Quelqu'un M'a Dit [Limited Edition] [Import]

Product Description
Limited edition debut album from ex-model Carla Bruni includes a bonus DVD (PAL) with images taken from the recording sessions, the concerts and some video clips. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view. Naive. 2004.

Quelqu'un M'a Dit,Carla Bruni,Naive,Italian,World Music

Average customer rating: The words, the mood. Fantastic! Great sound, but only 37 mins. of music No matter you like it or not... I just love the voice and the way she sings. Fu4 Gan3 Ching2 De5 Hao3 Sen1 Yin1B good effort so beautiful it makes you want to cry

Quelqu'un M'a Dit Carla Bruni Manufacturer: V2 Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: La Biographie de Luka Philipsen No Promises Nolita Not Going Anywhere Salle Des Pas Perdus ASIN: B0007KTAU4 Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. Quelqu'un M'A Dit
2. Rapha
3. Tout le Monde
4. Noy
5. Toi du Moi
6. Ciel Dans une Chambre (Il Cielo in Una Stanza)
7. J'En Connais
8. Plus Beau du Quartier
9. Chanson Triste
10. Excessive
11. Amour
12. Derni Minute

Amazon.com

Originally best-known as an Italian-born model who had affairs with Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, Bruni has matured into a remarkably talented and self-possessed singer-composer-guitarist. Her debut album, sung mostly in French, could best be described as neo-chanson. Bruni's whispery, wobbly, husky voice, wryly deadpan delivery and introspective lyrics recall Francoise Hardy, Barbara, Jane Birkin and Nico. But unlike her forebears, who so often posed as waif-like child-women and doormat-like victims of passion, Bruni remains firmly on top. Her lyrics can and do celebrate true love but she also praises the delights of female sexual empowerment in no uncertain terms, as on J'en Connais ("I've Known A Few"). Musically, the tunes range from folk Français to echoes of le jazz hot to bluesy torch numbers. The spare, mostly acoustic instrumentation is unfussy and atmospheric, while the I-couldn't-care-less ambience is occasionally punctuated by chimes, insouciant whistling or an impudent, sly giggle. --Christina Roden

Album Description

V2 Records cordially invites you to a very special listening experience of Carla Bruni. Rarely does an album come along that touches everyone who listens to it, even those that do not speak the language in which it was recorded.

Quelqu'un M'a Dit, the first album from the acclaimed French singer-songwriter, Carla Bruni, captures you with the first note and leaves you humming the last.

The Franco-Italian beauty sings of love and loves lost with the ability to evoke powerful images across any language barrier.

Customer Reviews:

The words, the mood. Fantastic! .......2007-07-17

None of the reviews have mentioned the words. I speak a little french but not enough so I googled the lyrics in french, and then copied them to babelfish and had them translated. THEY'RE SO GREAT! They're very smart and the philosophy is deep... really, they're not about how sad love is at all. If anything they're very playful and mischevious. Je suis le plus beau she sings that she's the handsomest man in the neighborhood and all the women swoon for her, so do their husbands. In J'en Connais she talks about how her poor mama throws up her hands and says What have I done wrong. In Le Derniere Minute she sings, in one minute, how on her death bed she'll be pleading with death for one last minute...

The thing that makes her unique is how she sets a mood. It's very different from Sade or Nora Jones. Like them, Her delivery and melodies are very intimate, as if she's singing in your ear. But what makes her sexy isn't fake sighs and the whimpers,it's the playful teasing tone. Like you're laying in bed with her, she tells you little fantasies and makes little murmuring jokes... What a sexy mood!

I'm besotted with her right now.

Great sound, but only 37 mins. of music .......2007-06-08

Great sound. I really like Carla Bruni's sensuous, natural voice. Perhaps a bit disappointing that there's only 37 mins. of music on this CD.

No matter you like it or not... I just love the voice and the way she sings. Fu4 Gan3 Ching2 De5 Hao3 Sen1 Yin1B .......2007-03-29

No matter you like it or not... I just love the voice and the way she sings. Fu4 Gan3 Ching2 De5 Hao3 Sen1 Yin1BChi4 Du4 Yen2 Yu3 Shi4 De5 Pin2 Yu3 Shi4 Yin1 Wei4 Ni3 Mei2 Yo3 Ta1(Carla Bruni)Shwo3 Yun1 Yo3 De5 Chai2 Hwa2CShi4 Che5 Chan4 Mei2 Jen2 Ba5B Enjoy!! From Taiwan...

good effort.......2007-03-09

This cd has some nice tunes, and Carla has a sexy, come-hither voice, making for a seductive album. But ultimately her songs all tend to sound mostly the same, and the monotone of her voice and style can tend to annoy.

so beautiful it makes you want to cry.......2007-03-02

This album is so sweet and beautiful. The gentle nuances of Bruni's voice move you to fall in love with your surroundings. it really is so beautiful it makes you want to cry.

Average customer rating: The Sexiest Soundtrack of 2003 and 2004! Trailer Music Trailer Music I know where you can get the trailer music!!!! Please help...

Le Divorce: The Original Soundtrack Album Richard Robbins Manufacturer: Grandstand ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Under the Tuscan Sun Le Divorce French Kiss: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Something's Gotta Give French Cafe ASIN: B0000ABG7G Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

1. "Qu'est est-ce qu'on attend pour e heureux" - Patrick Bruel/Johnny Halliday / Words by Andrornez / Music by Paul Misraki
2. The Market - Richard Robbins
3. Isabel Arrives - Richard Robbins
4. Train to the Country - Richard Robbins
5. Chez Persand (Theme From Le Divorce) - Richard Robbins
6. A Phone Call - Richard Robbins
7. Santa Barbara - Richard Robbins
8. Saint Ursula - Richard Robbins
9. Seductions - Richard Robbins
10. "En Relisant ta lettre" - Serge Gainsbourg
11. A Kelly Bag and Tisane - Richard Robbins
12. Concert Sung by Alan Ewing - Ensemble under the Direction of David Bahanovich Marc-Antoine Charpentier
13. Carousel and Thoughts of Suicide - Richard Robbins
14. The Family Arrives - Richard Robbins
15. From "Beauty and The Beast" - George Auric
16. Train to the Country, Part II - Richard Robbins
17. Roxy and Isabel - Richard Robbins
18. Persand Gates Close - Richard Robbins
19. Rollerblade - Richard Robbins
20. The Tower - Richard Robbins
21. From the Top - Richard Robbins
22. The Kelly Bag Flies - Richard Robbins
23. Caferraces - Richard Robbins
24. Fin One - Richard Robbins
25. Auction House - Richard Robbins
26. Fin Two - Richard Robbins
27. Credits - "L'Anamour" Jane Birkin Serge Gainsbourg / Bruno Maman / Patrick Goraguer

Customer Reviews:

The Sexiest Soundtrack of 2003 and 2004!.......2006-07-30

Great score, for it has the French charm score in it. The score and the music makes you think of France and it makes you wonder how it is like (if you have never been there) and I haven't been to France, but this soundtrack boosted my idea of wanting to go to France. Richard Robbins made a clear and focused score that reflects Paris, France. This is great music to listen to if you're just strolling the cobblestone streets of a village and simply to just relax to. This is recommended!

1. "Qu'est est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux" - Patrick Bruel/Johnny Halliday / Words by André Hornez / Music by Paul Misraki 4/5
2. The Market - Richard Robbins 4/5
3. Isabel Arrives - Richard Robbins 4/5
4. Train to the Country - Richard Robbins 5/5
5. Chez Persand (Theme From Le Divorce) - Richard Robbins 5/5
6. A Phone Call - Richard Robbins 4/5
7. Santa Barbara - Richard Robbins 3/5
8. Saint Ursula - Richard Robbins 3/5
9. Seductions - Richard Robbins 4/5
10. "En Relisant ta lettre" - Serge Gainsbourg 4/5
11. A Kelly Bag and Tisane - Richard Robbins 4/5
12. Concert Sung by Alan Ewing - Ensemble under the Direction of David Bahanovich Marc-Antoine Charpentier 4/5
13. Carousel and Thoughts of Suicide - Richard Robbins 4/5
14. The Family Arrives - Richard Robbins 4/5
15. From "Beauty and The Beast" - George Auric 4/5
16. Train to the Country, Part II - Richard Robbins 5/5
17. Roxy and Isabel - Richard Robbins 4/5
18. Persand Gates Close - Richard Robbins 5/5
19. Rollerblade - Richard Robbins 4/5
20. The Tower - Richard Robbins 4/5
21. From the Top - Richard Robbins 5/5
22. The Kelly Bag Flies - Richard Robbins 4/5
23. Café Terraces - Richard Robbins 5/5
24. Fin One - Richard Robbins 5/5
25. Auction House - Richard Robbins 4/5
26. Fin Two - Richard Robbins 5/5
27. Credits - "L'Anamour" Jane Birkin Serge Gainsbourg / Bruno Maman / Patrick Goraguer 5/5

If you liked this, you may like:
1. Under The Tuscan Sun original soundtrack
2. Spanglish original soundtrack
OR
3. Calander Girls original soundtrack

Hope you enjoy!

