Ne Me Quitte Pas [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Product Description
Digitally Remastered Edition of the Original LP that First Came Out in 1972.

Ne Me Quitte Pas,Jacques Brel,Universal Int'l,France,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Vocal,World Music

Average customer rating: 5 Brel Treasures among 11 songs total including "Les Prenoms de Paris"

Ne Me Quitte Pas Jacques Brel Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Belgium | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Infiniment Brel Vol. 1 (Master Serie) The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Edith Piaf Jacques Brel Quinze Ans d'Amour ASIN: B0000AKOLJ Release Date: 2004-02-05

Tracks:

1. Ne Me Quitte Pas
2. Marieke
3. On N'Oublie Rien
4. Flamandes
5. Prenoms de Paris
6. Quand on N'A Que l'Amour
7. Biches
8. Prochain Amour
9. Moribond
10. Valse a Mille Temps
11. Je Ne Sais Pas

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of the Original LP that First Came Out in 1972.

Customer Reviews:

5 Brel Treasures among 11 songs total including "Les Prenoms de Paris".......2005-11-02

This CD contains 11 songs total, of which 5 are among the very best chansons ever written by singer/songwriter Jacques Brel.

If you are using Jacques Brel songs to help you study French as I do, you might want to pick up a book of all his original French lyrics, such as "L'Oeuvre Integrale" (ISBN: 2221088492) or "Tout Brel" (ISBN: 2264033711). In addition, buy the Infiniment 2-CD set published by DRG Records (ASIN: B0002PUHGU) to get wonderful (but abridged) translations into English of 40 Brel songs created by Amazon.com reviewer Thelma F. Blitz.

A terrific French-English dictionary to use in studying Brel's chansons is the "Collins Robert French Unabridged Dictionary, 7th Edition" (ISBN: 0060748931). This French/English, English/French dictionary is the best one I have ever used over the past 30 years, it's truly magnificent.

"Ne me quitte pas" (Don't Leave Me) is Brel's most famous torch song, in which he uses exquisite imagery to press his suit with a girl who has already left him, descending in the end into abject desperation as he struggles to maintain a link, any link at all, with the object of his love. Frank Sinatra was moved to sing an English version of this song ("If you go away"), which unfortunately doesn't do justice to the stunning poetry of the French original. This is my favorite song of the entire Jacques Brel repertoire because of the power and the haunting beauty of the lyrics, Brel's impassioned voice and the evocative music!

"Marieke" is a nostalgic song about a first love that played out on the beaches of Belgium one summer in his teen years. It alternates charmingly between Flemish and French, the two national languages of Belgium.

"Les Prenoms de Paris" (The First Names of Paris) is a terrific, light-hearted song about being young and in love in Paris. It is rarely included in Brel's other albums, so its presence here makes just one more good reason to buy this CD.

"Quand On N'a Que L'amour" (When We Have Only Love) is Brel's quintessential theme song (circa 1960) for idealistic young lovers who believe that love conquers all, in stark contrast to Brel's later more jaded songs, ranging from "Le Prochain Amour" (also on this CD) in 1961 to "La Chanson des Vieux Amants" (Song of the Old Lovers, not on this CD) in 1967. "Quand On N'a Que L'amour" strikes a similar tone of optimism as another Brel song, "Au Printemps", which is also not included in this collection.

"Le Prochain Amour" (The Next Lover) is Brel's world-wisened and world-weary evaluation of love: "...it's good to be in love... I know just the same that the next love will be my next defeat..."

Other highly recommended Jacques Brel CDs you can find on Amazon.com include:

Title (ASIN#) No. of Songs

Quand On N'a Que L'amour (B00000IYC9) 49 songs with 32 pages of photos and essay on Brel's life and songs (3-CD set)
Infiniment (B0002PUHGU) 40 songs with wonderful English translations (2-CD set)
Olympia '61 and '64 (B000BJ7D96) 30 songs with great English translations (2-CD set)
Volume 1 - Grand Jacques (B00000DXQY) 15 songs including "Sur La Place"
Les Flamandes (B000006UOA) 21 songs
Les Bonbons (B0000AKOLD) 14 songs
Ballades Et Mots D'amour (B00003Q56T) 30 songs
Vol. 1-Special Edition (ASIN: B000042OFF) 16 songs
Master Series: Jacques Brel (B0000046O5) 16 songs (same songs as on Vol. 1-Special Edition, but at half the price)
Grand Jacques Integrale 172 Titres (B000025BD8) 172 songs (10-CD set)

What's even more fabulous than the CDs, however, is the 3 volume DVD set released in 2003: Jacques Brel: Comme quand on etait beau. (ASIN: B0000AQJPR). The set includes 7.5 hours of live and staged performances as well as interviews and home video footage. Everything that the heart of a Jacques Brel fan desires to capture the essence of this very theatrical artist in a way that an audio-only recording can not.

