Although Henri Dutilleux was a contemporary and a colleague of avant-garde composer Pierre Boulez, he always found the latter’s style too dogmatic. Dutilleux was drawn to the »scent« of music and the wealth of colour that he had in common with his fellow Frenchman Debussy. With his Second Symphony of 1959, Dutilleux wrote a work vaguely reminiscent of 18th century music. [...]