Comme on a Dit [Import]

Comme on a Dit [Import]

Comme on a Dit [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. Qu'est ce qui nous tente?
2. Tu dis rien
3. Sans filet
4. D'amour en amour
5. Tout passe
6. L'intranquilite
7. Comme on a dit
8. Pour un oui, pour un non
9. Faut se le dire
10. La plume
11. Justement
12. La balade du basse
13. Du nord au sud

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Massenet - Werther / Alagna · Gheorghiu · Hampson · Petibon · Courtis · Fouchécourt · Frémeau · LSO · Pappano
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A star among modern Werthers, but there are others
  • Another Smash Hit From The French Opera Specialists
  • ¿El mejor Werther despues de Kraus?
  • Best Werther recording since the 1930s
  • thoughts on "Werther"
Massenet - Werther / Alagna · Gheorghiu · Hampson · Petibon · Courtis · Fouchécourt · Frémeau · LSO · Pappano
Jules Massenet , Antonio Pappano , Roberto Alagna , Angela Gheorghiu , London Symphony Orchestra , Tiffin Children's Choir , Thomas Hampson , Patricia Petibon , Jean-Philippe Courtis , Jean-Paul Fouchécourt , Jean-Marie Frémeau , James Savage-Hanford , Pierre Dupont , and Sophie Boulanger
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001ZSVU
Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

  1. Werther: Prelude (Orchestra)
  2. Werther: Act One: Assez! Assez! M'ecouterat-on cette fois? (Le Bailli, Les Enfants)
  3. Werther: Act One: Bravo pour les enfants! (Johann, Schmidt, Les Enfants, Le Bailli, Sophie)
  4. Werther: Act One: Alors, c'est bien ici la maison du Bailli?
  5. Werther: Act One: Je ne sais si je veille (Werther)
  6. Werther: Act One: Jesus vient de naitre!...Chers enfants! (Les Enfants, Werther)
  7. Werther: Act One: Ah! comme ils sont meilleurs que moi! (Werther, Les enfants, Le Bailli)
  8. Werther: Act One: Arrivez donc, Bruhlmann! (Le Bailli, Charlotte, Werther, Sophie)
  9. Werther: Act One: O spectacle ideal d'amour et d'innocence (Werther)
  10. Werther: Act One: Monsieur Werther!...Vivat Bacchus, semper vivat! (Le Bailli, Charlotte, Sophie)
  11. Werther: Act One: Sophie!...Albert! Toi de retour! (Albert, Sophie)
  12. Werther: Act One: Elle m'aime!...Quelle priere de reconnaissance et d'amour (Albert)
  13. Werther: Act One: Interlude (Orchestre)
  14. Werther: Act One: Interlude (continued) ...Il Faut nous separer
  15. Werther: Act One: Mais vous ne savez rien de moi
  16. Werther: Act One: Reve! Extase! Bonheur! (Charlotte, Werther)
  17. Werther: Act One: Charlotte! Charlotte! Albert est de retour! (Le Bailli, Charlotte, Werther)
  18. Werther: Act Two: Prelude (Orchestre) ....Vivat Bacchus! Semper vivat!
  19. Werther: Act Two: Allez, chantez l'office (Johann, Schmidt)
  20. Werther: Act Two: Trois mois! Voici trois mois que nous sommes unis! (Albert, Charlotte)
  21. Werther: Act Two: Un autre est son epoux!
  22. Werther: Act Two: J'aurais sur ma poitrine (Werther)
  23. Werther: Act Two: Si! Katchen reviendra, je vous dis! (Schmidt, Johann)
  24. Werther: Act Two: Au bonheur dont mon ame est pleine...Vous l'avez dit: mon ame est loyale et sincere (Albert, Werther)
  25. Werther: Act Two: Frere, voyez! Voyez le beau bouquet!...Heureux! Pourais-je l'etre encore? (Sophie, Werther, Albert)
  26. Werther: Act Two: Ai-je dit vrai? L'amour que j'ai pour elle Ah! qu'il est loin, ce jour plein d'intime douceur
  27. Werther: Act Two: N'est-il donc pas d'autre femme
  28. Werther: Act Two: Oui, ce qu'elle m'ordonne
  29. Werther: Act Two: Lorsque l'enfant revient d'un voyage avant l'heure
  30. Werther: Act Two: Mais venez donc! le cortege s'approche (Sophie, Werther, Charlotte, Albert)

Tracks:

  1. Werther: Act Three: Prelude (Orchestra)
  2. Werther: Act Three: Werther! Werther!...Qui m'aurait dit la place
  3. Werther: Act Three: Des cris joyeux d'enfants montent sous ma fenetre (Charlotte)
  4. Werther: Act Three: Bonjour, grand soeur! (Sophie, Charlotte)
  5. Werther: Act Three: Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (Charlotte)
  6. Werther: Act Three: Tiens, Charlotte, crois-moi, ne reste pas ici (Sophie, Charlotte)
  7. Werther: Act Three: Ah! mon courage m'abandonne! (Charlotte)
  8. Werther: Act Three: Qui, c'est moi! Je reviens! (Werner, Charlotte)
  9. Werther: Act Three: Ha! bien souvent...Toute mon ame est la!...Pourquoi me reveiller, o souffle du printemps? (Werner)
  10. Werther: Act Three: N'achevez pas! Helas!
  11. Werther: Act Three: Ah! Moi! Moi, dans ses bras! (Charlotte, Werther)
  12. Werther: Act Three: Werther, est de retour...on la vu revenir (Albert, Charlotte)
  13. Werther: Act Four: Entr'acte: La Nuit de Noel (Orchestra)
  14. Werther: Act Four: Werther! Werther! Rien! (Charlotte)
  15. Werther: Act Four: Qui parle? Charlotte, ah! c'est toi!
  16. Werther: Act Four: A cette heure supreme, je suis heureux (Charlotte, Werther)
  17. Werther: Act Four: Noel! Noel! Noel!...Dieu! Ces cris joyeux (Les Enfants, Charlotte, Werther, Sophie)
  18. Werther: Act Four: Ah! ses yeux se ferment!...Non...Charlotte!...je meurs (Charlotte, Werther)

Amazon.com

The modern discography of Massenet's Werther has long been dominated by the (currently out of print) Philips recording starring José Carreras and Frederica von Stade as well as the earlier EMI version with Alfredo Kraus and Tatiana Troyanos. But this EMI newcomer is within shouting distance of greatness, mainly due to conductor Antonio Pappano. Although any Werther succeeds or fails on the strength of its singers, the conductor is a crucial catalyst (on the Philips set, it's Colin Davis, while on EMI it's Michel Plasson) for maintaining the poetic intensity in a drama that can too easily seem like a naive case study in stalking. The Byronic title character essentially practices emotional blackmail on the married woman he loves by never hiding his suicidal tendencies, though one never thinks such mundane thoughts with tenor Roberto Alagna. Although his voice lacks the tenor bloom one might want, he's so at home with the role and the French language that he delivers a characterization full of imagination and immediacy, sometimes bordering on vocal genius. Soprano Angela Gheoghiu's vocal center is too high for this mezzo role, but she makes a vivid impression through the sheer force of her personality. Thomas Hampson gives vocal glamour but surprising dramatic restraint to the role of her husband, Albert. Although the sound quality is somewhat studio bound, Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra play as if it's a live performance. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A star among modern Werthers, but there are others.......2006-05-28

The reviewers below have praised this EMI Werther so thoroughly that there's little to add. Gheorghiu is the only soprano besides Victoria de los Angeles (1868, also on EMI) to record this classic mezzo role, and at times one hears the strain as she reaches for the bottom notes. She lacks de los angeles's many emotional shadings, giving us instead a fairly consistent, verismo-tinged passion, but her vocalism as such is thrilling.

Roberto alagna, a native French speaker despite his name, is the only prominent Werther who can claim that distinciton. I've always felt he was much better suited to French opera than the heavier Verdi-Puccini roles that he now sings, and which (shadoes of Carreras) have led to a coarsening of his voice, along with a pronounced wobble and intonation problems. but he is a star, no doubt, and here he brings charisma and style to Wether. He takes care to find many musical shadings throughout, and since the date for this recording is 1998-99, he is nearly in best voice.

Everyone has praised Pappano (are they following the lead of The Gramophone reviewer, who thought he was the best thing here?), but Colin Davis, Georges Pretre, and Kent Nagano had done as well. Pappano;s distinciton is that he is a bit slower, more dleiberate, and self-consciously refined. I'm not sure that's always a great advantage in Massanet, whose music is given to sighs and longueurs--it can use help form an energetic conductor. EMI's recording form London is a bit distant but otherwise quite good.

IN all, this is a gripping peformance that deserves all the praise it has gotten, but it doesn't erase memories of other fine Werthers, an opera that has been amazingly successful on records. The Davis features a remarkable Charlotte in Frederica von stade and a passionate, verismo Carreras in top form (Philips), the Nagano has gorgeous if not quite idiomatic singing from von Otter and Hadley in a more low-key, melliflous style (Erato), and of course there's the classic Pretre version with de los Angeles and Gedda. This only skims the surface, for there is an oustanding live 1977 performance with Domingo and Fassbaender under Lopez-Corbos from Munich (Orfeo). Indeed, when the Amazon reviewer claims that the Plasson set with Troyanos and Kraus on EMI "dominated" the stereo era, he is far from accurate.

5 out of 5 stars Another Smash Hit From The French Opera Specialists .......2006-02-25

Husband and wife singing sensatio Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu, in another stunning EMI recording, dramatically commit themselves to the passionate characters in this now forgotten opera Werther, which quite possibly is Massenet's best work. Although Alagna and Gheorghiu can sing the Italian opera repertoire with aplomb (Tosca, Trovatore, Boheme, Pagliacci, La Rondine) they have proven time and again that their strongest reperotoire is French opera. As soon as their Romeo Et Juliette hit record stores and stage houses, they were immediately hailed as today's finest French opera singers, a rarity. Not only do they possess beautiful voices but they are intensely dramatic and character-driven. Never more so than in Massenet's Werther, a Gothic romantic drama about the tormented love of the titular hero who kills himself. It's drawn from a popular Romantic-Era 19th century novel - The Sorrows of Young Werther. Both Alagna and Gheorghiu are in great vocal shape. They understand the significance of the text and they are blessed with the talents of their champion conductor, Antonio Pappano, who draws out the power in the musical score with the London Symphony Orchestra. All true fans of Alagna and Gheorghiu will want to own this one, as it is indeed their best work yet.

Roberto Alagna has been criticized for his flawed technique- he sings with self-conscious grandeur and often imitates the lyric tones of predecessors Giuseppe Di Stefano and Franco Corelli. He has a nearly "pop" style voice - all razzzle-dazzle, great volume, beautiful tone, but often fails in the more difficult music. He is however, very gifted and intelligent and attempts to sing with as much passion and drama as possible. I for one love what I hear from him, especially in this recording, where he has never sang better. Angela Gheorghiou sings with her usual dramatic diva flair - thrilling high notes, tessitura, chest voice, musicality and all the good things she has used for other great hits like Juliette and Manon. But in this performance, while it is still good, she is not really in her element. This is a mezzo-soprano role. Charlotte, Werther's unattainable love, must sing with mezzo soprano voice in order to seduce Werther a la Bizet's Carmen. While it is definately a role for a high mezzo, it is not for the purely soprano voice of Angela Gheorghiu. You have to be a fan of these two in order to appreciate Gheorghiu's treatment of a mezzzo soprano role. It is basically the same thing as her Carmen, another mezzo soprano role. If you want to hear outstanding mezzo sopranos in Werther check out the dramatic mezzo style of Brigitte Fassbaender who is by far the best intepretor or check out Federica Von Stade who sings a cooler and less intense Charlotte opposite the supercharged Jose Carreras. Pappano does a great job with the music - bloom, brilliance, darkness and this is by far the best modern recording of the opera.

