KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Pierre Boulez, 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

SOM.1986.02.16.B

Program Series

Speaking of Music

Program Length

138 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

| broadcast
| 1986-02-16 | created

Description

From February 1986, Charles Amirkhanian interviews Pierre Boulez and Andrew Gerzso as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series. Boulez discusses the pros and cons of microtonal music and spatial music, as well as delving into the technical details of his work, “Répons”, excerpts of which are heard.

Genres

Electro-Acoustic / Electronic

Musical Selections

Répons [excerpts] (1980-84) / Pierre Boulez

Subjects

Microtonal music
Electro-acoustic
Spatial music
Electronics with chamber orchestra
Composition (Music)

Related places

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016
Gerzso, Andrew