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Conductor

Pierre Boulez

Country: France
Years: 1925–2016
Recordings: 2,537
Recorded: 1962–2023

Piano

Biography

French composer, conductor and writer (1925–2016)

Discography (2,537 recordings)

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Work	Composer	Role	Year
Die Walküre: "Loge, hör!" Richard Wagner	Richard Wagner	conductor	-
Feuerwerksmusik - Ouvertüre George Frideric Handel	George Frideric Handel	conductor	-
Intégrales Edgard Varèse	Edgard Varèse	conductor	-
Le Tombeau de Couperin: IV. Rigaudon Maurice Ravel	Maurice Ravel	conductor	-
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: "Dream of a Sabbath Night" II Dies irae Hector Berlioz	Hector Berlioz	conductor	-
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: "Dream of a Sabbath Night" III Ronde du Sabbat Hector Berlioz	Hector Berlioz	conductor	-
Das Rheingold: "Schwüles Gedünst" Richard Wagner	Richard Wagner	conductor	-
Le Sacre du printemps, première partie: Introduction Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
Dans General from Daphne et Chloe, Suite no. 2 Maurice Ravel	Maurice Ravel	conductor	-
Violin Concerto: II. Adagio Alban Berg	Alban Berg	conductor	-
Benvenuto Cellini (Excerpt): Overture - Allegro deciso con impeto Hector Berlioz	Hector Berlioz	conductor	-
Le Sacre du printemps, première partie: Les Augures printaniers (Danses des adolescentes) Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-

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Frequent Collaborators

New York Philharmonic

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Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

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BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Cleveland Orchestra

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 137 rec

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 130 rec

Berlin Philharmonic

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Vienna Philharmonic

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Yvonne Loriod

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Daniel Barenboim

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Manfred Jung

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Top Labels

Deutsche Grammophon200 Sony Classical102 Erato21 CBS Records Masterworks19 EMI Classics13 CBS12 Philips7 Warner Classics7

Top Repertoire

Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds »Pierrot lunaire«, op. 21Arnold Schoenberg88 Le Sacre du printempsIgor Stravinsky64 Le marteau sans maîtrePierre Boulez58 Parsifal, WWV 111Richard Wagner41 The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82, Sz. 73, op. 19Béla Bartók36 Six Pieces for Orchestra, op. 6Anton Webern31 Das Rheingold: Scene IVRichard Wagner24 Le Chant du rossignolIgor Stravinsky24 Valses nobles et sentimentalesMaurice Ravel24 Pelleas und Melisande, op. 5Arnold Schoenberg23 Sept haïkaïOlivier Messiaen23 BoléroMaurice Ravel22 Symphonie fantastique, op. 14Hector Berlioz22 Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]George Frideric Handel22 Cantata no. 2, op. 31Anton Webern20 The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60, op. 13: SuiteBéla Bartók20 Variations for Orchestra, op. 31Arnold Schoenberg20 Lélio, ou Le Retour à la vie, op. 14bHector Berlioz19 Symphony no. 3 in D minorGustav Mahler19 Chamber ConcertoAlban Berg18 Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87Claude Debussy18 Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123Béla Bartók17 The Wooden Prince, op. 13, Sz. 60Béla Bartók17 5 Pieces for Orchestra, op. 10Anton Webern16 Pulcinella (Suite): VIIIa. MinuettoIgor Stravinsky16 Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, I/47Olivier Messiaen15 Lulu SuiteAlban Berg15 Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351George Frideric Handel15 Symphony no. 5Gustav Mahler15 4 Songs, op. 13Anton Webern14