French Cafe Songs [Import]

1. Boum

2. Mon Legionnaire

3. Quand On S'promenard Au Bord De L'eau

4. Felice Aussi

5. Paris Sera Toujours Paris

6. Qu'est-Ce Qu'on Attend Pour Etre Heureux

7. Y'a D'la Joie

8. Tchi Tchi

9. Les Roses Blanches

10. Escale

11. Comme De Bien Entendu

12. Cane...Cane...Canebiere

13. Je Cherche Un Millionaire

14. Ma Pomme

15. Johnny Palmer

16. Je Suis Swing

17. Le Vagabond

18. Le Chant Du Guardian

19. Meme Caoutchouc

20. Mon Amant De La St-Jean

See all 44 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
EQ Recordings. 2004.

Tracks:

Rosa Bianca - Orchestre Colmbo Du Bal Tabarin
Swing Valse - Gus Viseur
Nuages - Gus Viseur
Accordiste - Edith Piaf
Caprice Musette - Orcheste Mustte Carlinin
Winds & Strings (Andalousie) - Gus Viseur
Swing Guitare - Roger Etlens & Son Ensemble
Alhambra - Albert Haurd et Son Ensemble de La
Matelotte - Gus Viseur
Java du Tabarin - Maurice Muni et Son Orchestre Musette de la Rue de Lappe
Jeannette - Les Freres Colombo Du Bal Tabarin
Bois de la Cambe - Gus Viseur
Quand on Se Promene au Bord de l'Eau - Jean Gabin
Porter - Gus Viseur
Cafe au Lait - Tony Mur
Brise Napolitaine - Guerino Et Son Orchestre Musette
FlambMontalbanaise - Gus Viseur
Pegurinade - Les Freres Colombo Du Bal Tabarin
Valse de Minuit - Gus Viseur
Jour de Swing - Louis Richardet
Je Ne Saurai Jamais Dire Ca - Roger Chaput
Dans Les Musettes de Paris - Germaine Beria & Les Vagbonds Melomanes
Bastoche - Java Executee Par L'Orchestre Musette de Groch
Mado - Emile Vacher
Retour des Hirondelles - Robert Trogee & Ses Virtuoses

Album Description

Subtitled - Chansons Accordeons Croissants - 25 Original French Accordion Songs. Budget-price compilation highlights the cafe culture of Paris with tracks from Edith Piaf, Gus Viseur & Son Orchestre, & Jean Gabin. Metro. 2000.

Album Details

Welcome to the Tree-lined Boulevards of Paris and the Heyday of the Bal Musette. Sit Back with Your Cafe Au Lait and Croissant and Relax as Edith Piaf, Gus Viseur, Tony Murena and Other Star Performers Serenade You with a Collection of the Finest Accordion Classics Ever Made.

Customer Reviews:

A "tres bon!" for Chansons, Accordions, Croissants.......2006-02-25

The CD conjured up images of being in a lively French bistro with a wonderful glass of wine, and the pleasant exchange of lively conversations among "locals." I would highly recommend for anyone wanting to set the mood for a themed event or who personally enjoys traditional French accordion music.

The Music Of Satie: Orchestra, Piano, Voice

Average customer rating:

Buy it for the songs
A Laughably Cheap Way to Experience Satie

The Music Of Satie: Orchestra, Piano, Voice

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Satie: Orchestral Works
Satie: Piano Works
A Mammal's Notebook: Collected Writings of Erik Satie (Atlas Arkhive , No 5)
Satie: Piano Music
Homage to Satie

ASIN: B000001K4B
Release Date: 1994-08-22

Tracks:

Je te veux
Tendrement
La diva de
La statue de bronze
Dapheneo
Le chapelier
Trois poemes d'amour
Elegie
Danseuse
Chanson
Adieu
Air du rat
Spleen
La grenouille Americaine
Air du poete
Chanson du chat
Choral Hypocrite
Fugue a tatons
Fantaisie musculaire
Pastorale
Choral
Fugue
Choral
Fugue Litanique
Autre choral
Fugue de papier
Maniere de commencement
Prolongation du meme
Lentement
En leve
Brutal
En plus
Redite
Entr'acte cinematographiquie from the ballet

Tracks:

Parade
De l'enfance de Pantagruel
Marche de Cocagne
Jeunesse de Gargantua
Piege de Meduse
Allez un peu
Sombre
Un pen vif
Les Pantines dansent
Grande ritournelle
Marche Franco-lunaire
Valse des mysterieux baiser dans l'oel
Cancan grand mondian
Socrate: Part I
Socrate: Part II
Socrate: Part III

Customer Reviews:

Buy it for the songs.......2005-07-20

For my money, this disc is worth its weight in gold for the magnificent performances of the songs by Elaine Bonazzi and Frank Glazer. Bonazzi's voice is a rich mezzo and her French is impeccable. Furthermore, she invests the songs with just the right amount of wry sophistication. Her personality really brings these little jewels to life. Frank Glazer is the knowing accompanist. You won't be disappointed!!

A Laughably Cheap Way to Experience Satie.......2003-01-08

If you ever wanted to expose yourself to the music of Erik Satie but were not sure where to start, this is your disc. If you are turned off by all of the Satie albums marketed as "the world's most relaxing music" this is also your disc. If you've always thought of Satie as a hack of meagre talent who hid his lack of ability under a facade of cool surrealistic irony, this is your disc. For just over ten dollars, this disc shows Satie in all of his range, from pop cabaret song composer, to artist of exquisite sensibility. At this price, you should lap this one right up.

Most of these recordings are reissues of earlier Vox material from the 70's. I have most of the originals in either tape or LP form, but cannot review absolutely everything on the CD, due to holes in my collection. But what I do know from this series is terrific. The vocal music covers most of Satie's most important music in this form. Je Te Veux and Tendrement are both cabaret pieces, and as such they are revealing of Satie's melodic gifts, gifts not readily apparent in his other work. Both are luxurious 19th century salon pieces in the best sense of the word, well crafted and graceful for the voice. Some of the later songs, including the brilliantly surreal Luditions are exactly what you would expect Satie to write, quirky and yet with something deeper underneath.

The duo piano music is largely unknown to me, with the exception of the Three Morceaux in the Form of a Pair. This piece is very similar to other Satie solo piano works, charming, and seemingly lightweight, but with some disquieting undertones hidden under a childlike exterior.

However the real reason to get this CD is for the orchestral and dramatic works. Parade is a classic of it's kind, the first ballet about nothing to be produced. Concieved by Cocteau, with set and costume design by Picasso and choreography by Massine (i think)the work was a success du scandale in Paris. Musically, Satie's orchestrations are clever and very well balanced and his music is somewhere between minimally brilliant and banal. The banality is an essential part of the work however, so I don't mean this as a criticism.

Relache may have been Satie's most revolutionary work. It is the antithesis of the omnipresent Gymnopodies. This is almost a harsh work, though not in the sense of harsh dissonance. It is devised around a very limited series of ideas and repeats those ideas in subtly varied ways throughout it's length. As such, the work predates minimalism by about 50 years. Satie was often sited by Cage as a major influence. It's easy to believe that this is the work that was most influential on him.

Tracks:

On Wings Of Song
Let Me Lament
Never Was Shade
Morning
All Souls
Romance
Dance Of The Trojan Virgins
Ave Maria
I Want You
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Solveig's Song
Vocalise
Greensleeves

Customer Reviews:

Mera-by-numbers.......2006-04-20

Whilst it can be safely said that Mera has never put out a bad disc, he has however put out a number which verge on blandness. This, sadly is one of those discs. Whilst the production is excellent (as always) and Mera is once more captured at a level of mastery few singers could ever hope to attain; the disc is rather forulaic and a shade uninspiring. It should be understod that this does not infer any fault on the part of the artist, rather on the part of his mentor or manager. Mera does Bach, Baroque, Classical, Motzart... homogenous 'classic-by-numbers' is no way to spread the net wide and catch a wider audience. By simply repeating the same staid songs the artist loses some of his edge and begins to fade into the wallpaper.
On the plus side, this CD is GREAT relaxing music, music to work to or wash the dishes to. Why? well because the tracks are all but the same and so it plays seamlessly - then so does elevator music...
Of course it's a Mera CD, so the serious fan HAS to own it, but for the newcomer? I'd recomend you dig a little harder and seek out his better - more varied works