Also of tremendous interest: the VHS video "Jacques Brel" (ASIN: B0001P1XG4), a video biography on the life and music of Jacques Brel. Full length documentary features extensive live footage and interviews with Brel himself as well as his daughter and associates. It is also available on DVD, but only from Films Media Group.

Average customer rating: A GREAT LIGHT CLASSIC CD Nice Music

Evening in Paris Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: C'est L'amour: Romantic French Classics La Vie En Rose: French Artists I Love Paris: 18 Sensuous French Classics ASIN: B00004YYWD Release Date: 2000-11-21

Tracks:

1. Paris Conalle
2. La Mer
3. Mademoiselle De Paris
4. Autumn Leaves
5. Oh La La
6. Under The Roofs Of Paris
7. Genevieve Galop
8. The World Of Legrand
9. Tres Moutarde
10. Domino
11. French Pastry
12. Fascination
13. La Vie En Rose
14. If You Go Away
15. Montmartre
16. Sambre Et Meuse
17. Paris Medley (I Love Paris/What Now My Love)
18. Tales Of Hoffman: Barcarolle

Customer Reviews:

A GREAT LIGHT CLASSIC CD.......2006-05-01

I love this CD, Richard Hayman musical arrangements are excellent and contribute to emphasize all the beautiful melodies with creative and graceful details performed by a fine orchestra. Track "World of Legrand" is my favourite. 5 stars no doubt.

Nice Music.......2003-12-24

This collection features lovely selections of French music. This music is not upbeat, but reflects the romantiscism and beaty of France. If your looking for light orchestral music that is not entirely classical, I would reccomend this CD. Au revoir, et La Vie an Rose!

Average customer rating:

Les Chemins de L'Amour Manufacturer: Musica Viva ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Koechlin, Charles | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004YWQQ Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

1. Les Chemins De L'Amour
2. Je Te Veux
3. Si Tu Le Veux
4. Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes
5. Parlez-Moi D'Amour
6. Hymne A L'Amour
7. T'Es Beau, Tu Sais
8. La Vie En Rose
9. Improvisation in c, No.15: Hommage
10. I Extrait De Banalites: Hotel
11. Beau Soir
12. Ne Me Quitte Pas
13. Improvisation in a, No.13
14. Je Ne T'Aime Pas
15. I Extrait De Marie Galante: J' Attends Un Navire
16. J'Ai Deux Amours (Mon Pays Et Paris)

Average customer rating:

Kaleidoscope Manufacturer: Carmen ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Graves, Denyce | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Denyce Graves - Voce di Donna French Opera Arias - Denyce Graves The Lost Days: Music in the Latin Style Angels Watching over Me American Anthem ASIN: B0006B97LQ Release Date: 2004-11-30

Tracks:

1. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3. The Joint Is Really Jumpin' In Carnegie Hall
4. Ol' Man River
5. Just You
6. Something You Always Knew
7. Hungry
8. Time Heals Everything
9. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin
10. Blues In The Night
11. I Love A Piano
12. I Remember
13. Lazy Afternoon
14. How Do You Keep the Music Playing
15. Ne Me Quittes Pas

Average customer rating: No no no no A clever fusion Amateurish What a Voice! What a fabulous CD!

Classic French Songs Manufacturer: Eroica Classical ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: French Cafe French Kiss I Love Paris: 18 Sensuous French Classics C'est L'amour: Romantic French Classics ASIN: B00005CFHA Release Date: 2001-03-01

Tracks:

1. Sous Le Ciel De Paris
2. Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes
3. Le Chevalier De Paris
4. A La Seine
5. Plaisir DAmour
6. Le Malheur DAimer
7. Clair De Lune
8. Les Feuilles Mortes
9. Mister Georgina
10. Le Bonheur Est Chose Lre
11. Blues
12. Barbara
13. Romance
14. Paris Canaille
15. LInvitation Au Voyage
16. JEntends JEntends
17. Chanson DAmour
18. Ne Me Quitte Pas
19. Heureux Celui Qui Meurt DAimer
20. La Diva De LEmpire

Album Description

What makes a wonderful song? My own view is that a great song is that magical combination of a good poem with good music, resulting in a whole that is greater than the mere sum of its parts. This is a collection of some wonderful songs of France, both "classical" and pop, dating from about 1800 through the 20th century. There are songs of nostalgia, playfulness, tragedy, loneliness, irony, and mystery, mostly involving love in its myriad guises. It has been an adventure -- exploring the nuances of the language and the music. I hope you enjoy listening to these songs as much as we have enjoyed working on and performing them. Eileen Mager.

Customer Reviews:

No no no no.......2005-02-07

Wonderful selections, but if we are looking for a beautiful voice this is not it. Screechy, forced, at times unlistenable. Sometimes we just have to no when to say no!

A clever fusion.......2005-01-31

Imagine modern French chansons like Jacques Brel's Ne Me Quitte Pas or the well known Sous le Ciel de Paris performed in the style of Schubert lieder --- no percussion or elaborate instrumental backing, just a voice, singing in the traditional formal style, with piano accompaniment. That's roughly the idea behind Eileen Mager's recording of Classic French Songs.

It works well. The effect is not what one normally expects from French cafe music, but then, Mager includes songs by Debussy, Faure, and Satie, so it is to hardly surprising that the overall flavour is of a lieder recital. While Mager's voice is not the smoothest and most honeyed soprano around, and she uses falsetto for her upper range, nevertheless she hits the notes spot on, and the rough tones somehow suit the songs. Even as a lieder recital, one wants the hint of tobacco and absinthe when the song is about Mister Giorgina playing the accordion in a bistro with no name.

Amateurish.......2003-06-29

I'm sorry to be negative, but I feel that the two previous reviews are misleading. They implied I'd be hearing some fabulous unknown here--but no, this is a charming program sung by a roundly second-rate artist. Mager's voice has an unpleasant raspy quality which is completely unsuited to classical song and perhaps to high notes altogether. There's also the occasional breathiness and pitch instability. If you're used to hearing Susan Graham sing Hahn and Janet Baker sing Faure, be prepared for a disconcerting experience. There's a reason this CD is not on a major label. Mager is somewhat more credible on the popular songs, however, and perhaps she'll concentrate on those in the future. The one 100% enjoyable and polished song on the CD is "Mister Georgina"--we want more like that!

What a Voice!.......2001-09-28

Not knowing French but loving the country's music, I purchased this CD expecting to hear a culture of songs that could be added to my collection. I was not disappointed. Actually, I added a bonus to my collection because of the manner by which these songs were presented. The feeling of "being there" is in every song. From the intro of the sounds of Paris to the dancing in Piccadilly Square (a Frenchman's view of an English music hall femme fatale) ... accomplished by a single voice accompanied by piano.

What a voice! Eileen Mager's voice is whatever she wishes it to be ... early English, classical Italian, festival German, or seductive French. The range of her voice is from a rich deep contralto singing "Blues" by Ferre to an angelic soprano singing "Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes" by Reynaldo Hahn. I was very impressed with her "Mister Giorgina" by Ferre.

Ellen Brown is a sought-after accompanist in all of Phoenix ... this CD displays the reason. She feels the music with the soloist.

I am looking forward to Eileen Mager's other CDs, "Christmas Treasures," "Vivaldi a Due Voce," and "Broadway: Love & Laughter," and I highly recommend to all who love an absolutely beautiful voice in their entertainment room this CD of "Classic French Songs."

What a fabulous CD!.......2001-09-04

I loved this CD. As a matter of fact, my son and I listened to it seven times the first day. Why?

