Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium
Boulez the composer read through French surrealism rather than through his reputation as an enforcer.
Caroline Potter traces the connections between Pierre Boulez’s music and the surrealist and expressionist currents he grew up among, which turns out to explain more about the work than the polemics he is usually remembered for. One of the better books available on a composer more often discussed than listened to.
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Tyler Cowen
Caroline Potter, Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium. An excellent work, explores the deep links between Boulez’s music and French surrealism (and to a lesser degree expressionism). One of the best books for understanding Boulez and indeed serialism more generally.
Source · December 2024
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