Jordan
Overall grade* B+

Trailer Music.......2003-12-20

The song used in movie trailer is "Je cherche un homme" performed by Eartha Kitt.

Trailer Music.......2003-12-20

The trailer music is "Je cherche un homme" performed by Eartha Kitt.

I know where you can get the trailer music!!!!.......2003-11-28

Okay, I have a cd of French music and it has the song that they play in the trailer! I didn't know how to respond to the question so hopefully you'll find it here. The cd is from Williams-Sonoma and is called La Mer. Its track number nine titled C'est Magnifique. And if you liked this soundtrack it's probably worthwhile to buy this cd! Hope its still available and that this helped, oh, if not, the song is by L'Accordéoniste if that helps!

Please help..........2003-10-20

We simply must know the name and artist of the trailer's song which IS NOT included as part of the CD soundtrack. Please, Please... Anyone??

Average customer rating: Magnifique! help...need a translation! I still listen to this after over a year! Absolutely wonderful If you're thinking of buying this CD, do it already!

Quelqu'un M'a Dit Carla Bruni Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000068MKZ Release Date: 2004-12-28

Tracks:

1. Quelqu'un M'A Dit
2. Rapha
3. Tout le Monde
4. Noy
5. Toi du Moi
6. Ciel Dans une Chambre (Il Cielo in Una Stanza)
7. J'En Connais
8. Plus Beau du Quartier
9. Chanson Triste
10. Excessive
11. Amour
12. Derni Minute

Album Description

The critically acclaimed hit 2002 debut album for the Italian super model previously linked to Mick Jagger & Eric Clapton. 12 tracks, written by Carla, with arrangements by Louis Bertignac of French new wave act Telephone. Naive.

Album Details

Bruni Has Been Drawn to Music Since She was Little, with her Parents Both Being a Composer and a Pianist. At Age 9, She was Already Playing Guitar and Listened to the Music of Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris as Well as Barbara and Jeanne Moreau. Her Musical Muse Had to Be Tucked Away for a While While She Fulfilled the Promise of a Successful Modelling Career. Her First Love Never Left her However, and She Managed to Write Six Songs for Popstar Julien Clerc. This Album is the First Fruit Produced for her Own Enrichment and that of her Fans. It's a Very Personal Work, Filled with Grace and Lyrical Virtuosity as Well as a Few Covers. The Album Has Sold Over 200,000 Copies as of this Writing and Going Higher, Giving her Double Gold Awards with More to Come!

Customer Reviews:

Magnifique!.......2006-05-20

Parce qu'il n'y a pas un revue en francais: Voila.
cette cd est magnifique! j'adore! c'est le meiullere cd du monde!
Carla Bruni a une voix tres belle, et elle est belle aussi.
J'espere cette revue est bon pour les gens qui parle le francais. Desole si les mots ne sont pas parfait, j'etudie le francais pour justement 2 ans.
Alors...
apprécie!

help...need a translation!.......2005-06-29

i just received her cd today and i just love love love it...she has such a beautiful voice. i dont speak any french, so if anyone knows of where i can find an english translation of any of her lyrics...please tell me! thanks.

I still listen to this after over a year!.......2005-05-01

I discovered Carla Bruni's all French album for over a year now and I still enjoy listening to it. I happened to have one of the tracks off of her album from a sampler I received from Naive called Tout Le Monde and it's so good! She has the most amazing voice!! Because that song is so good I had to get the entire album. It's so great to hear Carla's voice periodically in the background when you are having a stressful day. If you don't know anything about Carla Bruni she is the famous supermodel from Italy.

Absolutely wonderful.......2005-02-05

You don't need to speak French to understand this one.

Norah Jones is about the closet thing I can think of to compare this CD to. If you like Norah, you will like this.

It's like getting a massage from a European Supermodel who doesn't speak English.

A beautful woman with a beautiful voice that breaks in all the right places.

If you're thinking of buying this CD, do it already!.......2004-11-19

I love this album. Carla Bruni has one of the most delicious and sensual voices I've ever heard. The songs on this album are little more than that gorgeous voice against the light strumming of her acoustic guitar. It feels so intimate to listen to, as if she's whispering these songs live right in front of you. Such a refreshment from much of the new crop of singers who require massive studio production just to get out a good sounding song. The lyrics are absolutely beautiful as well, like poetry. Cheers to Carla Bruni, who even as an Italian can sing French in the most beautiful and soft of accents.

