Darius Milhaud was one of the most prolific of modern composers, and his vast output includes almost all classical genres—operas, choral works, song-cycles, chamber music, and orchestral pieces. Milhaud wrote more than 400 pieces of symphonic, operatic, and chamber music. He experimented with new materials and styles, such as jazz and Latin American music, but always thought of himself as a composer deeply rooted in the countryside where he was raised.
Milhaud was born in Aix-en-Provence, France,...