Homage to a passionate structuralist and exceptional conductor
Pierre Boulez legacy as a conductor includes plenty of exceptional recordings: his Mahler Symphony cycle, the Ch reau Bayreuth Centenary Ring from 1976-1980, his take on classic 20th century composers from Bartok to Stravinsky to mention some highlights. Being a splendid intellectual, Boulez was regarded as a national cultural institution in France during his lifetime and celebrated all over the world as a conductor of outstanding clarity, analytical thinking and absolute precision of execution. Boulez is a central musical figure of the 20th century.
84 CD Original Jackets Collection: the first edition to comprise all of Pierre Boulez recordings as a conductor on Deutsche Grammophon, Philips and Decca.
Includes a legendary staging on video: the unrivaled Bayreuth Centenary Ring by Boulez/Ch reau on 4 Blu-ray Discs in HD-quality, with audio layers in 24-bit PCM Stereo 2.0 and Surround 5.1
Presents Boulez benchmark recordings of Bart k, Mahler, Ravel, Stravinsky, Schoenberg and others
Insightful bonus material: first international release of the interview CD Pierre Boulez on Debussy, Mahler, Webern
The booklet includes full tracklistings, a repertoire index, many photos, and substantial articles in English, French and German by Wolfgang St hr