He has the voice of an angel........2005-04-23

This is one of the few cd:s that I can listen without skipping a track. All the songs that Yoshikazu sings are so beautiful! I also like the arrangements, especially the violin solos. "Auf Flugeln des Gesanges" is sung by hundreds of singers and I have never before liked this song but after hearing Yoshikazu's version, it became one of my favourite songs. "Lascia ch'io pianga" is usually sung by a woman but Yoshikazu sings better than any man or woman. His coloraturas are crystal clear but yet his voice doesn't shake at all. "Ombra mai fu" almost makes me cry. It's fantastic! No one else could sing it better. I love Masayuki Kino's violin solo in "Morgen". Though the song is very slow, it isn't boring. I usually skip the song if it is sung by any other singer but this version is absolutely worth listening. Yoshikazu's "Allerseelen" is also listenable though it is not very good. "Romance" from Faust is so pure! Again, the violin solo in makes the song even more beautiful. "La dans des Troyennes virginales" was well played by the orchestra, especially the harpist. Bach-Gounod's "Ave Maria" is sung by every singer but somehow, Yoshikazu's version is totally different. The range is good; not too high. The backing by harp is also beautiful as it doesn't cover Yoshikazu's voice at all. "Je te veux" is my favourite song on this cd. I listen to it again and again; it makes me happy! "Kdyz mne stará matka zpívat" is, like all the other songs, sung in the right language. Nobody else can make so beautiful coloraturas. Yoshikazu has also good dynamics. His version of "Solveigs sang" beats even Karita Mattila's version. He has no trouble with pronouncing Norwegian language. I enjoy to listen the high coloratura parts. It is also nice to hear Rachmaninoff's vocalise sung by a singer with low voice; this song is, like "Ave Maria" usually too high. It fits well for the countertenor voice. "Greensleeves" shows that Yoshikazu can sing traditional music too. The arrangement in the first verse was a little bit boring but listenable. The other verses are fantastic, especially the "God I pray..." part.

Wow! What a voice! And how many languages! German, Italian, Latin, Czech, Norwegian, French, English. I have played this cd to many of my friends and Yoshikazu Mera got a lot of new fans. I have never liked tenors but now I absolutely love countertenors and especially Yoshikazu Mera.

Spellbound!.......2004-04-19

I divide my music listening experience now in ¨before Mera¨and
¨After Mera¨: Being a fan of barock vocal music I've being listening to some of the best countertenors for quite a while,
their voices being specially suited for many Handelian arias
that were originally written for famous ¨castrati¨ as Senesino
or Nicolini. And then I happened to listen ¨Laschia chío pianga¨
sang by Yoshikazu Mera, I was in awe! I run out of my house to
get whatever CD I could get right away from this otherwordly,
perfect Voice and got ¨Romance¨.Every single piece of this CD is
transcendentally beautiful! The Voice of Mera will leave you
spellbound! I have no words to describe it, you listen and you
soar to a world of Bliss and Beauty!. Today I took it with me to
the birthday party of a friend...before the second aria had finished totally, I was surrounded by an eager group of people
asking me: Who on earth was that?! where can I get it?! all with
pen and papers to write the names of album and singer. It is amazing to observe the expressions of my friends when they
listen to this CD! They can not bring themselves to believe their ears! As for me this is my best pick EVER!

Handel would have cried.......2004-02-22

to hear his own _Ombra mai fu_ and _Lascia ch'io piangia_ rendered the way Mr. Mera has done here.

I single these two songs out since they are so well known and loved -- and lord knows, I do too, but never have I heard them sound this beautiful. Go ahead, compare these with other renditions yourself.

Paradoxically, here you hear the songs, not the singer. In other words, you don't get distracted listening to the brilliant technical prowess of the singer: Mr. Mera's singing fills the universe between your ears with grace and leaves you no room for you to pedantically admire his mastery while you are listening -- not any more than you can see light as it lights up the face of your beloved.

Angelic, ethereal, haunting...these adjectives are trite but what other words do we have?

I can only think of Andreas Scholl for a fair comparison. And as much as I love Gerard Lesne's voice also, Mera's is of another order: he casts sorcery over Handel's pieces and lets you hear and become aware of the thalassic mystery of sadness inherent in the ephemerality of all manner of beauty......destined to fade away into the silent void of space.

Every track mesmerizes. (I never knew so many famous composers were actually so...good!)

Here is music -- minus the physiology of singing. Thus you end up listening with your soul. Listen to this presentation of music, and let it touch you: you will rediscover and be humbled by your own humanity.

A Stunning Countertenor.......2002-09-10

I bought this CD to hear Yoshikazu Mera's version of Rachmininov's "Vocalise" (I also recommend Natalie Dassay's version of this piece). I was far from disappointed. Mera's voice is lush, pure, and haunting. His voice is hard-wired to the soul and to the heart. This CD will soothe you, calm you, uplift your spirit, and inspire you. I realize that may sound like heavy hyperbole, but I assure you, you will be stunned and amazed.