Boulez erased most of his early compositions, but this one was preserved at the Paul Sacher Foundation. "After reviewing that score, 'Prélude, Toccata et Scherzo,' the Dutch pianist Ralph van Raat persuaded Boulez's heirs and the Sacher Foundation to allow a belated premiere at the Philharmonie de Paris last September." " The New York Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:45AM on April 22, 2019