Because it's so interesting, and has such an incredible breadth of repertoire and expression--from the mischievous and boisterous "Paris Canaille" to the sweet, delicate and operatic "Le Bonheur Est Chose Legere"; and from the out-and-out coquettish fun of Satie's "La Diva De 'L'Empire'" to the dreamy joy of Duparc's "L'Invitation Au Voyage" to the anguish of Brel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas." I especially enjoyed hearing, in addition to Joseph Kosma and Jacques Prevert's "Les Feuilles Mortes" ("Autumn Leaves"), another song by the same composer and lyricist that is completely unfamiliar to American listeners, the deeply moving World War II remembrance called "Barbara."

Because it's gorgeous. Eileen Mager's voice has great purity and clarity of tone, effortless delivery. Her French diction is so clean that my five-year-old son can (and does) easily pick up and repeat even the French that goes at rapid-fire speed. She uses a broad palette of vocal colors; and her range extends from the lyric coloratura soprano to the bluesy alto. Ms. Mager and her excellent accompanist, Ellen Brown, work together as one; and Ms. Brown, who is also an arranger and who accompanied her on their earlier CD, "Christmas Treausures," adds a special touch of her own to the songs.

The accompanying CD booklet contains translations of all the songs (done by the singer herself, with the able help and counsel of French poet/librettist/teacher Michel Sarda), so listeners who don't speak French will be able to enjoy the recording as much as those who do.

One parting comment: Many singers dabble in genres other than their home genre, calling it "crossover." Unfortunately, many don't sound right in genres other than their own. But Ms. Mager is so comfortable and "right" in the various genres on this CD that it would be difficult to decide which her "home" genre actually is.

Average customer rating:

Ne Me Quitte Pas ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004VI3Y Release Date: 2002-05-02

Tracks:

1. I Put A Spell On You
2. Tell Me More And Then Some
3. Dont Explain
4. Ne Me Quitte Pas
5. Lilac Wine
6. The Other Woman
7. Trouble In Mind
8. Nobody Knows You When Youre Down And Out
9. Work Song
10. See-Line Woman
11. Images
12. Four Women
13. Strange Fruit
14. Take Me To The Water
15. Im Going Back Home
16. Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood
17. The Last Rose Of Summer
18. Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair
19. Wild Is The Wind
20. I Love My Baby
21. Our Love (Will See Us Through)
22. My Baby Just Cares For Me

Album Description

Import exclusive compilation featuring 22 tracks, 'I Put A Spell On You', 'Tell Me More, & More & Then Some', 'Don't Explain', 'Ne Me Quitte Pas', 'Lilac Wine', 'The Other Woman', 'Trouble In Mind', 'Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out', 'Work Song', 'See-Line Woman', 'Images', 'Four Women', 'Strange Fruit', 'Take Me To The Water', 'I'm Going Back Home', 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood', 'The Last Rose Of Summer', 'Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair', 'Wild Is The Wind', 'I Love My Baby', 'Our Love (Will See Us Through)' & 'My Baby Just Cares For Me'. 1999.

Average customer rating: Phaeton is Great! Sonorous tranport to the Versailles of Louis XIV

Lully - Phaëton / Crook, Smith, Yakar, Gens, Théruel, Fouchécourt, Naouri, Huttenlocher, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski Jean-Baptiste Lully , Marc Minkowski , Howard Crook , Rachel Yakar , Jennifer Smith , Les Musiciens du Louvre , Véronique Gens , Gérard Theruel , Jean-Paul Fouchécourt , Philippe Huttenlocher , Laurent Naouri , Jérôme Varnier , Florence Couderc , Michel Laplénie , Eric Bellocq , Virginie Pochon , Béatrice Di Carlo , and Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lully - Acis & Galatee / Fouchecourt, Gens, Naouri, Crook, Delunsch, Felix, Masset, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski Lully: Roland /Teste · Panzarella · Dumait · Zanetti · Les Talens Lyriques · Rousset Rameau - Platée / Ragon, Smith, de Mey, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski Lully - Atys Rameau - Hippolyte et Aricie / Padmore, Panzarella, Hunt, Naouri, E. James, Petibon, Mechaly, Delunsch, Les Arts Florissants, Christie ASIN: B000005EAR Release Date: 1994-06-07

Tracks:

