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Orchestral Works – Suite Provençale

January 8, 2021 by Elizabeth and Elliott Hurwitt

Suite provençale  remains one of Milhaud’s most popular and oft-recorded pieces. Based partly on themes by the minor Baroque master André Campra, and partly on folk tunes, this is a loving tribute to the part of the world Milhaud knew best. The Charles Munch recording (RCA Gold Seal 60685-2) is not at all bad, with […]

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Filed Under: Milhaud on CD, Orchestral Works Tagged With: André Campra, Charles Munch, Michel Plasson, Neeme Järvi, Philippe Bender, Serge Baudo, Suite provençale

Orchestral Works – Symphonies

January 8, 2021 by Elizabeth and Elliott Hurwitt

Milhaud delayed writing symphonies for full orchestra until 1940, but composed a total of twelve between then and 1961, and several are now on disc. The charm and serenity of Symphony no. 1‘s first movement, and the elegiac mood of the third, contrast starkly with the rough fast movements and the boisterous “Très vif” contains […]

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Filed Under: Milhaud on CD, Orchestral Works Tagged With: Michel Plasson, Rhodanienne, Symphony No. 1, Symphony no. 10, Symphony No. 2, Symphony No. 8, Václav Neumann, Zdenek Kosler

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