Milhaud & Martinu: Complete Works for String Trio / Jacques Thibaud String Trio
Details
- Composer
- MARTINU MILHAUD
- Artist
- JACQUES THIBAUD STRING TRIO
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Audite Musikproduktion
- Released
- Aug 04, 2017
- Catalog #
- AUD97727
- UPC
- 4022143977274
About
There are several parallels to be found in the lives of the Southern French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) and the Moravian-Bohemian composer Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959). Both needed the metropolis of Paris, that seething artistic melting pot after the First World War, in order to refine their originality; both were open to all kinds of musical styles, from South American folklore to North American jazz through to Bachian counterpoint; finally, both had to flee the Germans in France in 1940, heading for the USA - Milhaud on account of being a Jew, and Martinu as a patriotic Czech in exile. The two composers' complete works for string trio, contrasted here for the first time, uncover various similarities - even though each work bears the hallmarks of its composer, and Martinu's trios were written in Paris, whilst Milhaud did not compose his until he had reached America. The works are characterised by a playful, spirited tone as well as the charm of Mediterranean and Czech folk tunes. But there is also what Milhaud termed, and valued, as "discipline" in chamber music: strict counterpoint and technical skill - utilised radically, without slipping into dry pedantry. These are four marvels of intimate music-making, assembled by the Jacques Thibaud Trio with their own artistic instinct and flair.
Tracklist 13 tracks
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1 I. Vif 02:42
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Vif
- Duration
- 02:42
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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2 II. Modéré 04:41
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Modéré
- Duration
- 04:41
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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3 III. Sérénade: Alerte 02:23
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Sérénade: Alerte
- Duration
- 02:23
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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4 IV. Canons: Lent et très expressif 04:52
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Canons: Lent et très expressif
- Duration
- 04:52
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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5 V. Jeu Fugué: Vif 02:34
- Track
- 5
- Title
- V. Jeu Fugué: Vif
- Duration
- 02:34
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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6 I. Très Modéré 03:32
- Track
- 6
- Title
- I. Très Modéré
- Duration
- 03:32
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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7 II. Contrepoint: Lent 01:17
- Track
- 7
- Title
- II. Contrepoint: Lent
- Duration
- 01:17
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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8 III. Anime 02:02
- Track
- 8
- Title
- III. Anime
- Duration
- 02:02
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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9 I. Allegro 06:18
- Track
- 9
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 06:18
- Composer
- Bohuslav Martinů
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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10 II. Andante 07:30
- Track
- 10
- Title
- II. Andante
- Duration
- 07:30
- Composer
- Bohuslav Martinů
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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11 III. Poco allegro 05:16
- Track
- 11
- Title
- III. Poco allegro
- Duration
- 05:16
- Composer
- Bohuslav Martinů
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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12 I. Allegro 07:43
- Track
- 12
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 07:43
- Composer
- Bohuslav Martinů
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio
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13 II. Poco moderato - Vivo – Allegro ma non troppo 07:18
- Track
- 13
- Title
- II. Poco moderato - Vivo – Allegro ma non troppo
- Duration
- 07:18
- Composer
- Bohuslav Martinů
- Ensemble
- Jacques Thibaud String Trio