Mon Frère [Original recording remastered]

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L'original Series. Reissue of the Original Album. Digitally Remastered Using 20bit Technology. Digipack.

Tracks:

Y.M.M.W.D.S.B
Drain
You Don't Mind
Look At The Cash
Leaving Town
BigShot
CleverBoi
Wasted Life
Let it Bleed (Teen Wolf)
Bulliton
Harsh Winds

Album Description

Spewing forth from the suburban lawns of Seattle comes a new sound in terror, Mon Frere's "Blood, Sweat & Swords".

Driven by brutal guitars, ravishing synths and pounding beats, Mon Frere creates a world of zombies, wolf boys, and throat-slitting romance on a dance punk beat warpath. Frontwoman Nouela Johnston throws down the gauntlet, sassily belting her way through these 11 tracks of murder, romance and murder, leaving a trail of lost causes in her wake.

Blood Sweat & Swords is the debut full length from Mon Frere and makes good on the promises of the critically acclaimed 2005 Real Vampires EP.

For fans of: The Gossip, The Faint, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Pretty Girls Make Graves.

Customer Reviews:

Seattle noise makes it big time!!!!!.......2007-01-25

I first saw this threesome of talented and very young people in a local music festival in Seattle, WA. These guys offer music that's very emotional, aggressive and yet poetically beautiful. I have purchased any piece of music they released and enjoyed their art very much.

The lead singer offers powerul expressive singing style and her ringing-at -times-on-the-verge-of-breaking voice is supported by a tight -woven background of melodious noise. They need a bassist to make this even better than it already is - and yet - here they are - raw talent at its best!!!

'Mon Frere' should be called 'Mon Amour'...Because I love them :].......2006-06-17

While performing a show on a stage less than 20' long in a record store in Boise, ID, Mon Frere won me over.

Instantly into track one[entitled Y.M.M.W.D.S.B.], you are taken in by a cuddly synth riff. But what does Y.M.M.W.D.S.B. mean? "You make me wanna destroy something beautiful"...taken straight from the song's chorus. Cuddly? I think not.
The rest of the album's tracks take you on a ride of powerchords, twinkling keyboard ditties, and drum crescendos. Each song is put together differently, yet carries the same idea of killer rock songs you can dance to. No track should be skipped, which is a lot to say. You can put this album on from beginning to end. And even after one time through, you will have the guitar riffs in your head.

But the fact that they are from Seattle should just give you a hint right there.

I would recommend this album for anybody who likes:
*Catchy [but not pop sounding] rock
*To dance!
*Chick bands that wail
*The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
*Bands with synth/keyboards
*Energetic, fun, music
*To show boys who's boss :)

Nouela Johnston proves that bands headed by females can wail just as much as an all male group. If not more. And in Nouela's case, I would definitely say MORE.
AND!!! They don't even have a bass player [Like another girl/2 guy band we know...YYY's]

Blood, Sweat & Swords is a fine debut album, and I look forward to seeing what Mon Frere has in store for us in the future.

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One of the Great Singer-Songwriter Albums, Still His Best
So Glad it's Still Around
The Best
A flawless collection of hauntingly beautiful songs

Mon Frère
Maxime Le Forestier
Manufacturer: Universal
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Binding: Audio CD

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Maxime Le Forestier (Le Steak)
Ne Quelque Part
Le Meteque
Ferrat Chante Aragon
Essentielles

ASIN: B0000071IV
Release Date: 1996-03-05

Tracks:

Mon Frere
Education Sentimentale
La Rouille
Mourir Pour Une Nuit
Marie, Pierre Et Charlemagne
Comme Un Arbre
Fontenay-Aux-Roses
Parachutiste
Je Ne Sais Rien Faire
San Francisco
Ca Sert A Quoi

Album Details

L'original Series. Reissue of the Original Album. Digitally Remastered Using 20bit Technology. Digipack.

Customer Reviews:

One of the Great Singer-Songwriter Albums, Still His Best.......2007-04-04

I was introduced to the music of Maxime Le Forestier when I was a student in France almost thirty years ago, and was given this album as a gift. It is very much in the same vein as the singer-songwriter albums that were flourishing in this country in the late 60s and early 70s, and I loved it immediately. Maxime's songs resemble Paul Simon's early work, musically; but they have something of Bob Dylan's political edge. If you speak French, you will appreciate his literate, poetic lyrics; even if you don't, you may still enjoy his exquisite guitar playing and rich, mellow voice. The arrangements are also very nicely done, although the electric keyboards on the title track do sound a trifle dated nowadays. I have collected the majority of Maxime's albums over the years, and all are superb, but this is still my favorite. It remains the best introduction to a major artist who deserves greater exposure outside the French-speaking world. Very highly recommended!

So Glad it's Still Around.......2002-08-12

I discovered Maxime when I was a student in So. France in 1972. I was recently in Paris and purchased his newest CD. His voice is still terrific. The album Mon Frere is what got me hooked on Maxime...the voice of an angel. This is a fabulous album.

The Best.......2000-09-03

This is the album that has most affected my knowledge of and affection for French popular music. As an American student in Provence in the late 70's, the music hit a responsive chord in me before I ever had a clue about the lyrics. Understanding lyrics just got me more hooked. (more hooked?)

Anyway, this album contains a number of le Forestier classics: the popular "Marie, Pierre et Charlemagne", "Education Sentimentale", and "San Fransisco", the anti-military "Parachutiste", the environmentalist "Comme un Arbre", the wistful "Mon Frere" and "La Rouille" and the angry "Ca Sert a Quoi" - you can't go wrong with this one.