4 out of 5 stars ¿El mejor Werther despues de Kraus?.......2004-10-23

Sorprendente acierto de la EMI (la casa para la que grababa Alfredo Kraus, uno de los interpretes de referencia del papel de 'Werther') al confiar a una de las parejas mas activas discograficamente del momento, Roberto Alagna y Angela Gheorghiu, la grabacion de 'Werther' en 1999 (justo el año de la muerte del mitico Kraus)
Y digo sorprendente porque quizas ROBERTO ALAGNA sea el mejor interprete de Werther desde el mitico Kraus. Sus interpretaciones son muy diferentes entre si, ya que Alagna muestra un timbre mas baritonal que el liviano de Kraus y un canto mas afrancesado: Un canto elegante y entregado capaz de llegar a los agudos sin grandes problemas, que hacen de Alagna seguramente el mejor Werther de su generacion (y por tanto el mejor despues de Kraus).
Como Charlotte encontramos a la soprano ANGELA GHEORGHIU, en un papel que aunque habitualmente es cantado por mezzos, le queda francamente bien: la voz doliente y expresiva de Gheorghiu se presta perfectamente a la psicologia de Charlotte, y la quimica con Alagna en los duos de amor (sobra decir que es su esposo en la vida real) es total.
Completando el reparto nos encontramos con los lujos de PATRICIA PETIBON (una Sophie cuyo timbre recuerda mucho al de Natalie Dessay) y el Albert de un THOMAS HAMPSON que es todo sutilidad. El resto del reparto rinde tambien a buen nivel.
ANTONIO PAPPANO dirige a la LONDON SIMPHONY (que suena igual de bien que siempre) y el coro infantil canta con mucha correccion. Si a esto le sumamos un sonido magnifico (podemos oir en algunos momentos incluso los susurros de Pappano a la orquesta), esto nos lleva a pensar que este 'Werther' sea la mas adecuada segunda opcion, despues de tener la obviamente obligada de Alfredo Kraus. Muy buen trabajo.

4 out of 5 stars Best Werther recording since the 1930s.......2000-03-17

I will admit that I am "imprinted" on the Georges Thill/Ninon Vallin recording from the 1930s and no recording since then has even come close. But this recording does. Alagna (who is a native French speaker, in spite of the Italian name) has the diction and, more important, the style to sing poor Werther perfectly. Gheorghiu sings beautifully as well, and there is no problem with the tessitura, in spite of Charlotte generally being more comfortable for mezzos. Pappano is an up-and-coming conductor who does himself proud with this recording. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this one.

3 out of 5 stars thoughts on "Werther".......2000-01-07

Perfect casting for the title role... Alagna feels *good* and sorry for himself...no problems there! Just listen to him belt and bleat through "Pourquoi"...it's no wonder Charlotte changes her mind. "Stop whining!"

This CD is worth your money, provided you already like the opera. Personally, Werther's selfishness drives me up a wall.

There's only one major problem: why is Gheorghiu singing a mezzo role? The middle register of her voice is *not* her best of show.
Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Alagna, van Dam, Dessay, Vaduva, Jo, Lascarro, Dubosc, Ragon, Sénéchal, Bacquier, Lamprecht, Nagano
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • The best of a mediocre-to-bad lot
  • Hoffman contines to elude the recording world
  • Excellent but not definitive
  • O Dieu, de quelle ivresse embrasse-tu mon âme?
Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Alagna, van Dam, Dessay, Vaduva, Jo, Lascarro, Dubosc, Ragon, Sénéchal, Bacquier, Lamprecht, Nagano
Jacques Offenbach , Roberto Alagna , Natalie Dessay , Kent Nagano , Choeur et Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon , Leontina Vaduva , Sumi Jo , José van Dam , Catherine Dubosc , Gilles Ragon , Gabriel Bacquier , Doris Lamprecht , and Juanita Lascarro
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ASIN: B000005E4D
Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

  1. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Prelude - Kent Nagano
  2. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Act 1, Scene 1: Glou! Glou! - Kent Nagano
  3. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Couplets de la muse: La verite, dit-on, sortait d'un puits - Kent Nagano
  4. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Elle est sur la scene, un peuple l'acclame - La Muse - Kent Nagano
  5. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 2: Le conseiller Lindorf, morbleu! - Lindorf, Andres - Kent Nagano
  6. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 3: Vayons? Pour Hoffmann! - Kent Nagano
  7. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Couplets: Dans les roles d'amoureux - Kent Nagano
  8. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Deux heures devant moi - Scene 4: Vite, vite, qu'on se remue! - Lindorf, Luther - Kent Nagano
  9. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 5: Choeur des Etudiants - Drig, drig - Kent Nagano
  10. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Vrai Dieu! Mes amis - Kent Nagano
  11. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Eh! Luther! Ma grosse tonne - Lindorf, Luther, Nathanael, Hermann, Wolfram, Wilhelm - Kent Nagano
  12. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 6: Bonjour, amis! - Kent Nagano
  13. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Couplets and Andante: Va pour Kleinzach! - Kent Nagano
  14. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Peuh! Cette biere est detestable! - Kent Nagano
  15. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Duo: Et par ou votre Diablerie - Kent Nagano
  16. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Simple echange de politesse - Kent Nagano
  17. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Je vous dis, moi - Kent Nagano
  18. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Ma maitresse? - Kent Nagano
  19. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Final: Messieurs, on va lever le rideau! - Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Lindorf, Luther, Nathanael, Hermann, Wolfram, Wilhelm - Kent Nagano
  20. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Act 2: Entracte - Kent Nagano
  21. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 1: La! Dors en paix - Spalanzani - Scene 2: Ah! Bonjour! Enchacte! - Spalanzani, Hoffmann - Scene 3: Fais allumer partout! - Spalanzani, Cochenille - Kent Nagano
  22. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 4: Allons! Courage et confiance! - Kent Nagano
  23. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Pardieu! J'etais bien sur - Kent Nagano
  24. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Couplets: Une poupee aux yeux d'email - Nicklausse, Hoffmann - Kent Nagano
  25. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 5: C'est moi, Coppelius! - Kent Nagano
  26. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Je me nomme Coppelius - Kent Nagano
  27. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: J'ai deux jeux, de beaux yeux - Kent Nagano
  28. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Serviteur - Kent Nagano
  29. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Ah! Ange du ciel, est-ce bien toi? - Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Coppelius - Kent Nagano
  30. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 6: Hein! Vous! - Hoffmann, Coppelius, Spalanzani - Kent Nagano
  31. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 7: Choeur des Invites: Non aucun hote vraiment - Kent Nagano
  32. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Vous serez satisfaits, messieurs - Hoffmann, Spalanzani, Nicklausse - Kent Nagano
  33. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 8: Mesdames et Messieurs - Kent Nagano
  34. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Mesdames et Meisseurs, fiere de vos bravos - Kent Nagano
  35. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Air: Les oiseaux dans la charmille - Kent Nagano
  36. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Ah! Mon ami! Quel accent! - Hoffmann, Spalanzani, Nicklausse, Olympia, Cochenille - Kent Nagano
  37. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 9: Ils se sont eloignes! Enfin! - Kent Nagano
  38. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Ah! Vivre deux! - Kent Nagano
  39. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Tu me fuis? - Hoffmann, Olympia - Scene 10: Eh! morbleu! modere ton zele! - Hoffmann, Nicklausse - Kent Nagano
  40. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 11: Voleur! Brigand! Quelle deroute! - Coppelius - Kent Nagano
  41. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 12: En place les danseurs - Kent Nagano
  42. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Voila! Assez, assez, ma fille - Kent Nagano
  43. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Ah! Quoi? L'homme aux lunettes, la! - Spalanzani, Cochenille, Hoffmann, Olympia, Nicklausse, Coppelius - Kent Nagano

