Royal Festival Hall
Ensemble Intercontemporain: Messiaen Centenary Concert
Wednesday, 10 December, 7.30pm
- Pierre Boulez conductor
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano
- Messiaen Couleurs de la cité céleste; Sept Haïkaï
- Boulez sur Incises
Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs the dazzlingly virtuosic piano part in Sept Haïkaï, the result of Messiaen hearing Japanese music and oriental birdsong. The concert ends with Boulez’s 30-minute motoric tour de force, which includes three pianos and a battery of percussion.
Boulez - Sur Incises 1
Boulez Sur Incises
Boulez - Sur Incises 2
Boulez Sur Incises
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