A flawless collection of hauntingly beautiful songs.......2000-07-05

"Daddy, can I listen to your sad French songs in the car?" is a question my daughter has asked me often in the days since I managed to track down this magnificent album on CD. I first heard Mon Frere as an exchange student in France in 1977, immediately bought the record and have kept it close even since. Mon Frere is the title of the devastating first song in which the singer mourns the brother he never had -- just reading the lyrics are enough to bring a lump to my throat. While at least a couple of the songs are light-hearted and enchanting, there is a deep seam of pain and dark nostalgia running right through this work. The album is worth buying for the poetic lyrics alone, although there are no words provided for a bitter little ballad called Parachutiste, which refers to the abominable conduct of the French paratroopers during the Algerian war of the early 1960s. It is no surprise that Maxime Le Forestier's greatest 20 hits album contains no less than seven of the 11 songs on Mon Frere.

Massenet - Werther / Alagna · Gheorghiu · Hampson · Petibon · Courtis · Fouchécourt · Frémeau · LSO · Pappano

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A star among modern Werthers, but there are others
Another Smash Hit From The French Opera Specialists
¿El mejor Werther despues de Kraus?
Best Werther recording since the 1930s
thoughts on "Werther"

Massenet - Werther / Alagna · Gheorghiu · Hampson · Petibon · Courtis · Fouchécourt · Frémeau · LSO · Pappano
Jules Massenet , Antonio Pappano , Roberto Alagna , Angela Gheorghiu , London Symphony Orchestra , Tiffin Children's Choir , Thomas Hampson , Patricia Petibon , Jean-Philippe Courtis , Jean-Paul Fouchécourt , Jean-Marie Frémeau , James Savage-Hanford , Pierre Dupont , and Sophie Boulanger
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ASIN: B00001ZSVU
Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

Werther: Prelude (Orchestra)
Werther: Act One: Assez! Assez! M'ecouterat-on cette fois? (Le Bailli, Les Enfants)
Werther: Act One: Bravo pour les enfants! (Johann, Schmidt, Les Enfants, Le Bailli, Sophie)
Werther: Act One: Alors, c'est bien ici la maison du Bailli?
Werther: Act One: Je ne sais si je veille (Werther)
Werther: Act One: Jesus vient de naitre!...Chers enfants! (Les Enfants, Werther)
Werther: Act One: Ah! comme ils sont meilleurs que moi! (Werther, Les enfants, Le Bailli)
Werther: Act One: Arrivez donc, Bruhlmann! (Le Bailli, Charlotte, Werther, Sophie)
Werther: Act One: O spectacle ideal d'amour et d'innocence (Werther)
Werther: Act One: Monsieur Werther!...Vivat Bacchus, semper vivat! (Le Bailli, Charlotte, Sophie)
Werther: Act One: Sophie!...Albert! Toi de retour! (Albert, Sophie)
Werther: Act One: Elle m'aime!...Quelle priere de reconnaissance et d'amour (Albert)
Werther: Act One: Interlude (Orchestre)
Werther: Act One: Interlude (continued) ...Il Faut nous separer
Werther: Act One: Mais vous ne savez rien de moi
Werther: Act One: Reve! Extase! Bonheur! (Charlotte, Werther)
Werther: Act One: Charlotte! Charlotte! Albert est de retour! (Le Bailli, Charlotte, Werther)
Werther: Act Two: Prelude (Orchestre) ....Vivat Bacchus! Semper vivat!
Werther: Act Two: Allez, chantez l'office (Johann, Schmidt)
Werther: Act Two: Trois mois! Voici trois mois que nous sommes unis! (Albert, Charlotte)
Werther: Act Two: Un autre est son epoux!
Werther: Act Two: J'aurais sur ma poitrine (Werther)
Werther: Act Two: Si! Katchen reviendra, je vous dis! (Schmidt, Johann)
Werther: Act Two: Au bonheur dont mon ame est pleine...Vous l'avez dit: mon ame est loyale et sincere (Albert, Werther)
Werther: Act Two: Frere, voyez! Voyez le beau bouquet!...Heureux! Pourais-je l'etre encore? (Sophie, Werther, Albert)
Werther: Act Two: Ai-je dit vrai? L'amour que j'ai pour elle Ah! qu'il est loin, ce jour plein d'intime douceur
Werther: Act Two: N'est-il donc pas d'autre femme
Werther: Act Two: Oui, ce qu'elle m'ordonne
Werther: Act Two: Lorsque l'enfant revient d'un voyage avant l'heure
Werther: Act Two: Mais venez donc! le cortege s'approche (Sophie, Werther, Charlotte, Albert)

Tracks:

Werther: Act Three: Prelude (Orchestra)
Werther: Act Three: Werther! Werther!...Qui m'aurait dit la place
Werther: Act Three: Des cris joyeux d'enfants montent sous ma fenetre (Charlotte)
Werther: Act Three: Bonjour, grand soeur! (Sophie, Charlotte)
Werther: Act Three: Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (Charlotte)
Werther: Act Three: Tiens, Charlotte, crois-moi, ne reste pas ici (Sophie, Charlotte)
Werther: Act Three: Ah! mon courage m'abandonne! (Charlotte)
Werther: Act Three: Qui, c'est moi! Je reviens! (Werner, Charlotte)
Werther: Act Three: Ha! bien souvent...Toute mon ame est la!...Pourquoi me reveiller, o souffle du printemps? (Werner)
Werther: Act Three: N'achevez pas! Helas!
Werther: Act Three: Ah! