2005    1h 59mMusic, Documentary
Pierre Boulez conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a special concert from the Barbican, as part of the composer's 80th birthday celebrations. The programme contains two compositions by Debussy; Jeux and Trois ballades de Villon, as well as Daphnis et Chloé by Ravel, featuring soprano Elizabeth Atherton as soloist.Presenter Charles Hazlewood interviews Boulez and discusses the concert with guest Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
Directed by David Stevens

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  • Pierre BoulezSelf - conductor
  • Charles HazlewoodSelf - presenter
  • Peter Maxwell DaviesSelf - interviewed guest
  • Elizabeth AthertonSelf - soloist
  • David StevensDirector
  • Suzy KleinProducer
  • Oliver MacFarlaneExecutive Producer
  • Nigel CattleEditor
  • Neil PembertonSound
  • Julian GoughSound Supervisor
  • Simon TindallSound
  • Lisa QuilterProduction Manager
  • Rachel J. WrightProduction Executive
  • Michael LedgerProduction Assistant

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