Darius Milhaud Tristesses …

World premiere of "Sorrows" brings together 24 poems of Francis Jammes, excerpts from "Clearings in the Sky", on which Darius Milhaud wrote in 1956, Opus 355, suite for baritone and piano. This cycle is dedicated to his wife Madeleine. Darius Milhaudhas taken this great elegiac monologue of delicate colors, while halftones withconclusions on the edge of silence. Jean-Francois and Irène Kudela Gardeil reveal uswith talent that is more secret and more sensitive in the inspiration of the musician.Vivid colors and rhythms and well supported for "Evenings of Petrograd", which features characters from the "Old Regime" and "Revolution" Russian. "Catalog ofFlowers" are brief pastoral Milhaud tells us where his love for the colors and fragrances of flowers. DDD 61:48 / French-English Booklet