Pierre Boulez (1926-2016)

[seremtan]

RIP

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/j ... rre-boulez

last of a great generation

if anyone on here cares, that is

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

I do.

Not that I have listened to any of his music in a long time but I love his stuff.

[seremtan]

am listening to Pli Selon Pli now. seems appropriate, given it's a birth-to-death 'portrait' of Mallarmé

[shaft]

I'm listening to Répons. Although it uses a tone row, it was written well past Boulez’s hardcore serialist phase, and almost looks backwards in form as it is presented as an updated concerto grosso.

[mrd]

Sorry I know a guy died, but I fuckin' lol'd @ shaft's comment.

[plained]

well played sir

rip

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

am listening to Pli Selon Pli now. seems appropriate, given it's a birth-to-death 'portrait' of Mallarmé

Speaking of French writers, have you ever read any Robbe-Grillet? La Jalousie is one of my all time fave books. (an English translation)

[seremtan]

nope. haven't read much french literature to be honest, though i did come to Rene Char through Boulez - full of lots of arresting images