Program 818: Boulez in Studio at KPFA 1957
KALW Broadcast Date: March 23, 2025 | Host: Liam Herb
On this Music from Other Minds, Liam Herb presents a 1957 in-studio conversation between Pierre Boulez, Robert Erickson, Andrew Imbrie, Arnold Elston and Jack Holloway at KPFA, Berkeley. Also on the program, Boulez’ 1968 re-composition Livre pour Cordes, his 1993 work …explosante-fixe…, and Magnus Lindberg‘s 1995 Arena for orchestra. Tune in for this celebration of Boulez’s 100th birthday.
Program Audio
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Track Info & Links
Title: Livre pour Cordes (book for strings)
Composer: Pierre Boulez
Performer: Strings of the New Philharmonia Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conducting
Recording Title: Boulez Conducts Boulez
Record Label: Sony Music Entertainment
Title: Pierre Boulez on Music, 1957
Participants: Pierre Boulez, Robert Erickson, Andrew Imbrie, Arnold Elston and Jack Holloway
Title: …explosante-fixe…
Composer: Pierre Boulez
Performer: ensemble intercontemporain
Recording Title: Notations, Explosante-Fixe
Record Label: Deutcshe Grammophon
Title: Arena
Composer: Magnus Lindberg
Performer: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka Pekka Saraste conducting.
Recording Title: Arena
Record Label: Ondine
