Symphony No. 6 (Milhaud)

The Symphony No. 6, op. 343 is a work for orchestra by French composer Darius Milhaud. The piece was written in 1955 at the request of Charles Munch, for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.[1] This work is not to be confused with Milhaud's Chamber Symphony No. 6, op. 79 (1923).

Milhaud's Sixth Symphony has four movements and a total running time of about 30 minutes. The titles of the movements, as descriptive of their character as of tempo, are as follows:

  1. Calm et tendre (approx. 9')
  2. Tumultueux (approx. 6')
  3. Lent et doux (approx. 8'45")
  4. Joyeux et robuste (approx. 6'30")

This symphony is published by Heugel & Cie. Recordings of this symphony currently available include:

References

  1. ^ Schulz, Reinhard (CD liner notes). Darius Milhaud Symphonies 5 & 6. CPO, 2000. pp. 9–11.