1. Phaeton: Overture
2. Phaeton: 'Cherchons al paix dans cet asile' (Troupe d' Astree)
3. Phaeton: 'Dans cette paisible Retraite' (Ritournelle - Astree)
4. Phaeton: 'Dans ces lieux, tout rit sans cesse' (Troupe d' Astree)
5. Phaeton: 'Que les mortels se rejouissent' (Choeur)
6. Phaeton: 'Un heros qui merite une gloire immortelle'
7. Phaeton: 'Suivons de Heros, suivez-nous'
8. Phaeton: Air pour les suivants de Saturne
9. Phaeton: 'Plaisirs venez sans crainte' (Bourree-Choeur)
10. Phaeton: 'On a vu ce Heros terrible dans al Guerre'
11. Phaeton: Reprise de l'overture
12. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 1: 'Heureuse une ame indifferente'
13. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 2: 'Je ne vous croyais pas dans ce lieu solitaire'
14. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 3: 'Vous passiez sans me voir'
15. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 4: 'Vous paraissez chagrin, mon Fils'
16. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 5: 'Heurex, qui peut voir du Rivage' (Protee es sa suite)
17. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 5: 'Prenez soin sur ces bords des troupeaux de Neptune'
18. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 6: 'Vous avec qui le sang me lie'
19. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 7: 'Que Protee avec nous partage'
20. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 7: 'Le Plaisir est necessaire'
21. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 7: 'Vos jeux ont des appas, je les quitte avec peine'
22. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 7: 'C'est un secret qu'il faut qu'on vous arrache'
23. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 8: 'Le sort de Phaeton se decouvre a mes yeux'
24. Phaeton: Act I, Scene 8: Reprise
25. Phaeton: Act II, Scene 1: 'Protee en a trop dit, je fremis du danger'
26. Phaeton: Act II, Scene 2: 'Il me fuit, I'inconstant!'
27. Phaeton: Act II, Scene 3: 'Que l'incertitude est un rigoreux tournment'
28. Phaeton: Act II, Scene 4: 'Quel Malheur'
29. Phaeton: Act II, Scene 4: 'Que mon sort serait doux'

Tracks:

1. Phaeton: Act II, Scene 5: 'Roys qui pour Souverain devez me reconnaitre'
2. Phaeton: Act II, Scene 5: 'Que de tous cotes on entende le nom de Phaeton'
3. Phaeton: Act II, Scene 5: Chaconne
4. Phaeton: Act II, Scene 5: Petit Air pour les mesmes
5. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 1: 'Ah Phaeton est-il possible...'
6. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 1: 'Pour regir l'Univers les Destins m'ont fait naitre'
7. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 2: 'Suivez-la, ma presence irrite ses douleurs'
8. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 3: 'Songez-vous qu'Isis est ma Mere?'
9. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 4: Marche
10. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 4: Air pour les mesmes
11. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 4: 'O vous pour qui l'Amour des plus beaux de ser noeuds'
12. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 4: 'Nous reverons votre puissance'
13. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 4: 'Vous qui servez Isis'
14. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 5: Entree des Furies
15. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 6: 'Le Ciel trouble votre bonheur'
16. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 6: 'Vous etes son Fils, je le jure'
17. Phaeton: Act III, Scene 6: 'Ce Dieu semble approuver le serment que je fais'
18. Phaeton: Act IV, Scene 1: 'Sans le Dieu qui vous eclaire'
19. Phaeton: Act IV, Scene 1: 'C'est par vous, o Soleil, que le Ciel s'illumine'
20. Phaeton: Act IV, Scene 1: 'Redoublez la Rejouissance'
21. Phaeton: Act IV, Scene 1: Air
22. Phaeton: Act IV, Scene 1: 'Dans ce Palais, bravez I'Envie' (Air, Choeur)
23. Phaeton: Act IV, Scene 2: 'Dans ce Palais, bravez l'Envie' (Air, Choeur)
24. Phaeton: Act IV, Scene 2: 'C' est toi que j'en atteste'
25. Phaeton: Act IV, Scene 2: 'Tous mes Tresors vous sont ouverts'
26. Phaeton: Act IV, Scene 2: 'Allez repandre la lumiere'n (Choeur)
27. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 1: 'Assemblez-vous, Habitants de ces lieux'
28. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 2: 'Dieu qui vous declarez mon Pere'
29. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 3: 'O rigoureux martyre'
30. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 3: 'Dieu! Epaphus!'
31. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 3: 'Helas, une chaine si belle'
32. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 4: 'Que l'on chante, que tout reponde'
33. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 4: Bourre - Premier Air
34. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 4: 'Ce beau jour ne permet qu'a l'Aurore'
35. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 5: 'Changer ces doux concerts en des plaintes funebres '
36. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 5: 'C' est votre secours que j'implore'
37. Phaeton: Act V, Scene 5: 'Dieu qui lancez le tomerre'

