Darius Milhaud: Piano Music

William Bolcom (Artist), Darius Milhaud (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Darius Milhaud
• Audio CD (May 7, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000005IVS
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Track Listings

1. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Premier Recueil. Soracaba

2. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Premier Recueil. Botafogo

3. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Premier Recueil. Leme

4. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Premier Recueil. Copacabana

5. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Premier Recueil. Ipanema

6. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Premier Recueil. Gavea

7. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Deuxième Recueil. Corcovado

8. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Deuxième Recueil. Tijuca

9. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Deuxième Recueil. Sumaré

10. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Deuxième Recueil. Paineras

11. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Deuxième Recueil. Laranjeiras

12. Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67: Deuxième Recueil. Paysandu

13. Rag-caprices (3), for piano, Op. 78: Sec et musclé

14. Rag-caprices (3), for piano, Op. 78: Romance (Tendrement)

15. Rag-caprices (3), for piano, Op. 78: Précis et nerveux

16. Le Printemps (3), suite for piano Volume I, Op. 25: Premier Cahier. Modéré

17. Le Printemps (3), suite for piano Volume I, Op. 25: Premier Cahier. Souple

18. Le Printemps (3), suite for piano Volume I, Op. 25: Premier Cahier. Doucement

19. Le Printemps (3), suite for piano Volume II, Op. 66: Deuxième Cahier. Doucement

20. Le Printemps (3), suite for piano Volume II, Op. 66: Deuxième Cahier. Vivement

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Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Saudades from Brazil, August 18, 2010

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This review is from: Darius Milhaud: Piano Music (Audio CD)

Darius Milhaud was probably -among the reminded group of the six- the most intrepid, audacious and kaleidoscopic of the group. He found motives for inspiration into the Greek literature, surrealistic images and historical facts (In fact he wrote an Opera about Simon Bolivar). As indomitable traveler he was, his fascination for Brazil captured him instantaneously .

For none of us is a secret the enraptured devotion professed by Darius Milhaud around the Brazilian dance rhythms. His saudades composed when Milhaud was working at the Consulate with Claudel in the early twenties.

While many 20th century composers concentrated on vertical, homophonic structures, Milhaud's texture was polyphonic and mostly melodic.

The three rags were composed for his admired friend Jean Werner according William Bolcom (his pupil) Milhaud never knew about Scott Joplin's piano rags, so when Bolcom introduced them the composer found them hopelessly old -fashioned.

Fascinating and charming album.