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29 Aug 2015, Cadogan Hall
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Proms 2015 Proms Saturday Matinee 4: Pierre Boulez at 90

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Proms Saturday Matinee 4: Pierre Boulez at 90
15:00 Sat 29 Aug 2015 Cadogan Hall
The London Sinfonietta continues our celebration of the work of Pierre Boulez, whose 90th birthday falls this year. This anniversary programme includes '脡肠濒补迟/惭耻濒迟颈辫濒别蝉' and 'Domaines'.
The London Sinfonietta continues our celebration of the work of Pierre Boulez, whose 90th birthday falls this year. This anniversary programme includes '脡肠濒补迟/惭耻濒迟颈辫濒别蝉' and 'Domaines'.

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Celebrations for Pierre Boulez鈥檚 90th-birthday year reach a climax in this matinee performance, in which contemporary music specialists the London Sinfonietta pair Boulez鈥檚 own music with that of young British composers Helen Grime and Christian Mason. Pierre Boulez鈥檚 惭茅尘辞谤颈补濒别 puts the flute in the spotlight, showcasing minutiae of texture and articulation, while in Domaines it鈥檚 a solo clarinet that gives out a sustained soliloquy. The two contrasting parts of 脡肠濒补迟/惭耻濒迟颈辫濒别蝉 (1970) are theoretically part of a larger work, as yet unfinished by the composer. They make for a striking contrast: the brilliant, glittering colours of 脡clat set against the nervy perpetual motion of Multiples.

There will be no interval