L'apothéose de Molière, Op 286 (Milhaud)
from Milhaud: Le Carnaval d'Aix & other works (CDH55168)
1 Tumulté dans l'Olympe précédant l'arrivée de Molière [2'21]
2 Molière reçu par les Muses [2'22]
3 Hommage de Lully et des Violons du Roy [1'15]
4 Molière welcomed by his characters 1 [2'07]
5 Molière welcomed by his characters 2 [0'42]
6 Allegresse générale [1'05]
9 minutes 52 seconds 6 tracks
‘This is a cracker of a disc, full of vitality, fabulous tunes, lashings of uncontrollable high spirits. All the players enter into the spirit of the music—tremendous fun’ (Gramophone)
‘I know of no finer introduction to Milhaud's lighter orchestral work’ (International Record Review)