Pierre Boulez is one of Europe's most prominent conductors. You can't always recognize that if you don't like his ultra-modern compositional production. However, these are two different things. He is always precise and insightful when interpreting any composer. The Mahler cycle is an excellent example of this. As for Bartok, Bulez does not disappoint his listeners this time either. When the vision is clear and knows how to place its interpretation justifiably in the entire field of Western art music, the listener can at the same time enjoy a fresh vision and reliable certainty. The audience stays in a tuned state and does not have to be afraid of any easy solutions in the style of "over where the fence is lowest".