Tracks:

  1. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Act 3: Entracte - Jacques Offenbach
  2. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 1: Elle a fui, la tourterelle - Antonia - Jacques Offenbach
  3. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 2: Malheureuse enfant! - Crespel, Antonia - Scene 3: Desespoir! Tout a l'heure, encore! - Crespel - Scene 4: Frantz! n'ouvre a personne! - Crespel, Frantz - Jacques Offenbach
  4. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 5: Jour et nuit je me mets en quatre - Frantz - Jacques Offenbach
  5. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 6: Frantz, c'est ici! - Hoffmann, Frantz - Jacques Offenbach
  6. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 7: Enfin je vais savoir pourquoi - Jacques Offenbach
  7. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Romance: Vois sous l'archet fremissant - Jacques Offenbach
  8. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: C'est une chanson d'amour - Hoffmann, Antonia, Nicklausse - Jacques Offenbach
  9. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 8: Ah! Je le savais bien - Jacques Offenbach
  10. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ah! J'ai le bonheur dans l'ame - Jacques Offenbach
  11. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Pourtant, o ma fiancee - Jacques Offenbach
  12. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Viens la comme autrefois - Jacques Offenbach
  13. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Qu'as-tu donc? - Antonia, Hoffmann - Scene 9: Rien! J'ai cru qu'Hoffmann etait ici! - Hoffmann, Crespel, Frantz, Miracle - Jacques Offenbach
  14. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 10: Pour conjurer la danger - Jacques Offenbach
  15. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Allons, parle! et sois bref! - Jacques Offenbach
  16. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: J'ai la certains flacons - Miracle, Crespel, Hoffmann, Antonia - Jacques Offenbach
  17. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 11: Ne plus chanter - Hoffmann, Antonia - Jacques Offenbach
  18. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 12: Tu ne chanteras plus? - Jacques Offenbach
  19. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ah! Quelle est cette voix? - Jacques Offenbach
  20. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ta mere, oses-tu l'interroger? - Jacques Offenbach
  21. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Non! Assez! - Jacques Offenbach
  22. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ja cede au transport qui m'enivre! - Miracle, Antonia, La Voix - Jacques Offenbach
  23. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 13: Mon enfant, ma fille! - Crespel, Antonia, Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Miracle - Jacques Offenbach

Tracks:

  1. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Act IV: Entracte - Jacques Offenbach
  2. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 1: Messieurs, silence! - Jacques Offenbach
  3. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Recit et Chant bachique: Et moi, ce n'est pas la - Jacques Offenbach
  4. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Amis, l'amour tendre et reveur - Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Giulietta - Jacques Offenbach
  5. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 2: Je vois qu'on est en fete! - Schlemil, Giulietta, Pitchinaccio, Hoffmann - Scene 3: Au premier reve je t'enleve - Nicklausse, Hoffmann - Jacques Offenbach
  6. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 4: Tourne, tourne, miroir - Dapertutto - Jacques Offenbach
  7. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 5: Cher ange! - Dapertutto, Giulietta - Jacques Offenbach
  8. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 6: Melodrame: Vivat! J'ai tout gagne! - Giulietta, Schlemil, Dapertutto - Jacques Offenbach
  9. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 7: Giulietta, palsembleu! - Jacques Offenbach
  10. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Air de Giulietta: Vous ne jouez pas? - Jacques Offenbach
  11. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Que dit-elle? - Jacques Offenbach
  12. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Giulietta, je vous jure! - Jacques Offenbach
  13. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Oui, fut-ce au prix de ma vie - Jacques Offenbach
  14. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Sextuor and Choeur: Helas! Je vais encore la suivre - Jacques Offenbach
  15. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Morbleu! - Jacques Offenbach
  16. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Il a ma cle - Jacques Offenbach
  17. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 1: Ton ami dit vrai! - Jacques Offenbach
  18. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Romance: O Dieu, de quelle ivresse - Jacques Offenbach
  19. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Jusque-la, cependant - Jacques Offenbach
  20. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Si ta presence m'est ravie - Jacques Offenbach
  21. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ah! Tu m'as defiee - Giulietta, Hoffmann, Dapertutto, Pitchinaccio - Jacques Offenbach
  22. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 2: Alerte, Hoffmann! - Jacques Offenbach
  23. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Voyez! Il n'a plus le moindre reflet! - Jacques Offenbach
  24. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Je n'aime pas qu'on me defie! - Jacques Offenbach
  25. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ainsi, tu mentais! - Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Dapertutto, Pitchinaccio, Giulietta - Jacques Offenbach
  26. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Act V: Entracte - Jacques Offenbach
  27. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 1: Choeur: Folie! Oublie tes douleurs - Jacques Offenbach
  28. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Voila quelle fut l'histoire - Jacques Offenbach
  29. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Choeur des Esprits et des Etudiants: Glou! Glou! - Hoffmann, Luther, Lindorf, Nathanael, Nicklausse - Jacques Offenbach
  30. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 2: Stella, Stella! - Jacques Offenbach
  31. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Couplet: Pour le coeur de Phrygne - Jacques Offenbach
  32. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Denouement: Hola! Quelqu'un de fort pour emporter Hoffmann! - Jacques Offenbach
  33. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ingrat! Et moi? - Jacques Offenbach
  34. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Adieu! Je t'abandonne - Andres, Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Stella, La Muse, Lindorf - Jacques Offenbach

