{"product_id":"varese-ameriques-boulez-cd","title":"Varèse: Amériques, Boulez (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePierre Boulez leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in four groundbreaking works by Edgard Varèse, a composer whose radical approach to rhythm, sonority and orchestral color helped reshape the possibilities of 20th-century music. Boulez described Varèse as an “outsider” and a “loner,” qualities reflected in music that stands apart for its visceral sense of pulse, vivid sonic imagery and uncompromising originality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe program brings together \u003cem\u003eAmériques\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArcana\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDéserts\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIonisation\u003c\/em\u003e, works that explore massive orchestral forces, explosive percussion and sharply contrasted blocks of sound. Recorded at Orchestra Hall in 1995 and 1996, the performances showcase the extraordinary precision and power of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in repertoire that demands exceptional rhythmic control and instrumental virtuosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmériques\u003c\/em\u003e unleashes a vast orchestral palette inspired in part by Varèse’s arrival in the United States, \u003cem\u003eArcana\u003c\/em\u003e builds immense structures from continuously shifting sonorities and \u003cem\u003eDéserts\u003c\/em\u003e combines orchestral writing with interpolations of electronically organized sound. \u003cem\u003eIonisation\u003c\/em\u003e, scored entirely for percussion ensemble, remains one of the landmark works of the modern percussion repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2001 Grammy Award, Best Orchestral Performance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Universal Music Group (UMGD) — 11244","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46780045361348,"sku":"210000052770","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/7014\/9060\/files\/ybtnp5hgraupqt8n99gp.jpg?v=1790004358","url":"https:\/\/symphonystore.com\/products\/varese-ameriques-boulez-cd","provider":"The Symphony Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}