Darius Milhaud
Little Symphony No. 4 (Milhaud)
Little (Chamber) Symphony No. 4: (Dixtuor pour instruments à cordes), Op.74, by Darius Milhaud is a work for 10 string instruments composed in Vienna in 1921. It is scored for four violins, two
Reception#
Little Symphony No. 4 has received mixed reviews since its inception. G.W. Hopkins pointed out the “irritating antics” of this little symphony in his 1970 review in The Musical Times. Christopher Headington of the classical music review website Gramophone referred to the etude movement as “comic.”
Recordings#
- A 1975 recording on vinyl on the ABC Westminster Gold label, featuring The Chamber Orchestra of The Leningrad Philharmonic conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvenski
- A 1994 CD recording on the Koch Schwann label, featuring Capella Cracoviensis and Karl Anton Rickenbacher
- A 1969 recording on vinyl on the Candide label, featuring the Orchestra of Radio Luxemburg
External links#
- Video - New Violin Family Orchestra performs - Darius Milhaud - Chamber Symphony No. 4 (1 of 3) (2:14) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUeSD1Wp3y8
- Video - New Violin Family Orchestra performs - Darius Milhaud - Chamber Symphony No. 4 (2 of 3) (2:58) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuqnLwvJ-GM
- Video - New Violin Family Orchestra performs - Darius Milhaud - Chamber Symphony No. 4 (3 of 3) (3:25) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cussANFHukI
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud