Credits:

Pierre Boulez

Description:

A Blu-ray release features footage from the 2008 Salzburg Festival opening concert, featuring a stellar lineup of Boulez, Barenboim, and the Vienna Philharmonic. The program includes works by Ravel, Bartk, and Stravinskycomposers Boulez was particularly adept at interpreting. The concert opens with Ravels Waltz with a Sentimental Air, which creates a fresh sound unlike anything heard before. Next is Bartks Piano Concerto No. 1, a work that employs percussive piano techniques and overwhelms the listener with its intense rhythmic world. The interplay between Boulez, Barenboim, and the Vienna Philharmonic is highly original; the orchestras exceptional stability and Boulezs razor-sharp intellect create a new kind of drama in collaboration with Barenboim. As for Boulezs *The Firebird*, while his legendary recordings with the Chicago Symphony and the New York Philharmonic stand as definitive interpr