Pierre Boulez & Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Alban Berg, Debussy & Stravinsky

From the Cologne Philharmonic Hall, Germany (2000)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez - conductor
Christine Schäfer - soprano
0:57 Alban Berg - Lulu-Suite (1934) for soprano and great orchestra
(excerpt)
21:02 Claude Debussy - Le Jet d’eau (1907) for soprano and orchestra
28:33 Claude Debussy - Trois Ballades de Villon (1910) for soprano and orchestra
28:33 No. 1
33:30 No. 2
37:40 No. 3
42:05 Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird (1912) for great orchestra (complete ballet music)
At the opening concert of the Musik Triennale Köln 2000 the human voice plays a central role: The Soprano Christine Schäfer, who has achieved worldwide fame, will interpret works by Alban Berg and Claude Debussy. The concert is a homage to Pierre Boulez who will celebrate his 75th birthday as principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Watch also Daniel Barenboim in conversation with Pierre Boulez: • Barenboim im Gespräch ...
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[@daveenyart]

Boulez is an exceptionally precise conductor. Nothing vague. Great sizzle from the bass trombone at the end of the Firebird. Bud Herseth extraordinaire.

[@psijicassassin7166]

He is a better conductor than a composer.

[@antoinehazan429]

@@psijicassassin7166 and he was so handsome....

[@marklee901]

Was the first trombone missing on some parts in the last movement? The beginning passage only Mulcahy was playing and the first plays an octave higher. Also, in the middle there are some glissandos IIRC. Havent played this since high school.

[@jasonlinn]

Stravinsky edited The Firebird several times. This performance of the original ballet music lacks some of the trombone parts added in the 1919 edit that was part of Disney's Fantasia.

[@lc1715]

This is the full ballet, not one of the suites.

[@chrisk8187]

.......what's the big deal? I get this at home all the time...... I'm sitting on my couch and my retired std. therapy dog poodle just laid his head on my lap............... he prefers John Cage.....

[@andre1214g]

Boulez manages to bring out all the colors in this piece like no other conductor. Bravo, the Master!

[@CarlosFlores-ot4iu]

Pura belleza, obra, orquesta y director !!!

[@javiervivanco919]

Bella interpretación de scháfer

[@jean-claudecalise7470]

Ya, fantastic performers.

[@weekeeyuu836]

i can't believe how many seats are empty, makes no sense

[@ibizaking]

I was there, it was the Triennale 2000, in that season all the famous orchestra's performed in Cologne, CSO even did 2 programms, one with Boulez and one with Barenboim. I think even for such a festival, it was too much for the audiences. I saw in that season from april till june: WPh/Previn, WDR/Bychkov, BPh/Abbado, NYPh/Masur(also 2 programms: Mahler9 and Shos7), CSO/Barenboim/Boulez, SFS/MTT, Boston/Osawa (also 2 programms (Turangalila and Mahler2), Cleveland/Dohnanyi, Philadelphia/Sawallisch.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

It makes total sense. The prices are at least 4 times as high as they during a normal concert when the local Cologne Orchestra is playing.

[@packer812]

High prices and and a non appealing program? If they had thrown in some Mozart and ditched the Lulu peace, people probably would have been more willing to pay the high prices.

[@psijicassassin7166]

@@ibizaking Attendance at the New York Philharmonic concerts dropped when Boulez took over as director. Go figure.

[@psijicassassin7166]

Germans ain't liking the semitic music of Berg, Mahler and Schoenberg that came at the end of their Aryan music epoch.

[@Roger..2623]

Good artist beautiful photography

[@user-rn1lb8sx2c]

1:24:39

[@syrinx33]

Firebird -- 42:20

[@geraldharvey8979]

WOW! Kudos to all.

[@ГалинаГорбань-д1л]

Целую ручки фрау Шафер. Безупречный вокал. Надеюсь, она в добром здравии. Но кто же вместо нее будет исполнять современную музыку? В европе точно никого, надобно в России поискать.

[@CarlosFlores-ot4iu]

Y qué voz... HERMOSO timbre!!!

[@SteveEpic1212123]

Amazing

[@johnhunter1198]

With all due respect to the Berlin Phil of the 1960's, I think this was the best quartet of principal woodwinds ever assembled: Mathieu Dufour, Alex Klein, Larry Combs, and David McGill

[@kobej1749]

Funny you should say that. While I'm not as familiar with the CSO's winds lineup, whenever I'm listening, I've always considered it the BP's top competitor.

[@mishibird]

I had the pleasure of hearing this combo many times live and must agree with you.

[@ibizaking]

what about the Brass4tet: Herseth, Clevenger, Friedman and Pokorny!!!

[@MrBruno7447]

1:16:06 and 1:16:11 Is that a tenor sax, or just a really strange sounding bass clarinet?

[@jwhill7]

It was an alto saxophone.

[@Richard-b5r9v]

At 1:24:42 we see and hear the great Dale Clevenger on French Horn

[@starifolklorac]

Exelent selection of not so popular (except Firebird), but amazing peaces of music from the begin of last century.

[@yusukeundisolde]

激アツなプログラムだな

[@parissamichaud453]

Quel excellent imagination, n'est pas! J'adore

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[@tomn9094]

Maybe soon ...Zappa

[@dariocaporuscio8701]

49:17

[@psijicassassin7166]

Boulez in his youth organized claques to boo performances of Stravinsky. Now this hypocrite performs his music to pay for his bills.

[@mrtchaikovsky]

Boulez appears to be living rent-free in your head.

[@packer812]

Looks like half of the string players are Asians.

[@teenagemutantgirlys]

and..?

[@andreantony5017]

they are cheaper and still good