Park Hotel [Import]

Product Description
1986 Italian-language Release. Band Includes Phil Manzanera, Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta.

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Average customer rating: Lovely An unexpected glimpse of happiness. Enchanting recital of French Melodies Nuit d'toiles - Melodies Francaises/ Gens, Vignoles An Outstanding Vocal Performance

Véronique Gens - Nuit d'étoiles (Mélodies Française) / Vignoles Gabriel Fauré , Claude Debussy , Francis Poulenc , Véronique Gens , and Roger Vignoles Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | 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 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 General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Véronique Gens ~ Berlioz - Les Nuits d'été · La mort de Cléopatre Reneé Fleming & Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Night Songs (Fauré, Debussy, Marx, Strauss, Rachmaninov) Tragédiennes Forgotten Songs: Dawn Upshaw Sings Debussy Poulenc - Melodies / Ameling · Gedda · W. Parker · Sénéchal · Souzay · Baldwin ASIN: B00003ZKR9 Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

1. Apres un reve, Op. 7 No. 1
2. Sylvie, Op. 7 No. 3
3. Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1
4. Lydia, Op. 4 No. 2
5. Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1 No.1
6. Mandoline, Op. 58 No. 1: 5 Melodies de Venise
7. Clair de lune, Op. 46, No. 2
8. Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1
9. 3 Chansons de Bilitis: I. La flute de Pan
10. 3 Chansons de Bilitis: II. La chevelure
11. 3 Chansons de Bilitis: III. Le tombeau des Naiades
12. Fetes galantes: I. En sourdine
13. Fetes galantes: II. Fantoches
14. Fetes galantes: III. Clair de lune
15. Nuit d'etoiles
16. Beau soir
17. Fleur des bles
18. La Belle au bois dormant
19. Noel des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison
20. BANALITES: I. Chanson d'Orkenise
21. BANALITES: II. Hotel
22. BANALITES: III. Fagnes de Wallonie
23. BANALITES: IV. Voyage a Paris
24. BANALITES: V. Sanglots
25. 2 Melodies de Guillaume Apollinaire: I. Montparnasse
26. 2 Melodies de Guillaume Apollinaire: II. Hyde Park
27. Les chemins de l'amour - valse chantee

Customer Reviews:

Lovely.......2005-08-30

I recommend this to any art-song lover, and really, anybody at all. Gens does an excellent performance of a great collection of beautiful French songs. Her voice is enjoyable all the way, she has great expression, and a convincing mastery of the genre.

An unexpected glimpse of happiness........2001-07-21

Stendhal wrote that "the sight of anything extremely beautiful, in nature or in art, brings back the memory of what one loves, with the speed of lightning. That is, ... all that is beautiful and sublime in the world takes part in the beauty of what one loves, and this unexpected glimpse of happiness immediately fills the eyes with tears. This is how love of the beautiful and love give each other life." This is what Ms. Gens will do to you when you listen to this CD.

Enchanting recital of French Melodies.......2000-07-07

This is a most enjoyable release, all the more so because Veronique Gens, who is generally considered a baroque specialist on the lyric stage, may well be a torch-bearer of the elusive art of the French song in the coming decades. The voice of Gens, which is solid and well-integrated with an alluring dash of vibrancy embedded therein, is eminently suited to the repertoire represented in this new Virgin Classics release. Her secure technique (just a hint of strain in one or two high notes) also renders it possible for her to fine down her voice in the ending of phrases to a charming effect. Being a native French speaker certainly helps, too. Although hers is perhaps not the most strongly-etched of readings, she is able to inflect the text intelligently, and her subtle but heart-felt stresses on particular words not only serve to illuminate the poetic prose, but also meld beautifully with the notes that she sing.

The CD opens with songs by Faure, and while Gens may not possess the charm and naturalness of utterance of Maggie Teyte, whose recordings of Faure's songs are, in the opinion of this reviewer, unsurpassable, she can conjure up the right kind of feeling for every song as no one can. Her tempo for the popular "Apres un reve" is a trifle too laid back. Yet, she conveys to perfection the dream-like quality of the song, as well as the sense of confusion and regret at awakening. Her singing of "Le papillon et la fleur" is delightfully vivid, and her evocation of the feeling of sadness being kept in restraint in "Les berceaux" makes the performance both intimate and touching.

