Pierre Boulez

Par BOULEZ PIERRE. “Fragment d‘une ébauche” is a very short piano work which Pierre Boulez dedicated to Jean-Marie Lehn in 1987 on the occasion of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Jean-Marie Lehn held the chair of chemistry at the Collège de France while Pierre Boulez gave lectures in invention, technique and language of music. A friendship connected the two persons. Pierre Boulez dedicated this piece to Jean-Marie Lehn and wrote on the score: ‘The fragment of a future work for piano and instrumental ensemble, still in draft form. But for a Nobel Prize winner, one can make an exception and give a simple draft as a token of sympathy and admiration.’/ Répertoire / Piano

Par BOULEZ PIERRE. Composed by Pierre Boulez, 2nd Sonata For Piano is a piece for Piano in four distinct movements. Really modern and dissonant, this piece, played in its totality, lasts approximatively 32 minutes. - 1st movement: Really fast & 7'30 - 2nd movement: Slow & 11' - 3rd movement: Moderate speed & 2'30 - 4th movement: Rapid & 11' This piece is difficult and requires a good music theory knowledge and a strong / professional practice of Piano. Really atonal, it includes numerous accidental notes, trills, and many changes in nuances at a rapid tempofor most of the piece. Pierre Boulez was a French composer who believed in the progress of music and who wrote many modern pieces. He studied with Olivier Messiaen, but developed a very different, distinctive style./ Répertoire / Piano