At once delectable and stringent, this work united traditions of Austrian-German discipline and French finesse with the sounds of Africa, East Asia and South America, made available by its variegated ensemble (including alto flute, viola, guitar and percussion besides contralto voice). It was widely admired, not least by Stravinsky, who heard it when Mr. Boulez made his North American debut in Los Angeles in March 1957.
You know |Who Else | Boulez conducted for?
The hell you say!
Very interesting indeed. RIP Pierre Boulez.
WOW I had no idea Boulez was so tied in to that area. Thanks!
That Music Festival looks like a GREAT resource, by the way.