Boulez times Deux
Stravinsky - Symphony in Three Movements Stravinsky - Four Studies for Orchestra Carter - Réflexions Varèse - Ionisation Varèse - Amériques Janácek - Sinfonietta Szymanowski - Violin Concerto No. 1 Stravinsky - Pulcinella Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Roxana Constantinescu, mezzo-soprano Nicholas Phan, tenor Kyle Ketelsen, bass-baritone Boulez came to town with a heap of ‘modern’ music. Maybe that should be amended to ‘scary’ modern music seeing how the concerts were so poorly attended, both here and in that somewhat larger city to the east. Too bad really, since I’m quite fond of Ameriques – the savagery of the piece is right in our wheelhouse! The Stravinsky pieces were all recorded for our (Grammy winning!) in-house label [Redacted] Resound. (That has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?) Sometimes Boulez’s nonchalance and understated approach has had a very positive, calming effect, the perfect antidote to Solti or that other guy who followed him. But now that we ha...