The Debussy group is no less impressive. Despite the innovative idiom in which most of these songs are composed, Gens is able bring them off effortlessly and stylishly. She is in total command whether in the serenity of "Beau soir", the romanticism of "Nuit d'etoiles", the rustic charm of "Fleur des bles", or the harrowing grimness of "Noel des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison", the last one composed when Debussy was being haunted by the atrocities of the Great War. In "Fetes galantes I", although the vocal and piano parts are often independent of each other, Gens's remarkable interpretation succeeds in unifying the two strands into a picturesque and colourful whole. The "3 Chansons de Bilitis", which are composed very much in the style of PELLEAS ET MELISANDE, also find an ideal interpreter in Gens where, blessed with a keen sense of rhythm, she succeeds in propelling the texts forward with musical grace and dramatic import. She would surely make a wonderful Melisande.

The Poulenc is equally fine. The young soprano is able to do full justice to the diverse moods in "Banalites", which, according to Olivier Opdebeeck, who penned the CD notes, is composed in a "part-melancholy, part-joyful tone with a barb of irony which the composer identified in the poet". The "2 Melodies de Guillaume Apollinaire" are sharply contrasted, one (Montparnasse) languid and brooding and the other (Hyde Park) gusty and piquant. Gens's singing of "Les chemins de l'amour", a cross between a Viennese waltz and a cabaret song, is loveliness itself and provides a delicious end to an enchanting recital.

The major reservation that this reviewer has involves the accompaniment of Roger Vignoles. While he is able to provide secure support for the singer, his playing is uncharacterful and even bland. Besides, the piano tone seems to be rather thin at times. Nonetheless, this should not detract one from the sensuous beauty of Gens's performance. This reviewer hopes that Virgin Classics would be encouraged by the success of this release so that they can present this most promising singer in further volumes of French songs by, say, Chausson, Ravel and Duparc.

Nuit d'toiles - Melodies Francaises/ Gens, Vignoles.......2000-06-13

Not being a professional, but loving the genre of French melodies I'll avoid technical commentary; I have become a collector of these in recent years and find this one extremely satifying and appreciate the variety this CD presents.

An Outstanding Vocal Performance.......2000-05-01

This ranks as one of the very best recordings of French 'melodies' that I have yet heard. Unlike most other singers, Gens gives the words drama and meaning. Too many singers perform these works in a detached 'artistic' manner that often makes them all sound almost alike. I say this not to belittle Gens' voice (which is superb), but to indicate that this disk will take you beyond the 'standard' interpretations of these works. I had a chance to compare one of the melodies with another recent recording by Schafer, another singer whom I respect Both were being featured in a local record store. It was hard to realize they were actually singing the same piece. I recently saw Gens perform much of the same program at a recital in NYC. This was the best recital I had heard in a very long time (I go to many). The disk is almost as good. It suffers a bit from a very unnatural recorded sound: the microphone is much too close to the singer and the piano is much too forward. Also the accompaniest in NYC was clearly better. Nevertheless, it would be hard to find a better recorded performance. The more I listen to the disk, the less I notice these drawbacks. The choice of repetoire is also well done. I particularly liked the Debussy 'Trois chansons de Bilitis.' She ends with 'Les chemins de l'amour' which Poulenc wrote for Jean Anouilh's play 'Leaocadia'. This has become very popular outside the normal recital circuit. If you get only one disk of French melodies, this is the one to get.

Average customer rating: Essential for the chansom junkie. Buy It. Almost completely wonderful Indisputable Gallic flair Idiomatic, fresh, cleanly recorded the best songs ever ruined by uneven performing

Poulenc - Melodies / Ameling · Gedda · W. Parker · Sénéchal · Souzay · Baldwin Francis Poulenc , Dalton Baldwin , Elly Ameling , Gérard Souzay , Nicolai Gedda , Michel Sénéchal , and William Parker Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tartini | Tartini, Giuseppe | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | 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 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 | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Box Sets at 30% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Debussy - Mélodies / Ameling · Mesplé · Command · Souzay · von Stade · Baldwin Fauré - Mélodies / Souzay · Ameling · Baldwin A French Song Companion Véronique Gens - Nuit d'étoiles (Mélodies Française) / Vignoles The Songs of Henri Duparc ASIN: B000002S31 Release Date: 1992-01-23

Tracks:

1. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: I - Le Dromadaire
2. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: II - La Chevre Du Tibet
3. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: III - La Sauterelle
4. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: IV - Le Dauphin
5. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: V - L'ecrevisse
6. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: VI - La Carpe
7. COCARDES: I - Miel De Narbonne
8. COCARDES: II - Bonne D'enfant
9. COCARDES: III - Enfant De Troupe
10. 5 POEMES DE RONSARD: I - Attributs
11. 5 POEMES DE RONSARD: II - Le Tombeau
12. 5 POEMES DE RONSARD: III - Ballet
13. 5 POEMES DE RONSARD: IV - Je N'ai Plus Les Os
14. 5 POEMES DE RONSARD: V - A Son Page
15. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: I - La Maitresse Volage
16. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: II - Chanson A Boire
17. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: III - Madrigal
18. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: IV - Invocation Aux Parques
19. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: V - Couplets Bachiques
20. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: VI - L'offrande
21. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: VII - La Belle Jeunesse
22. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: VIII - Serenade
23. AIRS CHANTES: I - Air Romantique
24. AIRS CHANTES: II - Air Champetre
25. AIRS CHANTES: III - Air Grave
26. AIRS CHANTES: IV - Air Vif
27. Epitaphe
28. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE LALANNE: I - Le Present
29. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE LALANNE: II - Chanson
30. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE LALANNE: III - Hier
31. 4 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: I - L'anguille
32. 4 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: II - Carte Postale
33. 4 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: III - Avant Le Cinema
34. 4 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: IV - 1904
35. 5 POEMES DE MAX JACOB: I - Chanson Bretonne
36. 5 POEMES DE MAX JACOB: II - Cimetiere
37. 5 POEMES DE MAX JACOB: III - La Petite Servante
38. 5 POEMES DE MAX JACOB: IV - Berceuse
39. 5 POEMES DE MAX JACOB: V - Souric Et Mouric
40. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: I - La Couronne
41. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: II - Le Depart
42. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: III - Les Gars Polonais
43. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: IV - Le Dernier Mazour
44. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: V - L'adieu
45. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: VI - Le Drapeau Blanc
46. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: VII - La Vistule
47. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: VIII - Le Lac

Tracks:

1. 5 POEMES DE PAUL ELUARD: I - Peut - Il Se Reposer?
2. 5 POEMES DE PAUL ELUARD: II - Il La Prend Dans Ses Bras
3. 5 POEMES DE PAUL ELUARD: III - Plume D'eau Claire
4. 5 POEMES DE PAUL ELUARD: IV - Rodeuse Au Front De Verre
5. 5 POEMES DE PAUL ELUARD: V - Amoureuses
6. A Sa Guitare
7. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: I - Bonne Journee
8. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: II - Une Ruine Coquille Vide
9. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: III - Le Front Comme Un Drapeau Perdu
10. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: IV - Une Roulotte Couverte En Tuiles
11. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: V - A Toutes Brides
12. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: VI - Une Herbe Pauvre
13. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: VII - Je N'ai Envie Que De T'aimer
14. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: VIII - Figure De Force Brulante Et Farouche
15. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: IX - Nous Avons Fait La Nuit
16. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE DE VILMORIN: I - Le Garcon De Liege
17. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE DE VILMORIN: II - Au-Dela
18. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE DE VILMORIN: III - Aux Officiers De La Garde Blanche
19. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: I - Dans Le Jardin D'anna
20. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: II - Allons Plus Vite
21. MIROIRS BRULANTS: I - Tu Vois Le Feu Du Soir
22. MIROIRS BRULANTS: II - Je Nommerai Ton Front
23. Le Portrait
24. La Grenouillere
25. Priez Pour Paix
26. Ce Doux Petit Visage
27. Bleuet
28. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: I - La Dame D'andre
29. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: II - Dans L'herbe
30. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: III - Il Vole
31. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: IV - Mon Cadavre Est Doux Comme Un Gant
32. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: V - Violon
33. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: VI - Fleurs

Tracks:

1. BANALITES: I - Chanson D'orkenise
2. BANALITES: II - Hotel
3. BANALITES: III - Fagnes De Wallonie
4. BANALITES: IV - Voyage A Paris
5. BANALITES: V - Sanglots
6. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: I - Chanson Du Clair Tamis
7. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: II - Les Gars Qui Vont A La Fete
8. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: III - C'est Le Joli Printemps
9. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: IV - Le Mendiant
10. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: V - Chanson De La Fille Frivole
11. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: VI - Le Retour Du Sergent
12. METAMORPHOSES: I - Reine Des Mouettes
13. METAMORPHOSES: II - C'est Ainsi Que Tu Es
14. METAMORPHOSES: III - Paganini
15. 2 POEMES DE LOUIS ARAGON: I - C
16. 2 POEMES DE LOUIS ARAGON: II - Fetes Galantes
17. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: I - Montparnasse
18. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: II - Hyde Park
19. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: I - Le Pont
20. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: II - Un Poeme
21. Paul Et Virginie
22. Mais Mourir
23. Hymne
24. 3 CHANSONS DE FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: I - L'enfant Muet
25. 3 CHANSONS DE FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: II - Adelina A La Promenade
26. 3 CHANSONS DE FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: III - Chanson A L'oranger Sec
27. Le Disparu
28. Main Dominee Par Le Coeur
29. CALLIGRAMMES: I - L'espionne
30. CALLIGRAMMES: II - Mutation
31. CALLIGRAMMES: III - Vers Le Sud
32. CALLIGRAMMES: IV - Il Pleut
33. CALLIGRAMMES: V - La Grace Exilee
34. CALLIGRAMMES: VI - Aussi Bien Que Les Cigales
35. CALLIGRAMMES: VII - Voyage

