The Symphony No. 6, Op. 343, is a work for

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by French composer Darius Milhaud. The piece was written in 1955 at the request of Charles Munch, for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the

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. This work is not to be confused with Milhaud's Chamber Symphony No. 6, op. 79 (1923). Milhaud's Sixth Symphony has four movements and a total running time of about 30 minutes. The titles of the movements, as descriptive of their character as of tempo, are as follows: # Calme et tendre (approx. 9') # Tumultueux (approx. 6') # Lent et doux (approx. 8'45") # Joyeux et robuste (approx. 6'30") This symphony is published by Heugel & Cie.

Recordings

* a stereo recording of the composer himself conducting the Louisville Orchestra, re-released in 2004 on the First Edition label * a 1992 all-digital recording by

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and the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, part of a boxed set of Milhaud's Symphonies No. 1-12 on CPO * a 1997 all-digital recording by

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and the Toulouse Capitole Orchestra on Deutsche Grammophon

References

External links

Video - Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 6 (1 of 2) (15:05).Video - Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 6 (2 of 2) (15:18).
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