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Concert introduction
Beethoven decided in 1802 that he wanted to ‘take a new path’. And this led to what is probably his most personal symphony: the ‘Eroica’. It is a landmark, a milestone - and therefore ideally suited to Pierre Boulez, the revolutionary of sound who was born 100 years ago. His twelve miniatures for piano, which he summarised in 1945 as ‘Notations’, are incredibly imaginative, poetic, not at all unruly, even surprisingly relaxed. They became milestones in a new musical aesthetic and still speak directly to audiences today. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a Boulez expert through and through, will play them - and those ‘Notations’, for which Boulez himself developed orchestral versions, will form the large-scale counterpoint. Ravel will also be interwoven, his ‘Miroirs’ forming the echo for all those who can't get enough of new paths, poetic ideas and fascinatingly revolutionary sounds.
(hr-Sinfonieorchester - Frankfurt Radio Symphony)