Pierre Boulez
Pli selon pli
Short instrumentation: see individual works
Duration: 67'
Text von: Stéphane Mallarmé
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Boulez - Pli selon pli for soprano and orchestra
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Pierre Boulez
Improvisation I, Nr. 2 aus "Pli selon pli"Orchestration: for soprano and orchestra
Type: Partitur
Language: Französisch
Pierre Boulez
Improvisation III, Nr. 4 aus "Pli selon pli"Orchestration: for soprano and orchestra
Type: Partitur
Language: Französisch
Pierre Boulez
TombeauOrchestration: for soprano and orchestra
Type: Studienpartitur
Language: Französisch
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“Fold by fold” – this is the English translation of the French title; the text was written by Stéphane Mallarmé – is a milestone in recent music history: in this work, Mallarmé – the revolutionary innovator of French poetry – meets Pierre Boulez, whose treatment of the text and instruments reveals him to be just as much a revolutionary innovator of music. Pli selon pli is therefore not just a “Portrait de Mallarmé”, but also one of Pierre Boulez.