Tracks:

1. Mazurka
2. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: I - Rayon Des Yeux...
3. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: II - Le Matin Les Branches Attisent...
4. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: III - Tout Disparut...
5. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: IV - Dans Les Tenebres Du Jardin...
6. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: V - Unis La Fraicheur Et Le Feu...
7. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: VI - Homme Au Sourire Tendre...
8. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: VII - La Grande Riviere Qui VA...
9. PARISIANA: Le Joueur De Bugle
10. PARISIANA: Vous N'ecrivez Plus?
11. Rosemonde
12. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: I - Pablo Picasso
13. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: II - Marc Chagall
14. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: III - Georges Braque
15. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: IV - Juan Gris
16. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: V - Paul Klee
17. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: VI - Joan Miro
18. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: VII - Jacques Villon
19. La Souris
20. Nuage
21. Dernier Poeme
22. Une Chanson De Porcelaine
23. LA COURTE PAILLE: I - Le Sommeil
24. LA COURTE PAILLE: II - Quelle Aventure!
25. LA COURTE PAILLE: III - La Reine De Coeur
26. LA COURTE PAILLE: IV - Ba, Be, Bi, Bo, Bu
27. LA COURTE PAILLE: V - Les Anges Musiciens
28. LA COURTE PAILLE: VI - Le Carafon
29. LA COURTE PAILLE: VII - Lune D'avril
30. Toreador
31. 4 CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: I - La Tragique Histoire Du Petit Rene
32. 4 CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: II - Nous Voulons Une Petite Soeur
33. 4 CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: III - Le Petit Garcon Trop Bien Portant
34. 4 CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: IV - Monsieur Sans-Souci
35. Fancy
36. Colloque

Customer Reviews:

Essential for the chansom junkie. Buy It........2006-10-25

'Poulenc Melodies' performed by a really impressive lineup of vocal talent including Elly Ameling and Nicolai Gedda is exactly the kind of recording you need if you are compulsive about having 'complete' collections of things. This shows a range of composition which smaller releases such as single CD 'Voyage a Paris' (Hyperion, with Felicity Lott and Graham Johnson)can give us. For starters, many of these chansom showed a lot more evidence of more modern stylings and a far greater range of interpretation. In fact, I even had to check the lyrics in the included booklet to verify that on some songs, the performers were singing in French. Even though I have a smattering of knowledge of French, I would have sworn that the singers were performing songs in Russian.

I am happy that all four discs run for more than 60 minutes. No cheap short changing here. If you don't want to spring for the large set, the Hyperion release is great, but this is worth every penny.

Almost completely wonderful.......2005-04-29

Its very considerable advantage lies in its completeness. Poulenc was one of the very greatest songwriters of any era. If you have no Poulenc songs in your collection, start here. The recommendation of Kruysen is a fine one, but only after you have heard this as a basis of comparison. Of Ameling, Senechal, Souzay, Gedda, and Parker, the only disappointment is Parker, who - I'll just say it - sings with his usual bleat. Souzay is a shade past it in vocal quality, but he still understands these songs as well as anybody, with great declamation (and that, after all, is what most of French singing is about). The dryness of the voice is nowhere close to disastrous, as it might have been in Italian opera. Indeed, it lends an air of life lived, without excuses. Gedda is okay. The standouts are Souzay, Ameling, and Senechal. Baldwin accompanies superbly.

Indisputable Gallic flair.......2004-06-06

These performances are piquant and stylistically right on target. Even if Souzay is past his best here, he brings a lifetime of experience to bear and the other performers are wonderful. Ignore the curmudgeon who blasted this set. You will enjoy this tremendously if you love Poulenc.

