Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
I am a Frenchman from
Provence and by religion, a Jew.
Thus Milhaud began his autobiography. The folk culture of Provence and, to a lesser extent,
Judaism later proved to be substantial influences on his music, as also were Brazilian popular music and jazz.
Suite: Le voyageur sans bagages:
EMANUEL HURWITZ (violin), GERVASE DE PEYER (clarinet)
LAMAR CROWSON (piano) Poèmes juifs (mono)
IRMA KOLASSI (mezzo-sop) ANDRE COLLARD (piano) Le carnaval d'Aix
CLAUDE HELFFER (piano) MONTE CARLO OPERA
ORCHESTRA conducted by LOUIS FR ÉMAUX : records