The Symphony No. 5, Op. 322, is a work for

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by French composer

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions ...

. The piece was written in 1953 on a commission from Italian Radio. This work is not to be confused with Milhaud's Chamber Symphony No. 5 for Ten Wind Instruments, op. 75 (1922). Milhaud's Fifth Symphony has four movements and a total running time of about 32 minutes. The titles of the movements, as descriptive of their character as of tempo, are as follows: # Vif et cinglant (approx. 8'20") # Lent et tendre (approx. 14') # Clair et léger (approx. 3'30") # Alerte et rude (approx. 6'30") This symphony is published by Heugel & Cie. Recordings of this symphony include a 1992 all-

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and the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, part of a boxed set of Milhaud's Symphonies No. 1–12 on CPO.

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Video - Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 5 m2 (1 of 2) (14:05).Video - Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 5 m3/4 (2 of 2) (10:11).
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