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Pierre Boulez. Boulez in 1968. Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez ( French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ lwi ʒozεf bulɛz]; 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 .
Apr 11, 2024 · Pierre Boulez (born March 26, 1925, Montbrison, France—died January 5, 2016, Baden-Baden, Germany) was the most significant French composer of his generation, as well as a noted conductor and music theorist who championed the work of 20th-century composers.
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Mar 23, 2023 · March 23, 2023. Pierre Boulez, one of the most commanding musicians of the past century, must have been asked countless times, before his death in 2016, what he thought his legacy might be. It...
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Jan 6, 2016 · Pierre Boulez, the French composer and conductor who helped blaze a radical new path for classical music in the 20th century, becoming one of its dominant figures in the decades after World War...
Mar 26, 2015 · Pierre Boulez, the French composer and conductor, turns 90 years old today. The young Boulez was a rebel, even a rabble-rouser right after World War II, both in his music and in his musical ...
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Jan 18, 2016 · He embodied a new kind of career, one tilted toward the contemporary and away from vacuous maestro worship. His lucid approach to classic works of early modernism, particularly the Second Viennese ...
Jan 6, 2016 · French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez was one of the most recognized figures in 20th century classical music. His outspoken advocacy for the music of his time earned him fans — and...