Idiomatic, fresh, cleanly recorded.......2001-05-12

This is a fine set. Dalton Baldwin accompanies each singer with clarity and zest. And who can resist the affectionate singing of the likes of Nicolai Gedda and Elly Ameling? The "melodies" themselves are magnificent--among Poulenc's finest creations. Whether you have other performances of these works or not, I think you'd be pleased with this beautifully recorded set. Certainly the 70's-vintage performances are more individual in profile, more "romantic," if you will, than those conjured by most of the "anonymous" singers of our own age. Recommended with enthusiasm.

the best songs ever ruined by uneven performing.......2001-05-05

This is a warning for all Poulenc fans NOT to take the bargain route and purchase this immense collection -- you might think you're getting a great deal but: the singing and pianism is substandard and doesn't do the music justice (remotely). Songs like Bonne Journe'e or Ho^tel are all but ruined... Here's what to buy: Bernard Kruysen's CD of selected Poulenc masterpieces (favoring the Elouard settings)... nobody will ever come close to Kruysen in interpreting Poulenc. Avoid THIS CD. They still get 2 stars for (1) being encyclical and (2) delivering clear and even sound quality.

Average customer rating:

Hotel Voyeur Various Artists Manufacturer: Park Lane Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009OORFQ Release Date: 2005-06-27

Tracks:

1. Give a Little [Trentemoller Re-Adjustment] - Andy Caldwell, Jay-Jays,
2. Try [Original Version]
3. Love Is Gonna Get Ya [the Wild Fruit Mix]
4. Wall [Mylo Remix]
5. Life Is Like [Native New Yorkers Explore Your Soul Vocal Mix] - Cathy Campani, Richard Gow
6. Close to Me [The Beard's Mach 111 Vocal] - Amma,
7. Musica [Native New Yorkers Vocal Club Mix]
8. Give It Back [Eric's Wollman Dub] - Gaelle
9. Another Day [Native New Yorkers Deep in the Hole Mix] - Jessica Lauren, Native New Yorkers
10. Come On [Salted Mood Dub] - Miguel Migs
11. Midnight Original Mix - Solaris Heights

Tracks:

1. Honey [Freedom Satellite Dub] - Tosca
2. I Am Yours
3. Pleasure - The Living Theater
4. Ambicion Eterna - Thievery Corporation, Verny Varela
5. 45 Seconds (On Top of the World)
6. Would You Like to Dance
7. So Deep - Ann Lee
8. I Feel Free [Islas Baleares Mix] - Decoy
9. Rainbow Flaws - Husky Rescue
10. I Can't Sleep Tonight
11. Goodbye (Theme from an Imaginary Movie)

Album Details

Hotel V is a Double CD Overflowing with the Finest Quality Pure Sensual Grooves; Stylishly Sexy, Fresh and Sophisticated. At Last! Just What's Needed to Spice Up and Excite the Dance Music Marketplace. Working Hand in Hand with the Legendary DJ, Mister Pete Heywood (Who Runs the Famous Club Voyeur) and Djs at all the Right Venues, Fashion Parties and Places: He Has Very Carefully Chosen a Supremely Sexy and Mouthwateringly Fresh Tracklisting! the First CD is Subtitled "Before Midnight" and Has an International Mix of Electro-house and features a Mylo Remix of Kylie Minogue Alongside Andy Caldwell, Miguel Migs and More... The Second CD, "After Midnight", is Filled Again with the International Flavour Associated with Such an International Name DJ featuring Tosca, Husky Rescue, the White Room and More... The Packaging is Superbly Stylish and Sexy to Reflect the Sensual but Chic Fine Quality of the Label. Hotel Voyeur a Stunning Album to Indulge, Enjoy and Show Off.

Average customer rating: surprisingly good Superb Modern 'chansoms'. Buy It. Ooh la la Ahhh... Poulenc... an incredible composer, a beautiful CD!

