Pierre Boulez conducts Schoenberg, Berio, Carter, Kurtág, Xenakis [5 CD Box Set] (1995)

TRACKLIST
CD1 – Arnold Schoenberg
01. Pelleas und Melisande Op.5
Symphonic poem after Maurice Maeterlinck

02. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Introduction
03. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Theme
04. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Variation I
05. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Variation II
06. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Variation III
07. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Variation IV
08. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Variation V
09. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Variation VI
10. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Variation VII
11. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Variation VIII
12. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Variation IX
13. Variations for Orchestra Op.31 – Finale
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor

CD2 – Luciano Berio
01. Sinfonia (for 8 voices and orchestra) I
02. Sinfonia (for 8 voices and orchestra) II – O King
03. Sinfonia (for 8 voices and orchestra) III – In ruhig fließender Bewegung
04. Sinfonia (for 8 voices and orchestra) IV
05. Sinfonia (for 8 voices and orchestra) V
Régis Pasquier, violin
New Swingle Singers
(Conductor: Ward Swingle)

06. Eindrücke
Orchestre National de France
Pierre Boulez, conductor

CD3 – Elliott Carter
01. Concerto for Oboe (1986-1987)
Dedicated to Paul Sacher,
world premiere: Zurich, 17.06.1988
Heinz Holliger, oboe

02. Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux (1985)
Dedicated to Pierre Boulez,
world premiere: Baden-Baden, 31.03.1985
Sophie Cherrier, flute
André Trouttet, clarinet

03. A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975) – 1. Anaphora
04. A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975) – 2. Argument
05. A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975) – 3. Sandpiper
06. A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975) – 4. Insomnia
07. A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975) – 5. View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress
08. A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975) – 6. O Breath
Six poems by Elisabeth Bishop,
for soprano and chamber orchestra,
world premiere: Hunter College Playhouse, New-York, 1976
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano

09. Penthode (1984-1985)
for 5 instrumental groups,
dedicated to Ensemble Intercontemporain and Pierre Boulez,
world premiere: Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.07.1985
Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez

CD4 – György Kurtág, Harrison Birtwistle, Gérard Grisey
01. György Kurtág / Messages de Feu Demoiselle R. V. Troussova (1976-1980)
21 poems by Rimma Dalos, op. 17, for soprano and chamber ensemble,
sung in the original Russian,
world premiere: 14.01.1981, Palais des Arts, Paris
Adrienne Csengery, soprano
Marta Fabian, cymbalum

02. Harrison Birtwistle / …AGM…
for 16 voices and 3 instrumental groups,
dedicated to Nicholas Snowman,
world premiere: 09.04.1979, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris
Chœur John Alldis

03. Gérard Grisey / Modulations (1978)
for 33 musicians,
world premiere: 09.03.1978, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris
Ensemble InterContemporain,
Pierre Boulez, conductor

CD5 – Iannis Xenakis, Hugues Dufourt, Brian Ferneyhough
01. Iannis Xenakis / Jalons (1986)
Dedicated to Ensemble Intercontemporain and Pierre Boulez,
world premiere: 26.01.1987, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris

02. Hugues Dufourt / Antiphusis (1978)
for leading flute and chamber orchestra,
world premiere: 07.07.1978, Rencontres Internationales d’Art contemporain, La Rochelle
Istvan Matuz, flute

03. Brian Ferneyhough / Funérailles: Version I (1977)
world premiere: July 1977

04. Brian Ferneyhough / Funérailles: Version II (1980)
world premiere: June 29th, 1980
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Pierre Boulez, conductor