Music by 20th-century composers.
1921 – 2
In this series, we’ll listen to music that was composed one hundred years ago. This episode is dedicated to music from France.
We will listen to a piece by Darius Milhaud, which was strongly influenced by Brazilian rhythms; this piece was conducted by Darius Milhaud himself. After that, we’ll listen to two pieces by the progressive Edgard Varèse: two songs for soprano and chamber orchestra, and the grand Amériques.
Playlist:
- Darius Milhaud: Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67b. Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra conducted by Darius Milhaud
- Edgard Varèse: Offrandes. Sarah Leonard, soprano; Asko Ensemble conducted by Riccardo Chailly
- Edgard Varèse: Amériques. Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez
- Erik Satie: part from ‘La belle excentrique’. Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
