A new series of profiles on the life and work of artists of international stature
Written and directed by Roger Graef

Pierre Boulez, the French composer-conductor now living in Germany, is considered one of the most potent influences in modern music. This film includes Boulez's eight-minute piece called 'Eclat', a highly compressed study of tonal contrasts and specific effects, seen in detail but clearly explained so that a non-musical viewer can grasp it. The film also includes his public acclaim on the podium and backstage at London's Royal festival Hall, and at a dinner for Boulez and Isaac Stern
(Colour)