Re: [MMM] Re:Milhaud, Hindemith

Ah, Milhaud. Yes, one of my favorites as well. It also seems that little
of his work is actually recorded. Yes, we finally have a definitive
recording of the marvelous 12 symphonies and the string quartets; and there
are the usual ballets that everyone records... but one has to look at his
list of works and wonder why on earth you can't find more?

> (none of his students wrote music that sounds like his!)

But some of Milhaud's "grand-students" (i.e., students of his students)
have been busily rediscovering him. Maybe that "Milhaud sound" just skipped
a generation... :-)

Rick

At 10:01 AM 12/16/2006, you wrote:
>Ah, Milhaud. Yes, one of my favorites as well. It also seems that little
>of his work is actually recorded. Yes, we finally have a definitive
>recording of the marvelous 12 symphonies and the string quartets;

Which ones are those? I just looked on Amazon again and the
selection seemed pitiful.

-Carl

Carl,

> Which ones are those?

You mean "the ballets" I mentioned? I was referring to Creation du Monde
and Boeuf sur le toit, etc. There are half a dozen really popular works,
and basically no recordings of much else.

> I just looked on Amazon again and the selection seemed pitiful.

Yes, it's fairly small considering the volume of his output.

Rick

At 10:21 AM 12/16/2006, you wrote:
>Carl,
>
>> Which ones are those?
>
>You mean "the ballets" I mentioned?

No, the definitive versions of his symphonies and quartets.

-Carl

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Carl Lumma <ekin@...> wrote:

> Which ones are those? I just looked on Amazon again and the
> selection seemed pitiful.

If you are ever downtown scope out the King library. The symphonies
are in the university collection on the 5th floor, and the string
quartets are (probably unfortunately) on the 1st floor in the
Brandenberg Browsing section.

Carl,

> >You mean "the ballets" I mentioned?
> No, the definitive versions of his symphonies and quartets.

Ah.

Milhaud Complete Symphonies: Alun Francis conducting Basel Radio Symphony
Orchestra.

Milhaud Complete String Quartets: Quatuor Parisii playing

All current CDs, easily available separately or in box sets.

Rick