Darius Milhaud - Symphony No.7 Op. 344 , Symphony No. 8 Op. 362, Symphony No. 9 Op. 380 (RSB Francis)

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Darius Milhaud - Symphony No.7 Op. 344 , Symphony No. 8 Op. 362, Symphony No. 9 Op. 380 (RSB Francis)
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 366 Mb
Date: 1994

Milhaud's seventh symphony followed right on the heels of the sixth, and displays many of the same characteristic touches and inventive powers as the predecessor in its three (rather than the predecessor's four) movements. It gives us another sparklingly jaunty first movement followed by a threateningly dark and bleak, long Grave. The last movement returns, apparently without afterthoughts, to the animated and vivacious spirit of the first movement. The whole work seems oddly balanced, but it works rather well. The eighth symphony starts out with music that both exhibits an almost uncanny and unnatural atmosphere and at the same time audacity and resoluteness - a consequence of Milhaud's skillful exploitation of his beloved trick of keeping the high and low instruments busy, almost cluttered, without anything in between. The cloudy and gloomy mood of the first movements dissipates to some extent later in the work, but this is overall probably Milhaud's darkest and bleakest symphony - and also one of the most interesting. The ninth is another small-scale work in the format of a colorfully strident and raucously buoyant first movement and a lively enthusiastic finale separated by a dark and shadowy second movement. It is not one of his most memorable creations, but worth hearing. Overall, the music on this disc is rather stark and sinewy, less colorful and immediately attractive than the earlier symphonies, but not less rewarding ultimately.
Performances are very good indeed, crisp and fresh and sharply focused, if not always quite ideally muscular and airy - there is sometimes a slight lack of spiritedness and sometimes the string textures sound rather scrawny; but overall, the playing is good, energetic and colorful. CPO also provides very good recorded sound; clear, full and detailed.
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Tracks:

01. Milhaud_Symphonie Nr. 7 Op. 344 - I. Anime [0:03:41.58]
02. II. Grave [0:08:56.47]
03. III. Vif [0:07:24.33]
04. Milhaud_Symphonie Nr. 8 Op. 362 ''Rhodanienne'' - I. Avec mystere et violence [0:05:27.37]
05. II. Avec sereniteet nonchalence [0:07:29.25]
06. III. Avec emportement [0:04:29.73]
07. IV. Rapide et majestueux [0:05:02.42]
08. Milhaud_Symphonie Nr. 9 Op. 380 - I. Moderement anime [0:05:09.43]
09. II. Lente et sombre [0:09:11.55]
10. III. Alerte et vigoureux [0:04:43.50]


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Darius Milhaud / Symphony No.7 Op. 344 , Symphony No. 8 Op. 362 'Rhodanienne',; Symphony No. 9 Op. 380 (RSB Francis)

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