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As composer, conductor, and critic, Boulezs challenging views of modern developments are lent a special authority by his high standing as an interpreter of
classical composers.
In Orientations he offers unusual insight on
composers with whom he has been particularly associated as a conductorincluding Berlioz, Debussy, Wagner, Mahler, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, and Messiaen.
And he writes about performance and orchestras, tackling the question of how to make new music more familiar to the concertgoer. This rich and wide-ranging volume is truly a special resource for everyone wanting to learn more about twentieth-century music.