Voyage à Paris ~ The Melodies of Francis Poulenc / Lott, Murray, Rolfe Johnson, G. Johnson Francis Poulenc , Songmakers' Almanac [members of] , Felicity Lott , Ann Murray , Anthony Rolfe Johnson , Graham Johnson , Ron Gonsalves , Richard Jackson , and Edward Perry Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Interpretation of French Song ASIN: B000002ZHZ Release Date: 1993-03-23

Tracks:

1. Voyage a Paris
2. Deux Melodies de Guillaume Appollinaire: i. Montparnasse
3. Deux Melodies de Guillaume Appollinaire: ii. Hyde Park
4. Bleuet
5. Voyage
6. Hotel
7. Trois Poemes de Louise Lalanne: i. Le Present
8. Trois Poemes de Louise Lalanne: ii. Chanson
9. Trois Poemes de Louise Lalanne: iii. Hier
10. Tel jour telle nuit: i. Bonne journee
11. Tel jour telle nuit: Une ruine coquille vide
12. Tel jour telle nuit: Le front comme un drapeau perdu
13. Tel jour telle nuit: Une roulotte couverte en tuiles
14. Tel jour telle nuit: A toutes brides
15. Tel jour telle nuit: Une herbe pauvre
16. Tel jour telle nuit: Je n'ai envie que de t'aimer
17. Tel jour telle nuit: Figure de force brulante et farouche
18. Tel jour telle nuit: Nous avons fait la nuit
19. Tu vois le feu du soir
20. METAMORPHOSES: Reine des mouettes
21. METAMORPHOSES: C'est ainsi que tu es
22. METAMORPHOSES: Paganini
23. Colloque 1940
24. Deux Poemes de Louis Aragon: i. 'C'
25. Deux Poemes de Louis Aragon: II Fetes galantes
26. Priez pour paix
27. A sa guitare
28. Toreador - Chanson hispano-iltalienne
29. Nous voulons une petite soeur
30. Les Chemins de l'Amour - Valse Chantee

Amazon.com

Poulenc's songs are some of the finest of this century. His method of writing was unusual. He would set bits of text as the music occurred to him, a few bars at a time. Sometimes the process would take months, even years. The result is music that changes mood in the blink of an eye, and it was Poulenc's gift that he was able to create such a seamless line from musical fragments that might seem to have very little in common with each other at all. From the audience's standpoint, his songs are among the most fun to listen to. Poulenc enjoyed a good laugh, loved the music of the Parisian cafes and nightclubs, and wasn't afraid of tossing anything he heard into a song if he felt that it belonged there. As these bright and idiomatic performances demonstrate, the result is totally delightful. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

surprisingly good.......2007-01-20

I don't always enjoy Felicity Lott's singing on other recordings of French and English songs. She's prone to fluttery vibrato and mushy diction, neither of which is evident in this recording. Here she is in command of the high pianissimo and, where necessary a warm, opulent tone. She really lets loose in the more outgoing numbers and is not at all mannered in her diction. Graham Johnson is brilliant as always, finding a distinct persona in every piano part. Anyone with an interest in Poulenc should own his complete songs, but this disc is a worth having as well.

Superb Modern 'chansoms'. Buy It........2006-10-21

'Voyage a Paris', a recording of thirty chansom's by Francis Poulenc brings to the mid-20th century the great tradition of the European art song / chansom / lieder. While I intellectually find greater pleasure in Schubert's Lieder in German, the chansom, especially these gems, have a far greater influence on my libido and my sense of 'pretty things'. Thankfully, Poulenc does not simply reproduce the styles of Debussy, and there is clearly more of both Paris and the 20th Century in these songs than in those of his earlier contemporary, Reynaldo Hahn.

If you can hold but one or two CD's of chansoms, pick this work and Susan Graham's recording of Berlioz 'les nuits d'ete'.

Ooh la la.......2006-06-02

This collection contains many of Poulenc's best--and most important--mélodies. The performances are first-rate. Don't toss your Souzay/Baldwin recordings, but do consider adding this one to your collection. C'est magnifique!

Ahhh... Poulenc... an incredible composer, a beautiful CD!.......2005-01-22

As a classically trained vocalist, I simply cannot recommend this album enough! I have fallen in love with Felicity Lott's interpretation of Poulenc and the beautiful upper register of her voice. Graham Johnson's accompaniment is clear and precise throughout the album (I am especially fond of the crisp chords in Paganini). I highly recommend this recording to any classical music lover and especially anyone interested in French melodie.

Average customer rating: At least it's Poulenc

Voyage à Paris: Songs of Francis Poulenc Manufacturer: Arabesque Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000AFJM Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

