Boulez at 80

Boulez at 80

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 12, 2005

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Music, Documentary, TV Movie

Original Title

Boulez at 80

Director

David Stevens

Description

Pierre Boulez conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a special concert from the Barbican, as part of the composer's 80th birthday celebrations. The programme contains two compositions by Debussy; Jeux and Trois ballades de Villon, as well as Daphnis et Chloé by Ravel, featuring soprano Elizabeth Atherton as soloist.Presenter Charles Hazlewood interviews Boulez and discusses the concert with guest Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.