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Of all the revisionist Hoffmanns, this one is the best, using the latest (and one trusts) last version of Michael Kaye's edition, based on sketches recently discovered for the unfinished opera. Most of the changes are in the Giulietta act; it now tracks better dramatically, and unlike some restoration attempts, its length is sensible. In the title role, Roberto Alagna is full of imaginative touches of characterization, singing the famous Kleinzach song with an intentional vocal roughness in a worthy effort to convey the Hoffmann's debauched state. As the mechanical doll Olympia, Natalie Dessay proves she's not only a phenomenal singer but a great comedienne. Kent Nagano deploys his Lyon Opera forces with great stylistic authority. --David Patrick Stearns

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5 out of 5 stars Not a flawless version, but one to be REALLY loved.......2006-05-09

This is a recording with significant highs and lows. But in overall it is an excellent account of this wonderfully tuneful and beloved opera.
First, about the edition. The Kaye edition restores a lot of music including recitatives written by Offenbach and a number of musical numbers. It also goes for the Guiraud recitatives which some versions totally omit and replace by the dialogues which Offenbach likely might have intended. Compared to, say, the historical Sutherland/Domingo/Bonynge version, this version is significantly longer and more substantial, musically speaking. With more than 30 minutes of music compared to the Bonynge edition, it is understandable why the Kaye version needs up to 3 CDs to bear the substantial amount of music.
While fans of Contes d'Hoffmann would likely be grateful at the ressurrection of so much musical material, I personally find this version sometimes just too painfully long. The Guiraud recitatives sometimes simply are bland and cause the opera to just drag along. Yes, Guiraud obviously has a lot of skills and bright ideas in these recitatives, mostly shown by the quoting of music by Offenbach in these recitatives to give the opera a better sense of unison. But compared to the simpler recitatives that Offenbach himself wrote, the Guiraud sometimes just seems aloof. Unless you really have a lot of time, you might want to stick to the more important musical numbers. Also, the new ending, with Hoffmann facing the Muse in the apotheose is a wonderful ensemble, with sounds from the church organ that gives the scene its necessary "holy" feel.
Now to the singers. Alagna has a masculine voice and is dramatically very effective. He also has a perfect French diction-crisp, idiomatic and a real joy to listen to. His instrument naturally is not very beautiful; and I personally find his Hoffmann a bit beefy and hysterical; but his good understanding of the role still helps him come across as a better Hoffmann. The best Hoffmann is in my opinion either Domingo or Schicoff.
The ladies are provided with quite a luxury cast. Natalie Dessay's Olympia is perhaps second only to Sutherland and Sills. To everyone who honors La Stupenda's E flats, listen: Dessay presents the role of the mechanical doll with FOUR Gs, yes 4 full-voiced, stunning, jaw-dropping Gs!!! Musically speaking, Dessay is not as comedic as Sutherland; her tone is a little thin and nasal but her coloratura and lovely portrayal of the role is simply untterly convincing.
Vaduva's Antonia is excellent: excellent diction, girly tone and very successfully portrays the youngsinger's vulnerability and sensibility. She however lacks power in the trio and that C sharp falls flat. Her "Elle a fui la tourterelle" is however wonderfully touching and moving. The best Antonia, in my opinion, is Victoria de Los Angeles. To one of the reviewers here, Vaduva is not a Slavic singer. She is a French singer of Romanian origin. A totally Latin singer!
Sumi Jo portrays a very convincing Giulietta with very believable spinto qualities, which she provides effectively with chaning in tone. The rediscovered coloratura, with a couple of E flats and spellbinding runs, well, brings the wonderful Korean coloratura soprano to her prime best. Her French is surprisingly idiomatic.
Lascarro's got a small role as Stella. I personally don't like her tone; but she is good enough in the beautiful apotheose ensemble.
Jose Van Dam's quartet villain almost matches Bacquier's famous portrayal. His voice is not as dark or evil-sounding as Bacquier's but still gives a top-notch interpretation. His doctor Miracle might have been the best on record if he took some of those melodramatic laughs in the Trio. His reluctance, combined with Vaduva's small voice, creates a flat Trio. This being said, the French bass's quartet of villains stills ranks among the undisputed best. My favorite villain quartet, Gabriel Bacquier has a cameo role here as Crespel, which he does a great job.
Gilles Ragon's a good tenor and his stuttering in the portrayal of Cochenille is very convincing. I however find him a bit too serious and heavy for these tenore buffo roles. The same can be said for Senechal's Spalanzani. Compared to Charon's Spalanzani on the Bonynge recording, he is very unfunny. The "brigand! Bandit!" quarrel after the destruction of the doll is bland and lifeless.
Catherine's Dubosc has a lovely voice and does great job as Nicklausse. There is nothing to criticize about her singing qualities. My only objection is that the casting of this trouser role for a soprano harms the overall balance of the opera: 5 soprano roles and 1 mezzo role (the voice of the mother): this is not a good balance. The Barcarolle duet, in particular, suffers from both a misbalance and a ridiculous fast tempo.
Kent Nagano's conducting does not have the solid tempos of Bonynge and sometimes overwhelms the singers: most notably in that C sharp of the Trio. But he has really interesting ideas and provides invaluable support.
With the exception of a bland Spalanzani, some strange tempos and the unusual length of the edition, this is a very good Hoffmann. Together with the Bonynge version, this is another very good all-around recording. The set is a tad expensive, but given the substantial amount of music and a very informative booklet, this is a recording to really consider. It will provide a lot of listening pleasures. You will not be disappointed.

4 out of 5 stars The best of a mediocre-to-bad lot.......2003-10-30

I have heard six recordings of "Hoffmann," an opera that is particularly dear to me for sentimental reasons. None of them are perfect, all have flaws, but on balance this is the best of the lot.

Now that musicologists have finished playing with the Mahler 10th Symphony (which ended rather well) and the Beethoven 10th (which ended rather badly), they have been taking a whack at "Hoffmann," rushing to revise music the composer never sanctioned and adding music found in buckets and boxes long after his death. My personal feeling was, if it ain't broke, don't fix it: you're not Offenbach, and to speak for him requires a tremendous amount of chutzpah. And a lot of the revisions, to my ear, simply do not work well, such as turning Giulietta into a coloratura soprano, spinning out an aria that ends much like Olympia's doll song as on this recording.

