulez | 5:07 | |
| 85 | IV. « Ils ressusciteront, glorieux, avec un nom nouveau - dans le concert joyeux de étoiles et les acclamations des fils du ciel. » (I Corinthiens 15, 43 - Apocalypse 2, 17 - Job 38, 7) | Pierre Boulez | 8:50 | |
| 86 | V. « Et j'entendis la voix d'une foule immense... » (Apocalypse 19, 6) | Pierre Boulez | 6:50 | |
| 87 | Couleurs de la Cité Céleste (for piano, wind ensemble and percussion) | Pierre Boulez | Olivier Messiaen | |
| 88 | Couleurs de la Cité Céleste | Pierre Boulez | 17:00 | |
| 89 | Sinfonia (for eight voices and orchestra) | Pierre Boulez | Luciano Berio | |
| 90 | I. | Pierre Boulez | 6:19 | |
| 91 | II. O King | Pierre Boulez | 5:01 | |
| 92 | III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung | Pierre Boulez | 12:27 | |
| 93 | IV. | Pierre Boulez | 3:25 | |
| 94 | V. | Pierre Boulez | 7:19 | |
| 95 | Eindrücke (for orchestra) | Pierre Boulez | Luciano Berio | |
| 96 | Eindrücke | Pierre Boulez | 10:24 | |
| 97 | Jalons (for 15 instrumentalist) | Pierre Boulez | Iannis Xenakis | |
| 98 | Jalons | Pierre Boulez | 14:35 | |
| 99 | Tema (for 12 instruments) | Pierre Boulez | Franco Donatoni | |
| 100 | Tema | Pierre Boulez | 16:09 | |
| 101 | Cadeau (for 11 instruments) | Pierre Boulez | Franco Donatoni | |
| 102 | Cadeau | Pierre Boulez | 11:12 | |
| 103 | Études (for piano) (Book 1) | Pierre Boulez | György Ligeti | |
| 104 | Étude 1 - Disorder | Pierre Boulez | 2:18 | |
| 105 | Étude 2 - Open Strings | Pierre Boulez | 3:00 | |
| 106 | Étude 3 - Blocked Keys | Pierre Boulez | 1:51 | |
| 107 | Étude 4 - Fanfares | Pierre Boulez | 3:28 | |
| 108 | Étude 5 - Rainbow | Pierre Boulez | 3:16 | |
| 109 | Étude 6 - Autumn in Warsaw | Pierre Boulez | 4:13 | |
| 110 | Trio (for violin, horn and piano) | Pierre Boulez | György Ligeti | |
| 111 | I. Andante con tenerezza | Pierre Boulez | 6:13 | |
| 112 | II. Vivacissimo molto ritmico | Pierre Boulez | 4:53 | |
| 113 | III. Alla marcia | Pierre Boulez | 3:03 | |
| 114 | IV. Lamento. Adagio | Pierre Boulez | 7:30 | |
| 115 | Messages de feu Demoiselle R. V. Troussova, Op. 17 (21 poems by Rimma Dalos, for soprano and chamber ensemble) | Pierre Boulez | György Kurtág | |
| 116 | Messages de feu Demoiselle R. V. Troussova | Pierre Boulez | 25:52 | |
| 117 | ...AGM... (for 16 voices and 3 instrumental groups) | Pierre Boulez | Harrison Birtwistle | |
| 118 | ...AGM... | Pierre Boulez | 27:10 | |
| 119 | Modulations (for 33 musicians) | Pierre Boulez | Gérard Grisey | |
| 120 | Modulations | Pierre Boulez | 18:38 | |
| 121 | Concerto for Oboe | Pierre Boulez | Elliott Carter | |
| 122 | Concerto for Oboe | Pierre Boulez | 19:57 | |
| 123 | Esprit rude/Esprit doux (for flute and clarinet) | Pierre Boulez | Elliott Carter | |
| 124 | Esprit rude/Esprit doux | Pierre Boulez | 4:52 | |
| 125 | A Mirror on which to Dwell (Six poems by Elizabeth Bishop, for soprano and chamber orchestra) | Pierre Boulez | Elliott Carter | |
| 126 | I. Anaphora | Pierre Boulez | 3:40 | |
| 127 | II. Argument | Pierre Boulez | 2:24 | |
| 128 | III. Sandpiper | Pierre Boulez | 2:23 | |
| 129 | IV. Insomnia | Pierre Boulez | 3:04 | |
| 130 | V. View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress | Pierre Boulez | 3:02 | |
| 131 | VI. O Breath | Pierre Boulez | 4:07 | |
| 132 | Penthode (for five groups of four instruments) | Pierre Boulez | Elliott Carter | |
| 133 | Penthode | Pierre Boulez | 19:25 | |
