Chers Amis

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The Magnolia Sisters are not related by blood, instead they were drawn together by their common love for Cajun music. The five-member group includes Jane Vidrine; Tina Pilione; Lisa Trahan Reed; Ann Savoy, who is also a member of the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band; and Christine Balfa, who is the daughter of the famous Cajun fiddler Dewey Balfa. The Magnolia Sisters play a mix of songs and dance tunes that date from the early days of the Cajun presence in Louisiana in the 18th century to the first recorded examples of Cajun music from the 1920s. The Sisters are accomplished instrumentalists who play dance melodies such as Dennis McGee's "La La La La" and the Hackberry Ramblers' "Hé, Lá-Bas" with a subtly swinging rhythm that recalls an older style of Cajun music, before outside influences like honky-tonk country took hold. The CD's most powerful moments, though, come when Savoy and Vidrine put down their instruments and sing a cappella versions of the old songs "Le Pays des Estrangers" and "La Belle et le Capitaine." Their edgy, modal harmonies are simultaneously ancient and modern. --Michael Simmons

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Average customer rating:

Magnolia Sisters, Magnolia approach,,, Great buy.

Magnificent Sisters

The Magnolia Sisters Rock { in French}

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Chers Amis
Magnolia Sisters
Manufacturer: Rounder Select
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Zydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00004GOYQ
Release Date: 2000-03-28

Tracks:

'Tit Mamou
Chers Amis
Dedans Le Sud De La Louisiane
Le Pays Des Etrangers
Mon Dernier Bonsoir
La Valse Que J'aime
Bois Sec Song/O, Treille
Il Faur Hisser Ces Voiles
C'est Si Triste
Jolies Joues Roses
La La La La
Mon Coeur Fait Mal
Hippi Taiaut
La Fleur De La Jeunesse
L'anse Belaire/Reel De Courville
L'annee De Cinquante-Sept
T'en A Eu Tu N'auras Plus
La Belle Et Le Capitaine
He, La-Bas
Blues De Voyage

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The Magnolia Sisters are not related by blood, instead they were drawn together by their common love for Cajun music. The five-member group includes Jane Vidrine; Tina Pilione; Lisa Trahan Reed; Ann Savoy, who is also a member of the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band; and Christine Balfa, who is the daughter of the famous Cajun fiddler Dewey Balfa. The Magnolia Sisters play a mix of songs and dance tunes that date from the early days of the Cajun presence in Louisiana in the 18th century to the first recorded examples of Cajun music from the 1920s. The Sisters are accomplished instrumentalists who play dance melodies such as Dennis McGee's "La La La La" and the Hackberry Ramblers' "Hé, Lá-Bas" with a subtly swinging rhythm that recalls an older style of Cajun music, before outside influences like honky-tonk country took hold. The CD's most powerful moments, though, come when Savoy and Vidrine put down their instruments and sing a cappella versions of the old songs "Le Pays des Estrangers" and "La Belle et le Capitaine." Their edgy, modal harmonies are simultaneously ancient and modern. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

Magnolia Sisters, Magnolia approach,,, Great buy........2007-06-22

Chers Amis, having been the forth Magnolia Sisters CD that I have purchased, is the most bounciest of their albums. This one has more of that Cajun Dance music then the others that is presented in a basic and traditional manor; that I feel the Magnolia Sisters should be remembered for.

Magnificent Sisters.......2006-06-21

This work gives me a feel for genuine traditional music of my French ancestors via Arcadia and rejection by England, France, and the English colonies along the Atlantic. This is more than music, this is family, love, heart break, hard work, and identity. I can only understand a word or two, e.g., Bayou Teche, but this hardly matters compared to the voices, harmonies, and musicianship that transcend time and place. This is a CD to buy, listen to, and absorb in any language.

The Magnolia Sisters Rock { in French}.......2004-10-23

I played this album Over and Over not understanding a word. Its listed under cajun/zydeco Loved all 20 tracks
Mike

Great Ladies.......2003-09-03

This is a great CD if you like REAL cajun music. These are very talented ladies. Good listning and foot stomping music...

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Delightful...
You want a French Coloratura? Buy Lily Pons instead
Dessay Sparkles in Familiar and Rare French Opera Arias
Highly Enjoyable
I can't say enough!

