Darius Milhaud
Variations sur le nom de Marguerite Long
Variations sur le nom de Marguerite Long (Variations on the name Marguerite Long) is a collaborative orchestral suite written by eight French composers in 1956, in honour of the pianist Marguerite
Structure#
The suite is structured as follows: * Jean Françaix: Hymne solennel * Henri Sauguet: Variations en forme de Berceuse pour Marguerite Long * Darius Milhaud: La Couronne de Marguerites (“The Crown of Daisies”), Valse en forme de rondo, Op. 353 * Jean Rivier: Nocturne * Henri Dutilleux: Sérénades * Daniel Lesur: Intermezzo * Francis Poulenc: Bucolique, FP 160 * Georges Auric: ML (Allegro: Finale)
Notes#
- Rollo Myers, “Notes from Abroad”, The Musical Times, July 1956, p. 380
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud