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a cine visit with Darius Milhaud

December 3, 2021 by James Harrod Leave a Comment

by Hector Poirier             Darius Milhaud is one of the greatest composers of our time. His music is known the world over. He is one of the “Les Six”, the famous group of French composers who gained recognition during the years after the first world war, and which includes such well known composers as Arthur […]

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Filed Under: Milhaud on Film Tagged With: "Les Six", Aix-en-Provence, American Art Quartet, Darius Milhaud, Eudice Shapiro, Hollywood String Quartet, Mills College, Ralph Swickard, Victor Gottlieb

Darius Milhaud – KQED – Paris and California

February 18, 2021 by James Harrod Leave a Comment

KQED was organized and founded by veteran broadcast journalists James Day and Jonathan Rice on June 1, 1953, and first signed on the air on April 5, 1954, as the fourth television station in the San Francisco Bay Area and the sixth public television station in the United States, debuting shortly after the launch of […]

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Filed Under: Milhaud on Film Tagged With: Darius Milhaud, Dave Brubeck, KQED, Madeleine Milhaud

Darius Milhaud – KQED – A Recollection of the Twenties

February 18, 2021 by James Harrod Leave a Comment

KQED was organized and founded by veteran broadcast journalists James Day and Jonathan Rice on June 1, 1953, and first signed on the air on April 5, 1954, as the fourth television station in the San Francisco Bay Area and the sixth public television station in the United States, debuting shortly after the launch of […]

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Filed Under: Milhaud on Film Tagged With: Darius Milhaud, Dave Brubeck, KQED, NET, The Creative Person

An Interview with Madeleine Milhaud

February 15, 2021 by James Harrod Leave a Comment

Born at the end of the 19th century, Madeleine Milhaud got married in 1925 to the composer Darius Milhaud, one of her cousins she knew since her childhood. Paul Claudel was the best man at their marriage in Aix-en-Provence, France. Portrait of a woman deeply involved in the 20th century’s history of art. Madeleine Milhaud […]

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Filed Under: Milhaud on Film Tagged With: Darius Milhaud, Madeleine Milhaud

Notes sans musique

February 2, 2021 by James Harrod Leave a Comment

Darius Milhaud published his autobiography in 1949 with the Paris publishing house of René Julliard. The 336 page paperbound volume sold for 380 frs (old French francs). A limited edition of fifty copies were produced on vellum published by Prioux stationery numbered from 1 to 50 plus a few author’s copies.  The preface recounted the […]

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Filed Under: Milhaud in Print Tagged With: Alfred A. Knopf, Darius Milhaud, Donald Evans, Elena Fels Noth, Mills College, René Julliard, Rollo H. Myers

A Visit With Darius Milhaud

January 12, 2021 by James Harrod Leave a Comment

The presentation of Elizabeth and Elliott Hurwitt’s appraisal of the music of Darius Milhaud on the world wide web in 1995 was to include two other complementary offerings, a discussion of Ralph Swickard’s documentary film about Milhaud and a discussion of Milhaud’s autobiography, Notes Without Music, that had recently been republished by Marion Boyers as […]

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Filed Under: Milhaud on Film Tagged With: Aix-en-Provence, Darius Milhaud, Erik Satie, Madeleine Milhaud, Mills College, Ralph Swickard

Introduction

January 12, 2021 by James Harrod

We are pleased to offer an in depth survey and exposition of the music and life of Darius Milhaud. The first installation in our three part series focuses on the current availability of Milhaud’s music on compact disc. The availability of the music of Darius Milhaud on phonograph records remained fairly constant during the analog […]

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Filed Under: Milhaud on CD Tagged With: Darius Milhaud, Elizabeth Ellis, Elliott S. Hurwitt, Long Playing Record Catalogue, One-Spot Classic Guide, Schwann Opus, Schwann-1 Record & Tape Guide

Ten Best Recordings of Milhaud’s Music

January 8, 2021 by Elizabeth and Elliott Hurwitt

With dozens of Milhaud discs to choose from, a “10 Best” list will help shorten the casual listener’s shopping list. Elektra/Nonesuch 9 71316-2 piano music played by William Bolcom. ADDA 581292 vocal music directed by Bernard Desgraupes. Hyperion CDA66594 Le boeuf sur le toit and other works directed by Ronald Corp. Chant du Monde LDC […]

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