1. A Sa Guitare
2. Ce Doux Petit Visage Benalites
3. I. Chanson D'Orkenise
4. II. Hotel
5. III. Fagnes De Wallonie
6. IV. Voyage A Paris
7. V. Sanglots
8. Deux Poemes De Guillaume Apollinaire: I. Montparnasse
9. Deux Poemes De Guillaume Apollinaire: II. Hyde Park
10. Rodeuse Au Front De Verre
11. QUATRE CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: I. La Tragique Histoire Du Petit Rene
12. QUATRE CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: II. Nous Voulons Une Petite Soeur
13. QUATRE CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: III. Le Petit Garcon Trop Bien Portant
14. QUATRE CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: IV. Monsieur Sans-Souci (Il Fait Tout Lui-Meme)
15. Fancy
16. Deux Poemes de Louis Aragon: I. C
17. II. Fetes Galantes
18. Bleuet
19. Le Disparu
20. Priez Pour Paix
21. Nos Souvenirs Qui Chantent
22. Une Chanson De Porcelaine
23. Tel jour telle nuit: I. Bonne Journee
24. Tel jour telle nuit: II. Une Ruine Coquille Vide
25. Tel jour telle nuit: III. Le Front Comme Un Drapeau Perdu
26. Tel jour telle nuit: IV. Une Roulotte Couverte En Tuiles
27. Tel jour telle nuit: V. A Toutes Brides
28. Tel jour telle nuit: VI. Une Herbe Pauvre
29. Tel jour telle nuit: VII. Je N'Ai Envie Que De T'Aimer
30. Tel jour telle nuit: VIII. Figure De Force Brulante Et Farouche
31. Tel jour telle nuit: IX. Nous Avons Fait La Nuit

Amazon.com

This is a delightful record. Francis Poulenc was a composer who commanded many different styles, and these 31 songs are so well chosen for variety of length, weight, mood, and character that no two of them are alike, although some are connected through their poets or subject matter. In Four Children's Songs, poems that begin innocently become scary; they are set to music of utmost simplicity. There are outpourings of ardent passion, tenderness, joy, sorrow, longing, and nostalgia, as well as sarcastic parodies, jazzy cabaret songs, and one setting of Shakespeare in English. The performances are wonderful. White's bright, light tenor is just right for this music; he brings out every nuance and inflection with complete idiomatic identification, and his diction is perfect. Sanders, his long-time partner, provides both support and leadership, setting moods in his preludes and sustaining them in his postludes--the mark of a great accompanist. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

At least it's Poulenc.......2003-05-14

Being a tenor, I know I am harsh on other voices - especially those that are stringy, strident, strained, sickly - pick an "s".
Poor Robert White should be singing lower rep at this point, his voice is really not suited to the range of some of these songs... and we all know they weren't even written for tenors... oh well - the pianist is good, Mr. White's performance isn't terrible, it's just not nice.

Average customer rating: Original appearance of Alice's classic "Nomadi" Power and emotions Amazing

Park Hotel Alice Manufacturer: EMI Italiana ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000006SDR Release Date: 1996-04-24

Tracks:

1. Il Senso Dei Desideri
2. Viali Di Solitudine
3. Conoscersi
4. Citta Chiusa
5. Nuvole Rosse
6. Luci Lontane
7. Nomadi
8. Volo Di Notte
9. Segni Nel Cielo

Album Details

1986 Italian-language Release. Band Includes Phil Manzanera, Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta.

Customer Reviews:

Original appearance of Alice's classic "Nomadi".......2006-04-17

This CD contains the first appearance of Alice's recording of "Nomadi" by Juri Camisasca. You can also hear Alice's long-time collaborator Franco Battiato sing this on his CD "Fisiognomica." I enjoy Battiato's version but his somewhat thin voice comes no where near doing justice to this song like Alice does. Alice's version of "Nomadi" is one of the finest pop recordings I have ever heard. I love it. My wife loves it. My teenage kids love it. Everyone who comes to my house and hears it loves it. Camisasca's construction is flawless. The melodies of the verse and chorus are very memorable, the sort of melodies that you find yourself often humming. I don't speak Italian but my wife knows enough and the lyrics are very poetic and profound. The song also boasts a lovely, dreamy synthesizer/techno arrangement. Above all, there is Alice's performance, beautifully phrased in a her rich, deep voice. A perfect track.

Power and emotions.......2005-12-15

I find Alice's music very touching and empowering, like a cathedral of love and passion. Park Hotel is a record I listen to over and over again. Funny that the artist seems to me be known only in Italy¨, but it does not matter. Especially Nomadi and Viali Di Solitudine are very awesome moments in this truly great record.

