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PIERRE
BOULEZ
Tombeau.
Fac-similés de l’épure et de la
première mise au net de la partitur
Facsimiles of the Draft Score and the
First Fair Copy of the Full Score
Édités par / Edited by Robert
Piencikowski
[no. 5 of Pli selon pli]
page
29 of fair copy
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Vienna, 2010. 38 x 47cm, 154
pp. Beautiful full-color facsimile
edition (in 2° format) of the
autograph draft score and the first
copy of the full score. Unlike the
world première of Marteau sans
maître (1952-55), that of Tombeau
for orchestra (1959), which took
place in Donaueschingen on 17
October 1959, passed almost
unnoticed, outshone by Pierre
Boulez's unexpected triumph as a
conductor when he stepped in to
replace Hans Rosbaud at the head of
the Südwestfunk Sinfonieorchester.
Originally conceived as an
individual tribute to Prince Max
Egon zu Fürstenberg, who died
suddenly in spring 1959, the work
was ultimately included in the Pli
selon pli cycle (1957-62, 1983,
1990). To celebrate the composer's
85th birthday and the 50th
anniversary of the world première,
the Paul Sacher Foundation and
Universal Edition are now publishing
the two original manuscripts of the
score for the first time: the pencil
draft and a fair copy in different
colored inks. These fine examples of
high-quality reproductions are also
the earliest evidence of Boulez'
friendship with Paul Sacher. The
composer presented the scores to
Sacher in the early 1960s. The
facsimiles are prefaced by an
introduction, which places the work
in a historical and aesthetic
context and takes a look at the
compositional techniques used. It is
illustrated by a selection of
manuscripts from different stages of
the creative process, as well as
other related documents. Linen, with
matching slipcase. $230
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