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The Symphony No. 6, Op. 343, is a work for orchestra by French composer Darius Milhaud. The piece was written in 1955 at the request of Charles Munch, for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.^[1] 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 Alun Francis 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 Michel Plasson and the Toulouse Capitole Orchestra on Deutsche Grammophon

References

^ Schulz, Reinhard. Darius Milhaud Symphonies 5 & 6 (CD liner notes). CPO, 2000. pp. 9–11.

External links

[1] Schulz, Reinhard. Darius Milhaud Symphonies 5 & 6 (CD liner notes). CPO, 2000. pp. 9–11.

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-The '''Symphony No. 6''', Op. 343, is a work for [[orchestra]] by French composer [[Darius Milhaud]]. The piece was written in 1955 at the request of [[Charles Munch (conductor)|Charles Munch]], for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Schulz|first=Reinhard|title=Darius Milhaud Symphonies 5 & 6|publisher=CPO, 2000|pages=9–11|authorlink=Darius Milhaud|format=CD liner notes}}</ref> This work is not to be confused with Milhaud's Chamber Symphony No. 6, op. 79 (1923).
+The '''Symphony No. 6''', Op. 343, is a work for [[orchestra]] by French composer [[Darius Milhaud]]. The piece was written in 1955 at the request of [[Charles Munch (conductor)|Charles Munch]], for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes|last=Schulz|first=Reinhard|title=Darius Milhaud Symphonies 5 & 6|publisher=CPO, 2000|pages=9–11|authorlink=Darius Milhaud|type=CD liner notes}}</ref> This work is not to be confused with [[Little Symphony No. 6 (Milhaud)|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:
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 # Joyeux et robuste (approx. 6'30")
-This symphony is published by Heugel & Cie.
+This symphony is published by [[Heugel (music publisher)|Heugel & Cie]].
 == Recordings ==
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 ==External links ==
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUEs-qqoPpM Video - Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 6 (1 of 2) (15:05).]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUEs-qqoPpM Video - Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 6 (1 of 2) (15:05).]
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBkUOXXwtUU Video - Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 6 (2 of 2) (15:18).]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBkUOXXwtUU Video - Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 6 (2 of 2) (15:18).]
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+{{Portalbar|Classical Music}}
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