People see me as a theoretician, but my music is also seductive, even spiritual. Pierre Boulez musicpeopleseductive Change image and share on social
Some members of the Vienna Philharmonic convinced me to try Bruckner, which I have never done before. And that was interesting to me to have this experience with this orchestra, which knows the repertoire very well, and to be confronted with this knowledge, and to learn from them. Pierre Boulez brucknerconfrontconvince share on social
I wanted contemporary music to be treated the same as the traditional repertoire - performed regularly by people who knew each other and the music. That is the way you convince an audience. Pierre Boulez audiencecontemporaryconvince Change image and share on social
My parents were so far from the music world that they couldn't conceive how you could make a living. But for me, it was the only solution for the rest of my life. Pierre Boulez conceivelifelive Change image and share on social
The most difficult problem in conducting is intonation. You must know what is wrong and how to correct it. Pierre Boulez conductcorrectdifficult Change image and share on social
I discovered 'Rite of Spring' when I was 21. As a matter of fact, not with orchestra first, because it was still a work which was not often performed. Don't forget that I was 19 in 1944, still the Occupation time. So it was performed slightly after the end of the war, in 1945. Pierre Boulez discoverendfact share on social
I always think the relationship between a teacher and a student should be short and maybe violent. You don't need to spend years together. All you need is an explosion: you are the material to explode; the teacher is the detonator. Pierre Boulez detonatorexplodeexplosion share on social
I said if I ever conducted, I would always give myself the best chance to succeed - though sometimes, despite everything, you still fail. Pierre Boulez chanceconductfail Change image and share on social
The first time I came to New York in 1952, I was busy with music. I made the acquaintance at this period with John Cage, and also the acquaintance of Varese for the first time. We were very good friends. He gave me some scores, and we recorded them a little later. Pierre Boulez acquaintancebusycage share on social
