Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) – Third String Quartet, opus 32 (1916 with soprano)
- Très lent, 2. Très lent
Performed by: Quatuor Parisii m.m.v. Veronique Dietschy, soprano
Album: Näive classique
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) – Fourth String Quartet, opus 46 (1918)
- Vif, 2. Funèbre, 3. Très animé
Performed by: Quatuor Parisii
Album: Näive classique
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) – Fifth String Quartet, opus 64 (1920)
- Chantant, 2. Vif et léger, 3. Lent, 4, Très animé
Performed by: Quatuor Parisii
Album: Näive classique
During the war years, Darius Milhaud developed into an important and young voice of French music, somewhat comparable to Paul Hindemith in Germany. He wrote the two-movement Third String Quartet, opus 32, ‘in memoriam’ for his friend Leo Latil, who died on the battlefield. Like Schoenberg in his Second String Quartet, Milhaud added a soprano in the last movement. In 1917, Milhaud left for Brazil as the ambassador of the poet Paul Claudel. There, in Rio de Janeiro in 1918, he wrote his Fourth String Quartet, opus 46. The Fifth String Quartet, opus 64, was composed in 1920, once back in France.
