by Ben Hogwood

On this day, 22 June 1974, your editor arrived in the world…but I have just discovered for the first time that on the same day we lost the composer Darius Milhaud.

With Milhaud’s 50th anniversary falling next year it would seem to be a good time to reappraise his output, for he has dropped off the radar rather when it comes to concert programming. This is a shame – because if you listen to one of his most popular works, La Création du Monde, you will see just how well he integrates jazz into his style, and how full of melody his writing is. Listen and enjoy!