KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Homage to Darius Milhaud Concert, April 26, 1971, 1 of 4

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

AM.1971.04.26.A

Program Length

92 min

Part

1 of 4

Dates

1971-06-01 | broadcast
| 1971-04-26 | created

Description

A concert of Darius Milhaud’s music, given on April 26, 1971, on the occasion of the composer’s retirement from the Mills College faculty after 31 years. Jean-Louis LeRoux conducts the Mills Performing Group with soloists Madeleine Milhaud, Naomi Sparrow and Betty Woo. The first selection heard, “La muse ménagère”, was played as people were still entering the music hall and therefore there is a bit of crowd noise, and the actual performer is uncertain. However this is but a small distraction from what is otherwise a wonderful tribute to one of the great 20th century composers.

Genres

20th century classical
Chamber music

Musical Selections

La Muse Ménagère, Op. 245 (”The Household Muse”) (1945) (19:00) -- Musique pour Graz, Op. 429 (1968–69) (15:30)

Performers

Mills Performing Group (Graz)
Jean-Louis LeRoux, conductor (Graz)
Naomi Sparrow, piano (Muse)
or
Betty Woo, piano (Muse)

Subjects

20th century classical
Chamber music
Suites (Piano)
Suites (Bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, double bass)

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Mills Performing Group
Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974
Sparrow, Naomi
Woo, Betty
LeRoux, Jean-Louis, 1927-