DEEP DIVE

A Festival of New Music

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Reflect on new music and society with further reading, videos, and interviews

Making music and reflecting on its role in society went hand in hand for Pierre Boulez. If you need further food for thought, take a deep dive into the topic with this selection of essays, interviews, and videos.

New Music and the Public

A conversation between Michel Foucault & Pierre Boulez

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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Walter Benjamin

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Tracking "...explosante fixe..."

Pierre Boulez in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud

watch

A Mensch

Olga Neuwirth’s obituary on Pierre Boulez

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On New Music

Pierre Boulez in Conversation with Daniel Barenboim

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Form in Contemporary Music

Theodor W. Adorno

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Pierre Boulez in Conversation with Claude Samuel

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