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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Orchestral Works – Symphonies
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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