Customer Reviews:

Phaeton is Great!.......1999-12-11

This is a great opera. I think Phaeton is Lully's best opera. This one is exciting and fresh. The music and singing are very good. There are many memorable moments in Phaeton. Track 23 of disc 1 and track 24 of disc 2 prove that Lully is the baroque master. Baroque doesn't get any more powerful than those tracks! The opera's last track will have you remember the name Lully. The music is quite fitting for the time of King Louis XIV.

Sonorous tranport to the Versailles of Louis XIV.......1999-09-15

A musically balanced realisation of a classic Baroque opera on modern instruments. Lack of a visual focus always makes some of the interlude music seem superfluous. Notes in English and German expain the background to the work and the composer .

There is a translation of the libretti in English and German, the French text is printed in antique script in (old) French.

Average customer rating:

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Manufacturer: Denon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gliere, Reinhold | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Paganini, Niccolò | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sarasate | Sarasate, Pablo de | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Double Bass | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000034OC Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

1. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
2. CARMEN-FANTASY
3. INTRODUZIONE E TEMA CON VARIAZIONE
4. TARANTELLA
5. NE ME QUITTE PAS
6. LA CAMPANELLA
7. AIR from Suite III BWV1068

Average customer rating: 5 Brel Treasures among 11 songs total including "Les Prenoms de Paris Tender and Touching music! Great music for Jacque Brel fans.

Jacques Brel 10/Ne Me Quitte Pas Jacques Brel Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Belgium | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000006UOM Release Date: 1999-02-02

Tracks:

1. Ne Me Quitte Pas
2. Marieke
3. On N'Oublie Rien
4. Les Flamandes
5. Les Prms De Paris
6. Quand On N'A Que L'Amour
7. Les Biches
8. Le Prochain Amour
9. Le Moribond
10. La Valse A Mille Temps
11. Je Ne Sais Pas

Album Details

Legendary Album Recorded in 1972 from Tormented and Nostalgic Singer, J. brel. 11 Songs Including 'Les Biches', 'ne Me Quitte Pas', 'la Valse a Mille Temps' and Much More.

Customer Reviews:

5 Brel Treasures among 11 songs total including "Les Prenoms de Paris.......2005-11-02

This CD contains 11 songs total, of which 5 are among the very best chansons ever written by singer/songwriter Jacques Brel.

If you are using Jacques Brel songs to help you study French as I do, you might want to pick up a book of all his original French lyrics, such as "L'Oeuvre Integrale" (ISBN: 2221088492) or "Tout Brel" (ISBN: 2264033711). In addition, buy the Infiniment 2-CD set published by DRG Records (ASIN: B0002PUHGU) to get wonderful (but abridged) translations into English of 40 Brel songs created by Amazon.com reviewer Thelma F. Blitz.

A terrific French-English dictionary to use in studying Brel's chansons is the "Collins Robert French Unabridged Dictionary, 7th Edition" (ISBN: 0060748931). This French/English, English/French dictionary is the best one I have ever used over the past 30 years, it's truly magnificent.

"Ne me quitte pas" (Don't Leave Me) is Brel's most famous torch song, in which he uses exquisite imagery to press his suit with a girl who has already left him, descending in the end into abject desperation as he struggles to maintain a link, any link at all, with the object of his love. Frank Sinatra was moved to sing an English version of this song ("If you go away"), which unfortunately doesn't do justice to the stunning poetry of the French original. This is my favorite song of the entire Jacques Brel repertoire because of the power and the haunting beauty of the lyrics, Brel's impassioned voice and the evocative music!

"Marieke" is a nostalgic song about a first love that played out on the beaches of Belgium one summer in his teen years. It alternates charmingly between Flemish and French, the two national languages of Belgium.

"Les Prenoms de Paris" (The First Names of Paris) is a terrific, light-hearted song about being young and in love in Paris. It is rarely included in Brel's other albums, so its presence here makes just one more good reason to buy this CD.