Average customer rating: Not a flawless version, but one to be REALLY loved 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 Manufacturer: Erato ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Alagna, Roberto | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | 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 Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor; Natalie Dessay, Roberto Alagna Russian Album 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

Amazon.com

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

Customer Reviews:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Average customer rating:

Quelqu'un M'a Dit ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001LNP3M Release Date: 2004-05-04

Album Description

Japanese pressing of the critically acclaimed hit 2002 debut album from Italian super model previously linked to Mick Jagger & Eric Clapton. 12 tracks, written by Carla, with arrangements by Louis Bertignac of French new wave act Telephone. Includes exclusive bonus enhanced element. Details TBA. V2. 2004.

Average customer rating: And you thought Mozart is good

Offenbach - Les contes d'Hoffmann / Alagna · van Dam · Dessay · Vaduva · Jo · Dubosc · Nagano [Highlights] Jacques Offenbach , Kent Nagano , Roberto Alagna , José van Dam , Orchestre et choeur de l'Opéra National de Lyon , Natalie Dessay , Catherine Dubosc , Sumi Jo , Leontina Vaduva , Juanita Lascarro , Gilles Ragon , Gabriel Bacquier , Doris Lamprecht , Jean-Marie Frémeau , Jean Delescluse , and Benoît Boutet Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005E56 Release Date: 1998-01-13

Tracks:

1. The Tales Of Hoffman: Prelude
2. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Dans Les Roles D'Amoureux'
3. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Va Pour Kleinzach'
4. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'C'est Moi, Coppelius !'
5. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Les Oiseaux Dans La Charmille'
6. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'En Place Les Danseurs'
7. The Tales Of Hoffman: Entracte
8. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Jour Et Nuit Je Me Mets En Quatre'
9. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Pour Conjurer Le Danger'
10. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Ta Mere, Oses-tu L'Interroger ?'
11. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Messieurs, Silence !'
12. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Tourne, Tourne, Miroir'
13. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Vous Ne Jouez Pas ?'
14. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Ton Ami Dit Vrai !'
15. The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Hola ! Quelqu'un De Fort Pour Emporter Hoffman !'

Customer Reviews:

And you thought Mozart is good.......2000-07-06

Okay, it is not Mozart. However, Offenbach's "Les Contes D'Hoffmann" is as innovative as "Der Zauberflotte". This performance is quite good. You will hear some of the more difficult areas a soprano can sing. There is a chorus or an aria for most any type of emotion.

Average customer rating:

Quelqu'un M'a Dit Carla Bruni ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001AUAU4 Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

1. Quelqu'un M'A Dit
2. Rapha
3. Tout le Monde
4. Noy
5. Toi du Moi
6. Ciel Dans une Chambre (Il Cielo in Una Stanza)
7. J'En Connais
8. Plus Beau du Quartier
9. Chanson Triste
10. Excessive
11. Amour
12. Derni Minute

Album Description

The critically acclaimed hit 2002 debut album for the Italian super model previously linked to Mick Jagger & Eric Clapton. 12 tracks, written by Carla, with arrangements by Louis Bertignac of French new wave act Telephone. Naive.

Average customer rating:

Quelqu'un M'a Dit ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000A299M8 Release Date: 2002-12-09

Average customer rating: Magnifique! help...need a translation! I still listen to this after over a year! Absolutely wonderful If you're thinking of buying this CD, do it already!

Quelqu'un M'a Dit Carla Bruni Manufacturer: V2 International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00008POK1 Release Date: 2004-07-06

Tracks:

1. Quelqu'un M'A Dit
2. Rapha
3. Tout le Monde
4. Noy
5. Toi du Moi
6. Ciel Dans une Chambre (Il Cielo in Una Stanza)
7. J'En Connais
8. Plus Beau du Quartier
9. Chanson Triste
10. Excessive
11. Amour
12. Derni Minute

Album Description

The critically acclaimed hit 2002 debut album for the Italian super model previously linked to Mick Jagger & Eric Clapton. 12 tracks, written by Carla, with arrangements by Louis Bertignac of French new wave act Telephone. Naive.

Album Details

Bruni Has Been Drawn to Music Since She was Little, with her Parents Both Being a Composer and a Pianist. At Age 9, She was Already Playing Guitar and Listened to the Music of Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris as Well as Barbara and Jeanne Moreau. Her Musical Muse Had to Be Tucked Away for a While While She Fulfilled the Promise of a Successful Modelling Career. Her First Love Never Left her However, and She Managed to Write Six Songs for Popstar Julien Clerc. This Album is the First Fruit Produced for her Own Enrichment and that of her Fans. It's a Very Personal Work, Filled with Grace and Lyrical Virtuosity as Well as a Few Covers. The Album Has Sold Over 200,000 Copies as of this Writing and Going Higher, Giving her Double Gold Awards with More to Come!