I'm also not fond of switching the Antonia and Giulietta acts from their traditional positions for both dramatic and musical reasons. To begin with, having the "tales" end with Antonia gives Hoffmann's character a certain sense of redemption that simply isn't there the other way. Also, the Giulietta act is musically the weakest: as primiarily an operetta composer, Offenbach simply had a hard time creating music for this act which is darker and more tensely dramatic than anything else in the work. The superp trio that climaxes the Antonia act, on the other hand, is one of the most brilliant and transcendent things he wrote.

That being said, there is much to admire in this set. Kent Nagano conducts briskly, which is his wont, thereby tying together the music in a cohesive and satisfying way where others (particularly Cluytens and Cambreling) sound slow and rambling. On the other hand, his chorus of the spirits, though light and brisk, just misses the rapt, enchanting sound achieved by Bonynge; and though it was probably Offenbach's intent to have only a few strings play the violin motif in the Antonia trio, they sound too thin, not sweeping or driven enough, for the dramatic situation. Nagano also conducts the famed "Barcarolle" at a shade-too-fast tempo, thus robbing the music of its mysterious charm (even Arthur Fiedler made a better recording of the instrumental version). These moments point to a lack of "theatricality" in Nagano's conducting style that Bonynge, Rudel and even Beecham managed to capture.

Alagna is not as suavely beautiful or haunting in the role as Robert Rounseville or Stuart Burrows were. This is something of an abrupt, nervous reading, though if one knows something about E.T.A. Hoffmann and his tales it is perfectly in keeping with his character. (I have yet, however, to see ANY tenor perform the role made up to LOOK like Hoffmann, a scrawny little man with a square jaw, popping eyes and a shock of unruly, frizzy hair. I guess no tenor really wants to look like that!)

This is unquestionably the finest performance Dessay has ever recorded: her voice is brilliant, in focus, on pitch and wonderfully secure. Only Bond in the Beecham performance and Sutherland come close, though I personally feel that Sutherland was funnier in the role. She had a real flair for comedy, whereas she did not possess enough personal warmth for Antonia or Giulietta.

The Sutherland recording also had the best "villains" in Gabriel Bacquier in his prime, but to my ears Van Dam is an excellent second. (Treigle, in the Sills set, was good but not great, his somewhat gruff voice rather overwhelimg the roles with too much histrionics.)

Vaduva has a pretty tone but your typical "Slavic wobble," more noticeable in the early and late parts of her act. For some reason, the voice is better focused in the middle sections, but she does not efface memories of de los Angeles who was the best Antonia ever.

Jo is surprisingly good as Giulietta: though her voice is even smaller than Dessay's, it had a fuller lyric sound in the mid-range which captured well on records. (I have beel told that her "live" career is just about over on stage as the voice is too small to carry in most modern theaters.) I liked Margherita Grandi in the old Beecham film, but a chesty, spinto Giulietta is apparently persona non grata in the new Michael Kaye edition of the work.

Dubosc is a good Nicklausse, though I preferred Tourangeau and the singer (I forget her name) from the Beecham film. Bacquier, with far less voice, is still predictably good as Crespel; the timeless Senechal is a classic Spalanzani; Ragon is an excellent Cochenille, not so memorable as Franz. (I miss Andrea Velis, the old Met comp, who was brilliant in these roles but was never recorded in them.) The other small roles range from excellent (Tezier as Schlemil) to poor (Juanita Lascarre as Stella).

An ideal modern "Hoffmann" would have Elisabeth Vidal as Olympia, Hong as Antonia, Fleming as Giulietta, Alvarez as Hoffmann, Rene Pape as the three villains, and someone like Pappano or Plasson conducting.....but we can dream all we want. The era of complete opera recordings, according to many inside sources, is over as we know it--even the Bobby & Angela act is being shelved--so we must pick from what we have, and this is simply the finest over all "Hoffmann" on record, with Bonynge's being a good second choice, though I do not like Domingo's hard-voiced, beefy Hoffmann.

4 out of 5 stars Hoffman contines to elude the recording world.......2001-10-03

This is a very good Hoffman, with the new edition of the score and a lot more music than in earlier editions. There is MUCH here to be admired and enjoyed as there is in the classic Domingo/Sutherland recording.

I prefer Domingo's more passionate Hoffman to Alagna's workmanlike effort, which is still quite fine.

On the other hand, having different female vocalists, as this recording does is preferable to my ear than having the same throughout as the Domingo/Sutherland recording does. The three female leads here range from good (Dessay) to excellent (Jo). Having heard Sumi Jo sing Olympia on record and in person, I find it hard to enjoy Dessay's quite as much. Jo is here as Antonia however.

No single recording of Hoffman is clearly preferable and listening to each is recommended. In the meanwhile, there is still an opening here for a more fully satisying Hoffman.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent but not definitive.......2001-04-20

This recording has given me many hours of listening pleasure. Pretty much every artist featured in it gives an excellent performance, and the greatness of Offenbach's opera is conveyed more fully than can be done by other performances that contain less of what he composed for "Hoffmann" before his untimely death. However, the recording has several specific faults that result in my giving it only 4 stars, even though it is among my favorite operatic recordings.

First, the good points. Listening to this recording one definitely thinks of the opera's characters rather than the artists portraying them.... I find Alagna's voice quite beautiful on this recording and feel that he portrays the character of Hoffmann with spectacular success....

Van Dam is one of the recording's great assets as the villains. The three main heroines are each memorable(.).......(Jo's) interpretation of Giulietta's long-lost coloratura aria is spectacular and features a spine-chilling moment in her climactic cadenza ...she sings a rising series of notes almost identical to one sung by Dessay as Olympia in Act II, emphasizing the connection of the heroines. ...Lascarro does a very good job in the small role of Stella (....Dubosc is excellent as the Muse and Nicklausse, giving a truly memorable performance of nearly the entire role. Unfortunately, Nicklausse's Antonia-act aria, arguably the artistic and emotional heart of the entire opera ...,seems somehow disappointing on this recording. Dubosc's voice does not cut through the orchestra as it should when she sings in her lower register, and as a result the aria fails to have the cathartic impact on me that it has when I have heard it in Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. .... Ragon gives an excellent, highly memorable performance in the four "grotesque" roles.