"Quand On N'a Que L'amour" (When We Have Only Love) is Brel's quintessential theme song (circa 1960) for idealistic young lovers who believe that love conquers all, in stark contrast to Brel's later more jaded songs, ranging from "Le Prochain Amour" (also on this CD) in 1961 to "La Chanson des Vieux Amants" (Song of the Old Lovers, not on this CD) in 1967. "Quand On N'a Que L'amour" strikes a similar tone of optimism as another Brel song, "Au Printemps", which is also not included in this collection.

"Le Prochain Amour" (The Next Lover) is Brel's world-wisened and world-weary evaluation of love: "...it's good to be in love... I know just the same that the next love will be my next defeat..."
Other highly recommended Jacques Brel CDs you can find on Amazon.com include:

Title (ASIN#) No. of Songs

Quand On N'a Que L'amour (B00000IYC9) 49 songs with 32 pages of photos and essay on Brel's life and songs (3-CD set)
Infiniment (B0002PUHGU) 40 songs with wonderful English translations (2-CD set)
Olympia '61 and '64 (B000BJ7D96) 30 songs with great English translations (2-CD set)
Ne Me Quitte Pas (B0000AKOLJ) 11 songs
Volume 1 - Grand Jacques (B00000DXQY) 15 songs including "Sur La Place"
Les Flamandes (B000006UOA) 21 songs
Les Bonbons (B0000AKOLD) 14 songs
Ballades Et Mots D'amour (B00003Q56T) 30 songs
Vol. 1-Special Edition (ASIN: B000042OFF) 16 songs
Master Series: Jacques Brel (B0000046O5) 16 songs (same songs as on Vol. 1-Special Edition, but at half the price)
Grand Jacques Integrale 172 Titres (B000025BD8) 172 songs (10-CD set)

What's even more fabulous than the CDs, however, is the 3 volume DVD set released in 2003: Jacques Brel: Comme quand on etait beau. (ASIN: B0000AQJPR). The set includes 7.5 hours of live and staged performances as well as interviews and home video footage. Everything that the heart of a Jacques Brel fan desires to capture the essence of this very theatrical artist in a way that an audio-only recording can not.

Also of tremendous interest: the VHS video "Jacques Brel" (ASIN: B0001P1XG4), a video biography on the life and music of Jacques Brel. Full length documentary features extensive live footage and interviews with Brel himself as well as his daughter and associates. It is also available on DVD, but only from Films Media Group.

Tender and Touching music!.......1999-10-13

Jaques Brel is perhaps the best songwriter that ever lived. The music is great, but the lyrics are even better- especially the words to his song Ne Me Quitte Pas. Never have I heard a song so moving. The only drawback is that the words are in French, and if you do not understand that language, you will miss something. However, don't let that stop you- the quality of the music alone is enough reason to purchase this CD.

Great music for Jacque Brel fans........1998-07-30

What can I say? Why aren't millions of people listening to this? You don't have to understand a word of French (or Flemish) to love this music. The perfect antidote to New Age sterility.

Average customer rating:

Ne Me Quitte Pas Jacques Brel Manufacturer: Universal Music & VI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E5HA Release Date: 2000-01-01

Rock Music:

1. Nessuno Mi Puo Giudicare [Import]
2. O Skilros Aprilis Tou 1945 [Import]
3. Odissea Veneziana [Import]
4. Os Homens Sao Todos Iguais [Import]
5. Para Sempre Clara [Import]
6. Persian Folk Songs
7. Qualcuno Piace Fred [Import]
8. Quem Dera [Import]
9. Radio Phnom Penh
10. Rewind [Import]

Rock Music

rock music

Recommended Music:

M.U. the Best of [Import]

Weiss: Complete Works for Lute V.1

Viva la Zarzuela!

Low Blow

Yellow Magic Orchestra: U.S. Edition [Limited Edition] [Import]

We Are N Sync

Vox Humana: Ancestral Voices for a Modern Europe [Import]

Youngest in Charge

Violence

These Are the Days of Our Live - Interview Disc & Booklet [Live]

Trio Lljure Jazz [Import]

Week End Tour [Import]

West Coast Collection, Vol. 1

Somebody's Gettin' It

Stormy Monday Blues