| 134 | Antiphysis (for leading flute and chamber orchestra) | Pierre Boulez | Hugues Dufourt | |
| 135 | Antiphysis | Pierre Boulez | 18:14 | |
| 136 | Funérailles – Version I (1977) | Pierre Boulez | Brian Ferneyhough | |
| 137 | Funérailles – Version I | Pierre Boulez | 11:11 | |
| 138 | Funérailles – Version II (1980) | Pierre Boulez | Brian Ferneyhough | |
| 139 | Funérailles – Version II | Pierre Boulez | ||
| 140 | Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco (for concrete sounds) | Pierre Boulez | Jonathan Harvey | |
| 141 | Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco | Pierre Boulez | 9:05 | |
| 142 | Arcus (for 17 instruments and magnetic tape) | Pierre Boulez | York Höller | |
| 143 | Arcus | Pierre Boulez | 19:35 | |
| 144 | Pli selon pli | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez | |
| 145 | I. Don | Pierre Boulez | 15:35 | |
| 146 | II. Improvisation I sur Mallarmé | Pierre Boulez | 5:34 | |
| 147 | III. Improvisation I sur Mallarmé | Pierre Boulez | 12:25 | |
| 148 | IV. Improvisation III sur Mallarmé | Pierre Boulez | 33:37 | |
| 149 | V. Tombeau | Pierre Boulez | 16:03 | |
| 150 | Le Visage nuptial (third version 1989) (for soprano, mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra – Poem by René Char) | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez | |
| 151 | Conduite | Pierre Boulez | 3:18 | |
| 152 | Gravité (L'emmuré) | Pierre Boulez | 6:05 | |
| 153 | Le visage nuptial | Pierre Boulez | 12:47 | |
| 154 | Evadné | Pierre Boulez | 2:30 | |
| 155 | Post-Scriptum | Pierre Boulez | 5:50 | |
| 156 | Le Soleil des eaux (fourth version 1965) (for soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra – Poem by René Char) | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez | |
| 157 | Complainte du lézard amoureux | Pierre Boulez | 4:20 | |
| 158 | La Sorgue (Chanson pour Yvonne) | Pierre Boulez | 6:05 | |
| 159 | Figures, Doubles, Prismes (for orchestra, second version 1968) | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez | |
| 160 | Figures, Doubles, Prismes | Pierre Boulez | 20:44 | |
| 161 | Sonatine (for flute and piano) | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez | |
| 162 | Sonatine | Pierre Boulez | 11:31 | |
| 163 | Sonate nº 1 (for piano) | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez | |
| 164 | I. Lent | Pierre Boulez | 4:11 | |
| 165 | II. Assez large | Pierre Boulez | 4:35 | |
| 166 | Dérive I (for flute, clarinet, piano, vibraphone, violin and cello) | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez | |
| 167 | Dérive I | Pierre Boulez | 6:14 | |
| 168 | Mémoriale (...Explosante-fixe... Originel) (for flute and 8 instruments) | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez | |
| 169 | Mémoriale (...Explosante-fixe... Originel) | Pierre Boulez | 5:11 | |
| 170 | Dialogue de l'ombre double (versions aux chiffres romains) (for solo clarinet) | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez | |
| 171 | Sigle initial – I – Transitoire I/II – II – Transitoire II/III – III – Transitoire III/IV – IV – Transitoire IV/V – V – Transitoire V/VI – VI – Sigle final | Pierre Boulez | 17:47 | |
| 172 | cummings ist der Dichter (for 16 solo voices, mixed chorus and chamber orchestra) | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez | |
| 173 | cummings ist der Dichter | Pierre Boulez | 13:25 |
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