Customer Reviews:

Magnifique!.......2006-05-20

Parce qu'il n'y a pas un revue en francais: Voila.
cette cd est magnifique! j'adore! c'est le meiullere cd du monde!
Carla Bruni a une voix tres belle, et elle est belle aussi.
J'espere cette revue est bon pour les gens qui parle le francais. Desole si les mots ne sont pas parfait, j'etudie le francais pour justement 2 ans.
Alors...
apprécie!

help...need a translation!.......2005-06-29

i just received her cd today and i just love love love it...she has such a beautiful voice. i dont speak any french, so if anyone knows of where i can find an english translation of any of her lyrics...please tell me! thanks.

I still listen to this after over a year!.......2005-05-01

I discovered Carla Bruni's all French album for over a year now and I still enjoy listening to it. I happened to have one of the tracks off of her album from a sampler I received from Naive called Tout Le Monde and it's so good! She has the most amazing voice!! Because that song is so good I had to get the entire album. It's so great to hear Carla's voice periodically in the background when you are having a stressful day. If you don't know anything about Carla Bruni she is the famous supermodel from Italy.

Absolutely wonderful.......2005-02-05

You don't need to speak French to understand this one.

Norah Jones is about the closet thing I can think of to compare this CD to. If you like Norah, you will like this.

It's like getting a massage from a European Supermodel who doesn't speak English.

A beautful woman with a beautiful voice that breaks in all the right places.

If you're thinking of buying this CD, do it already!.......2004-11-19

I love this album. Carla Bruni has one of the most delicious and sensual voices I've ever heard. The songs on this album are little more than that gorgeous voice against the light strumming of her acoustic guitar. It feels so intimate to listen to, as if she's whispering these songs live right in front of you. Such a refreshment from much of the new crop of singers who require massive studio production just to get out a good sounding song. The lyrics are absolutely beautiful as well, like poetry. Cheers to Carla Bruni, who even as an Italian can sing French in the most beautiful and soft of accents.

Average customer rating: a heartfelt effort Pleasant but not great sweet

Quelqu'un M'a Dit Carla Bruni Manufacturer: Naive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000E64ZB Release Date: 2004-12-21

Tracks:

1. Quelqu'un M'A Dit
2. Rapha
3. Tout le Monde
4. Noy
5. Toi du Moi
6. Ciel Dans une Chambre (Il Cielo in Una Stanza)
7. J'En Connais
8. Plus Beau du Quartier
9. Chanson Triste
10. Excessive
11. Amour
12. Derni Minute

Album Description

Limited edition debut album from ex-model Carla Bruni includes a bonus DVD (PAL) with images taken from the recording sessions, the concerts and some video clips. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view. Naive. 2004.

Album Details

Limited Edition Digipack with Booklet Includes a Pal Dvd featuring 1. Elle Et Louis En Studio (Film Réalisé Par Serge Bergli), 2. Images D´avant (Films Et Photos), 3. Vidéos De Leos Carax: "Quelqu´un M´a Dit" (Version Live) / "Tout Le Monde", 4. Partitions (Free Demo).

Customer Reviews:

a heartfelt effort .......2004-12-30

This is a good album by Carla Bruni. I was surprised to hear that she was a supermodel, I had no idea. Her voice is very sensual and she accomplishes the atmosphere that she seems to want to create. The music and lyrics are well crafted and tastfuly composed. Nothing fancy, just good tunes. Most of the songs are in the same key however, and the album can begin to sound monotonous. The highlights are "Quelqu'Un M'a Dit" , and track 6...I can't remember the name. If you like Aimee Mann, you will enjoy this album....

Pleasant but not great.......2004-10-23

This album is pleasant enough when heard in small doses. Ms Bruni has a reasonable pop voice and she doesn't do anything annoying - nor does she do anything terribly adventurous!

I've heard this album around ten times in my workplace and I would be quite happy if I never heard it again. It is okay as background music but I don't think I'd ever bother buying this album now.

I think Paris Combo are making the best French pop I've heard recently (not that I've heard a lot!).


I should also add that some of Ms Bruni's songs never seem to go anywhere - the verse/chorus/verse/chorus thing seems to be 'on auto-pilot' a lot of the time. She also seems to be content to simply sound cute and/or French in some of the songs. This just ain't enough for me! I am too old, too jaded and too cynical to get excited by a woman with a sexy accent alone.

sweet.......2004-03-28

Carla blends lullaby-esque melodies, acoustic rhythm, and fast sonorous french lyrics to create an absolutely peaceful, catchy, brilliant album. I definitely recommend it, even if you do not speak french!

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