Boulez piano concert

[timothy ehlen]

Ric,

Although I don't play these works, as a pianist, I'm 
familiar with the basic reputation of these works, and of 
Boulez.  Many pianists find his music overly intellectual 
and maybe lacking in warmth, but for people who really know 
and like his music, such as one of my colleagues at the U of 
Illinois, these are interesting and successful works in all 
ways, especially in regard to their organization and logic.  
The pieces are highly serialized and organized with regard 
to various parameters of pitch (12-tone method), and also 
dynamics, register, duration, etc.  Structures II is a 2 
piano piece, if I remember correctly, and is much feared by 
pianists for the above reasons!  I have heard of excellent 
performances (and possibly there are recordings also) by 
Maurizio Pollini of the solo sonatas.  I hope this help a 
little.

Tim Ehlen

Assist. Prof of Piano
Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign



---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 20:16:55 +0100
>From: Ric Brekne <ricbrek@broadpark.no>  
>Subject: Boulez piano concert  
>To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>
>Hi folks
>
>I need any information any of you might have on the 
following composer 
>and pieces.  In particular the last piece.
>
>Thanks
>RicB
>
>Pierre Boulez
>
>Sonata No.1 (ca. 9')
>Sonata No.2 (ca. 32')
>Sonata No.3 (ca. 21'?)
>Notations (10')
>Incises (11')
>Structures II
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