Now I may turn to the disappointing features of this recording. ....(T)his recording contains no extra-musical sound effects whatsoever. To a certain extent this is a valid approach to recording an opera. The problem is that "Hoffmann" contains an unusually high number of passages which were composed with the extra-musical sounds that would be heard from the stage in mind and which lack some of their intended impact without sound effects. The effectiveness of the students' drinking song is reduced when we don't hear them banging their glasses together and on the tables, and without the winding-up sound the pauses in Olympia's song when she runs down make less sense. We also should hear Coppelius smashing Olympia, Hoffmann and Schlemil moving around heavily as they duel, the death-gasp of another character who dies in the new ending of the Giulietta act (I won't spoil the unfamiliar twists of plot here), and various other sound effects which would add to the drama of the story. Moreover, Van Dam's villains never laugh except when their laughter is notated in the score, even though the libretto specifies some additional evil laughs, notably the one as Dr. Miracle disappears and Antonia falls dying at the end of the trio for Miracle, Antonia and the voice of Antonia's mother.

One of the main problems with the recording is that Van Dam, Ragon and Dubosc are the only performers to play multiple roles. Not only are the heroines played by four different sopranos, but none of the artists who play Luther and the students reappear in other roles in the acts devoted to Hoffmann's three stories. All of this goes against what are presumed to be Offenbach's wishes for his opera, despite the fact that this is a recording of Kaye's critical edition (in its "grand opera" version). Moreover, this recording was, unfortunately, made before Offenbach's own finished finale for the Giulietta act, written very shortly before his death, became available for inclusion in Kaye's edition. ....

Finally, it seems bizarre that the aria "Scintille, diamant," which has been one of the most popular numbers in the opera for a long time, is not included on this recording. ....

Despite these flaws, this recording is recommended. It is extremely enjoyable and represents the totality of Offenbach's intentions for "Hoffmann" more fully than any other recording currently available. One hopes that a new recording of Kaye's edition, with the definitive ending for the Giulietta act and with a single soprano playing all four heroines, will be made in the not-too-distant future.

5 out of 5 stars O Dieu, de quelle ivresse embrasse-tu mon âme?.......1999-11-21

Comme un concert divin ta voix m'a pénétré!....

This recording is undoubtedly one of the two benchmark recordings of this opera, the other one being the classic Sutherland/Domingo/Bonynge set. It is the most complete set with the "newly-discovered" Giuletta ending, and even includes the terrific but apocryphal sextet that is missing in the Bonynge recording. Alagna is the true star here, reflecting the spirit of Hoffmann throughout the opera, and singing in a very ideomatic French (unlike Domingo). The four heroines are marvellous, even though I prefer a single soprano singing all the four roles. Van Dam is great as the four villians, but he could have been more sinister in the trio in the Antonia act. Nagano is fine, but has some problems with the tempi at times.
Comme on a Dit
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Comme on a Dit
Louise Attaque
Manufacturer: Atmos
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00004SQTE
Release Date: 2000-02-09

Tracks:

  1. Qu'est ce qui nous tente?
  2. Tu dis rien
  3. Sans filet
  4. D'amour en amour
  5. Tout passe
  6. L'intranquilite
  7. Comme on a dit
  8. Pour un oui, pour un non
  9. Faut se le dire
  10. La plume
  11. Justement
  12. La balade du basse
  13. Du nord au sud

Album Details

Indie French Rock Band. Sold Over Two Million Copies of their Previous Albums.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars louise new album.......2006-04-30

just for us fans.
louise attaque new album : "a plus tard crocodile" is the best album they ever made. not for sale on amazon.com for the moment, what a pity! listen to extracts on amazon.fr and enjoy!!

5 out of 5 stars Listen while you work.......2002-09-18

This album has everything, great mixture of tracks, moods to suit
every part of the day particularly the exquisite "La Plume" and the haunting "Du nord au sud" and of course the title track. Get it! It will help with those long, tedious days at work or wash away the winter rain

4 out of 5 stars Samples.......2002-08-31

This music is great! You can listen to samples of every track to this album by copying the title above, clicking the link to Amazon.Fr below, selecting the music section and pasting the title in. Once you get to the album page, enjoy what you hear when you click the links. I usually get quick downloads from Amazon in France. Just a helpful hint for the vaguely curious....

5 out of 5 stars C'est Magnifique!! Truely Cool!!!.......2002-01-11

This was the first Louise Attaque album I ever got, so maybe I didn't have the exposure to their first album that I see made alot of other reviewers here a little dissappointed. But I think this album is awesome; a few songs in particular; tracks 6 and 7 and 10 I play incessently.. I've gotten the first album, "Louise Attaque" recently, and I think the only main difference between the 2 CD's is that "Comme on a Dit" has more "sad" songs on it, while the first one is much more into this light, prancy kind of tone. Maybe I can identify with "Comme on a Dit" more because of it's meloncholy, it seems more sincere and deep and maybe even more mature to me. Keep in mind that I can only understand maybe 10% of what the lyrics say, but believe me you get the point when you just listen to the words as part of the music. [This band makes me want to learn French better :) I really want to know who that cartoon girl is on their covers..] Anyways, this is still my favorite CD out of my entire CD collection to date, with "Louise Attaque" coming in second or third, and this band has become one of my favorite bands, just for this CD. Keep an ear out for their violin player; this band's violin sings just as well and with just as much emotion as their lead singer, and will get the point across if the French doesn't :)

5 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE/IL FAUT L'AVOIR.......2001-03-19

When I was in Québec this past summer, there was this one song that kept haunting me. "La Plume". However then, I didn't know its title nor the name of its songwriter(s). I find myself in France a month or two later for the semester and then I hear *my song* again. I learn the name of the group. Louise attaque (in English, Louise attacks). What an odd odd name...Who's Louise? I think to myself. The answer to the aforesaid question is irrelevant. With each new listening of it, I appreciate it more and more. But even without understanding the French lyrics, there is no way you can disregard the power of the violin. It's strident, aggressive, lulling, decisive. I can't believe this is their second album. I've got to hear their first.
Comme on a Dit
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Comme on a Dit
Louise Attaque
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ASIN: B00004TC71
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Tracks:

  1. Qu'est Ce Qui Nous Tente ?
  2. Tu Dis Rien
  3. Sans Filet
  4. D'Amour en Amour
  5. Tout Passe
  6. Intranquillit
  7. Comme on a Dit
  8. Pour un Oui, Pour un Non
  9. Faut Se le Dire
  10. Plume
  11. Justement
  12. Ballade de Basse
  13. Nord au Sud

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Think: Cockney Rebel meets Pearl Jam, in French.......2005-10-24

I came to Louise Attaque via some tracks from Gaetan Roussel's side project Tarmac, via the compilation album "so Frenchy, So Chic". Electric fiddle features prominently, and there are folk-rock, and occasionaly C&W, overtones, but not in a twee way. The sounds are strong, clear and rocky. The ballads are powerful and well crafted. The orhcestration is sophisticated and although there is a 'sound' that is Louise Attaque, nothing feels repetitive. Think Cockney Rebel, think Waterboys (both early and late), think Pearl Jam, mix them together and you'll come close to the Lousie Attaque sound on Comme on a Dit. Excellent album. Also, check out the official Tarmac website where you can listen to about 6 of their tracks in full, including two video clips. Tarmac of course is not the same as Lousie Attaque, but Gaetan Roussel is prominent in both groups, so you'll get the idea.

5 out of 5 stars Regarde-les, on pourrait les imiter!.......2004-03-12

Voilins and a warm, nice voice that makes you want to listen to more songs. My favourite song are Sans Filet, Tu Dis Rien, and Comme On A Dit. It is the latter that catches your ears and you will find yourself repeating the violin melody in your head. Great album, just listen to it and most probably you will like it too.
Comme on a Dit: 1er Best of Jean-Louis Aubert
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    Comme on a Dit: 1er Best of Jean-Louis Aubert
    Jean-Louis Aubert
    Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000AKPIO
    Release Date: 2003-09-26

    Tracks:

    1. Juste une Illusion
    2. Plages
    3. Quand Paris S'Eteint
    4. Locataire
    5. Voil'est Fini
    6. Univers
    7. Sid'aventure
    8. Temps Nouveau [Edit]
    9. Entends-Moi
    10. Moments
    11. Jour Se L Encore
    12. Oc
    13. Commun Accord
    14. Alter Ego
    15. Milliers Millions Milliards
    16. Sur la Route Avec Rapha
    17. Qu'allons-Nous Laisser

    Tracks:

    1. Argent Trop Cher [Live][*][Multimedia Track]
    2. Alta Gracia [Live][*][Multimedia Track]
    3. Changer d'Avis [Live][*][Multimedia Track]
    4. Autre Monde [Live][*][Multimedia Track]

    Album Description

    2003 compilation gathering his best known material, featuring 17 tracks including 1 previously unreleased song 'Qu'allons-nous Leur Laisser?'. Copy Controlled. EMI.

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    Collection of the Greatest Hits, Recorded by Jean-louis Aubert Between 1987 and 2003. 16 Tracks, Including Previously Unreleased "qu'allons Nous Leur Laisser ?".
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      ASIN: B000093U3N
      Release Date: 2003-01-01
      Comme on a Dit
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        Comme on a Dit

        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000BCIC3Y
        Release Date: 2003-12-02
        Comme on a Dit: 1er Best of Jean-Louis Aubert
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          Comme on a Dit: 1er Best of Jean-Louis Aubert
          Jean-Louis Aubert
          Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B0000AKQJ2
          Release Date: 2003-12-23

          Tracks:

          1. Juste une Illusion
          2. Plages
          3. Quand Paris S'Eteint
          4. Locataire
          5. Voil'est Fini
          6. Univers
          7. Sid'aventure
          8. Temps Nouveau [Edit]
          9. Entends-Moi
          10. Moments
          11. Jour Se L Encore
          12. Oc
          13. Commun Accord
          14. Alter Ego
          15. Milliers Millions Milliards
          16. Sur la Route Avec Rapha
          17. Qu'allons-Nous Laisser

          Tracks:

          1. Argent Trop Cher [Live][*][Multimedia Track]
          2. Alta Gracia [Live][*][Multimedia Track]
          3. Changer d'Avis [Live][*][Multimedia Track]
          4. Autre Monde [Live][*][Multimedia Track]
          Airs de Cour
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Completely beautiful
          Airs de Cour

          Manufacturer: Linn Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B00000JJ0E
          Release Date: 1999-07-13

          Tracks:

          1. Objet Le Plus Beau: Dialogue
          2. Je Suis Ravi
          3. Enfin La Beaute
          4. Si L'amour Comme On Dit: Dialogue
          5. Branles De Village~Instrumental
          6. Un Jour Amarille
          7. N'esperez Plus, Mes Yeux
          8. Objet Dont Les Charmes
          9. Mourons Tirsis, Vivons Silvie: Dialogue
          10. Ma Belle Si Ton Ame
          11. Vous Me Juries~Instrumental
          12. Bergamasco~Instrumental
          13. Adieu Bergere Pour Jamais
          14. Si Jamais Mon Ame Blessee
          15. Heureux Qui Nuit Et Jour: Dialogue
          16. Si Le Parler
          17. Soupirs Mesles D'amour: Recit
          18. Entree De Luth~Instrumental
          19. Courante~Instrumental
          20. O Dieux Je Ne Scais Pas
          21. Que Philis A De Perfections
          22. Jeune Merveille: Dialogue

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Completely beautiful.......2005-01-13

          This is a fantasic recording. Terrific performances all round, with ravishing singing from King and Daniels and sensitive and intelligent accompaniment from Jacob Herringman. The choice of repertoire is lovely too.
          Comme on a Dit
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            Comme on a Dit
            Louise Attaque
            Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B0000DEN9Y
            Release Date: 2000-03-28

            Tracks:

            1. Qu'est Ce Qui Nous Tente ?
            2. Tu Dis Rien
            3. Sans Filet
            4. D'Amour en Amour
            5. Tout Passe
            6. Intranquillit
            7. Comme on a Dit
            8. Pour un Oui, Pour un Non
            9. Faut Se le Dire
            10. Plume
            11. Justement
            12. Ballade de Basse
            13. Nord au Sud

            Music Review:

            1. Court and Spark
            2. Cris and Holly
            3. Dancer With Bruised Knees
            4. Driving North
            5. Dying Star
            6. Finest [Enhanced] [Import]
            7. Five Stories
            8. Flesh and Bone
            9. For You Only
            10. Friends of Mine

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