Pierre Boulez’s Sur Incises: Refraction, Crystallisation and the Absent Idea(l)
The April edition of the Tempo journal, published by Cambridge Journals, contains an article by me entitled 'Pierre Boulez's Sur Incises: Refraction, Crystallisation and the Absent Idea(l)'. It's an analytical study exploring how Boulez's extraordinary piece for three pianos, three harps and three percussionists relates to its solo piano predecessor Incises, and also to Boulez's late style in general. The...