Darius Milhaud Compilation CD A portrait Soundboard

CD1 (total time 61:54)Les malheurs d'Orphée, Op.85 (1924) chamber opera in 3 acts libretto by Armand Lunel01. Act I (11:54)02. Act II (12:52)03. Act III (7:54)Schönberg Ensemble - Reinbert de LeeuwSusan Narucki - sopranoWilliam Dazely - baritonead hoc vocal ensembleParadiso, Amsterdam, March 16, 200406. La création du monde, Op.81 (1923) for small orchestra scenario by Blaise Cendrars (17:29)Ebony Band - Werner HerbersFelix Meritis, Amsterdam, April 12, 2006La cheminée du roi René, Suite for wind quintet, Op.205 (1939)05. I. Cortege (1:51)06. II. Aubade (1:39)07. III. Jongleurs (1:06)08. IV. La Malousinglade (2:12)09. V. Joutes sur l'Arc (0:45)10. VI. Chasse a Valabre (1:30)11. VII. Madrigal-Nocturne (2:46)Farkas Quintet Amsterdam:Herman van Kogelenberg - fluteHans Wolters - oboeMarcel Geraeds - clarinetRemko Edelaar - bassoonFons Verspaandonk - hornConcertgebouw, Amsterdam, December 21, 2008CD2 (total time 55:34)String Quartet No.14, Op.291 No.1 (1948–1949)01. Animé (5:06)02. Modéré (7:40)03. Vif (5:36)String Quartet No.15, Op.291 No.2 (1948–1949)04. Animé (4:43)05. Modéré (8:53) 06. Vif (5:29)Octet (String Quartets Nos. 14 & 15), for double string quartet, Op. 291(1948-49) 07. Animé (4:42)08. Modéré (7:51)09. Vif (5:31)Amati Quartet (01-03, 07-09):Alex Sacher - violinKatarzyna Navrotek - violinNicola Corti - violaClaudius Hermann - celloMondriaan Quartet (04-09):Jan-Erik van Regteren Altena - violinEdwin Blankestijn - violinAnnette Bergman - violaEduard van Regteren Altena - celloFrits Philipszaal, Eindhoven, November 19, 2008CD3 (total time 49:17)01. La création du monde, Op.81 (1923) arr. for piano quintet scenario by Blaise Cendrars (17:20)Peter Brunt - violinJoseph Puglia - violinFrank Brakkee - violaLarissa Groeneveld - celloEllen Corver - pianoSint Janskerk, Maastricht, September 18, 2009Concerto No.1 for cello and orchestra, Op.136 (1934)02. Nonchalant (5:10)03. Grave (7:07)04. Joyeux (3:14)Symfonieorkest van Vlaanderen - Etienne SiebensJoris van den Berg - celloMuziekgebouw aan het IJ, Amsterdam, October 18, 2008Suite for violin, clarinet and piano, Op.157b (1936) after the incidental music Le voyageur sans bagages, Op.15705. Overture (1:47)06. Divertissement (3:01)07. Jeu (1:28)08. Introduction et Final (6:10)Maria Milstein - violinFleur Bouwer - clarinetMartijn Willers - pianoMuziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, April 27, 200809. Pastorale for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, Op.147 (1935) (3:56)Trio Quod Libet:Ingrid Nissen - oboeNancy Braithwaite - clarinetJonathan Reeder - bassoonJagthuis Festival, May 27, 2007