Boulez - The Conductor: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca (84CD+4Bluray)

A pioneer in every sphere of musical activity and a thinker of profound and penetrating originality, Pierre Boulez was a figure of vast influence and significance from the 1950s until his death in 2016, a man whose name became a byword for intellectual integrity and searching musicality, whose legacy will live on in a myriad of different ways that is arguably unmatched. From his iconoclastic statements on opera, to the highly focused work with his ensembles, Deutsche Grammophon (and Philips before them) accompanied him on his journey for more than four decades and is proud to have documented much of his most important work as both composer and conductor (for over 20 years an exclusive artist with DG). It is his work as conductor in this limited edition 84 CD + 4 Blu-ray Video discs set. Spanning a period of over 40 years, these recordings have enriched the catalogue beyond measure, and revolutionised the way an entire generation heard Stravinsky and Bartók in particular.