Natalie Dessay - French Opera Arias
Ambroise Thomas , Giacomo Meyerbeer , Jacques Offenbach , Emmanuel Bondeville , Emmanuel Chabrier , Darius Milhaud , Maurice Ravel , Francis Poulenc , Charles Gounod , Henri Sauguet , Patrick Fournillier , Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo , Natalie Dessay , and Charles Burles
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002RWM
Release Date: 1997-02-18

Tracks:

Lakme - Acte II: Air des clochettes : (Ou va la jeune indoue)
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L'eole des maris: Air du Feu : 'Arriere ! Je rechauffe les bons'
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Les Caprices de Marlanne - Acte I: Air : 'O, amour, mysterieux armour' - Marianne

Customer Reviews:

Delightful..........2006-06-08

The repertoire on this CD is amazing; it's not easy to find a CD with some of this arias, that are rarely found in recordings (like "O legere hirondelle"). Also, her singing is fantastic: her voice is light and clear, pure high notes and amazing runs. She's a great coloratura! And I believe that this is a great CD to have.

You want a French Coloratura? Buy Lily Pons instead.......2005-12-26

Natalie Dessay, while a true coloratura and nothing else but a coloratura, has incredible high notes (but not as incredible as Mady Mesple or Pons, those will stop your heart cold, they are so amazing) but lacks in middle range and her interpertation is rather non exsistent. I heard that is is a gifted actress but none of it reads in her recordings. Her tone is often grating and usually seems slightly forced. I prefer before my time singers such as Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Medy Mesple (if you have not heard her, buy a cd NOW!) and of course, Lily Pons whose high notes are so effortless and breathtaking they don't even seem human. Natalie Dessay, sadly, does not impress me at all and frankly I don't understand why everyone is so enraptured with her. She's fine and yes, talented, but I'm just not feeling her singing. It just doesn't work for me. Wish she'd stop singing all the french, I get it, you're french but putting out like three french albums in a relatively short timeframe is kind of overkill.

Dessay Sparkles in Familiar and Rare French Opera Arias.......2004-05-15

Natalie Dessay is, without a doubt, one of the most impressive coloratura sopranos of this century. And there is no better way to experience her voice and artistry than to hear her singing in her native tongue. This CD presents Dessay in a refreshing presentation of arias from both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, combining both well known music with some more modern rarities. The recital begins by presenting the soprano in music that fits her like a glove, "Où va la jeune indoue", the Bell Song from Delibes 'Lakmé'. It is a joy to hear Dessay creating a dreamy atmosphere, with full attention to the words and fearless in her attack of stacatti and high notes. She even sings the final high E in a crescendo. This Cd is high note feast, up to a sustained high A flat in "Ombre légère" from Meyerbeer's 'Le Pardon de Ploermel'. However, the stratopheric high notes are only part of the assets of Dessay. She is also willing to concentrate on character, something specially evident in the pieces from more modern operas. In "Arrière! Je réchaufe les bons" from Ravel's 'L'enfant et les sortilèges' her use of portamento makes this Fire commanding and menacing. Another delight is the feminist aria "No Monsieur mon mari" from 'Les Mammelles de Tirésias'by Poulenc she is a dynamo of energy and humor. Her Olympia and Ophélie are in the tradition of the great French coloratura sopranos like Pons, Robin and Mesplé. The CD ends beautifully with a sweet and poetic rendition of "O, amour, mystérieux amour", an unknown jewel from 'Les Caprices de Marianne' by Sauguet. This aria ends the recital in a high note both literally and metaphorically, with Dessay in a spectacular cadenza with pin point stacattos and a stunning high E than begins softly then goes louder until it goes again to pianissimo. The Orchestre Philarmonique de Monte-Carlo conducted by Patrick Fournillier complement Dessay's artistry beautifully. There are no weak point on this recital: these are sixty five minutes of pure joy.

Highly Enjoyable.......2003-06-04

To compare Dessay to Mado Robin or Erna Sack or Mady Mesple is simply ludicrous. She is in a different class. She can charachterise better than all of the above, she reaches all the notes with more ease, and she simply has the agility which none of those artists really have. Mesple was good for other things, but she wouldn't sing this repertoire, so please, spare us the gumph. Dessay is a fabulous artist, a light colloratura that travels with ease in the stratospheric heigths of the arias she performs. While there is not much on this disc of heartbreaking depth, it is very well sung. Occasionally the voice strikes one as a bit piercing, but generally there is more warmth than Sumi Jo, and less unsteadiness than Gruberova. I will not enter into a "spot-the-highest notes" contest, but enough to say the high(est) notes are all there. Light but highly enjoyable fare

I can't say enough!.......2001-08-11

Natalie Dessay is the coloratura of our generation! Her voice is extremely impressive. Every album she releases has the vocal fireworks that any music lover wants from their sopranos. This album features some of the world's most beautiful French music. Her "Doll Song" is so fun and full of laughter and of course the high notes. The other highlights for me are Meyerbeer's "Ombre legere" and the "Bell Song" from Lakme. No other coloratura performing today can measure up to the power and strength that Natalie has with those gorgeous notes. She may not warm your heart when down in her mid-range but when she climbs up you can't help but open your mouth and say, now that's a note! Pay close attention to the super high G at the end of "Ombre legere". Wow!