Amazing.......2004-08-14

Alice could sing everything ... she gives joy and great emotions. This album is a well produced and performed masterpiece

Average customer rating:

The Secretariat Motor Hotel Ashley Park Manufacturer: Darling ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Chamber Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009RJTJC Release Date: 2003-01-01

Tracks:

1. I Guess I'm Going Away
2. Father Hill's American Farm
3. Old Wolves
4. Lonely Nights of Home
5. Ballad of Mad Cameron Howard
6. You'll Be Lonesome Too
7. Letter to the Mounties
8. Change Things
9. Born Again
10. Rocco the Policeman (And His Dog)
11. Our Glory Days
12. Kingdom of the Universe

Average customer rating: Original appearance of Alice's classic "Nomadi" Power and emotions Amazing

Park Hotel Alice Manufacturer: Musicrama, Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003P7M Release Date: 1994-01-01

Album Details

1986 Italian-language Release. Band Includes Phil Manzanera, Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta.

Customer Reviews:

Original appearance of Alice's classic "Nomadi".......2006-04-17

This CD contains the first appearance of Alice's recording of "Nomadi" by Juri Camisasca. You can also hear Alice's long-time collaborator Franco Battiato sing this on his CD "Fisiognomica." I enjoy Battiato's version but his somewhat thin voice comes no where near doing justice to this song like Alice does. Alice's version of "Nomadi" is one of the finest pop recordings I have ever heard. I love it. My wife loves it. My teenage kids love it. Everyone who comes to my house and hears it loves it. Camisasca's construction is flawless. The melodies of the verse and chorus are very memorable, the sort of melodies that you find yourself often humming. I don't speak Italian but my wife knows enough and the lyrics are very poetic and profound. The song also boasts a lovely, dreamy synthesizer/techno arrangement. Above all, there is Alice's performance, beautifully phrased in a her rich, deep voice. A perfect track.

Power and emotions.......2005-12-15

I find Alice's music very touching and empowering, like a cathedral of love and passion. Park Hotel is a record I listen to over and over again. Funny that the artist seems to me be known only in Italy¨, but it does not matter. Especially Nomadi and Viali Di Solitudine are very awesome moments in this truly great record.

Amazing.......2004-08-14

Alice could sing everything ... she gives joy and great emotions. This album is a well produced and performed masterpiece

Average customer rating: High and Lonesome how about 3 1/2 stars?

The Secretariat Motor Hotel Ashley Park Manufacturer: Cherry Red ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Chamber Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B00009MKQ8 Release Date: 2004-04-05

Tracks:

1. I Guess I'm Going Away
2. Father Hill's American Farm
3. Old Wolves
4. Lonely Nights of Home
5. Ballad of Mad Cameron Howard
6. You'll Be Lonesome Too
7. Letter to the Mounties
8. Change Things
9. Born Again
10. Rocco the Policeman (And His Dog)
11. Our Glory Days
12. Kingdom of the Universe

Customer Reviews:

High and Lonesome.......2004-10-03

A concept album of sorts, "The Secretariat Motor Hotel" tells the multifarious tales of life at a fictional roadside inn. Singer and songwriter Terry Miles employs just the right dry and dusty notes to frame his vignettes, which, he says, are "a tapestry of lonely city life and longing for the country." With a down-home production (most of the material was recorded in Terry's basement on a laptop) and affecting touches - a shimmering pedal steel here and a simmering organ there - this album oozes melancholy. We come to empathize with such down and outers as Father Hill, Mad Cameron Howard and Rocco the Policeman (and his dog) just like Dylan engaged us with Hattie Carroll, Hollis Brown and John Wesley Harding. Tying it all together is Miles and girlfriend Kelly Haigh's harmonizing - he sounds as comfortable with her as Gram did with Emmylou. Listen to "The Secretariat Motor Hotel" and feel high and lonesome.

how about 3 1/2 stars?.......2004-07-14

This album is very good, but almost too good. It has the twang in the right place, pedal steel guitar at the right moment, acoustic strumming right when it should be. But it lacks SOUL. Almost like an album-by-numbers project. Its not bad, but not terribly original. I wasn't disappointed, but not overly impressed either.

Average customer rating:

Ravel/Poulenc: Melodies Manufacturer: Adda ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001NGM Release Date: 1995-09-19

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7. Rokoto Make Me Dance Dance
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Grieg: Classics of a Lifetime

Double Times [Import]

Peel Sessions [CD-single] [EP] [Live] [Import]

Gangster Number One [Soundtrack] [Import]

English Customs and Traditions

Dressed to Kill

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Collection Dansez, Vol. 5

Günter Bialas: Concerto Lirico; Music for Piano and Orchestra; Trois Moments Musicaux

Contemporary Leaders [Limited Edition] [Import]

Duke Ellington Presents the Dollar Band Trio

El Niño [Explicit Lyrics]

Winter Moon

The Fabulous Danny Boy Album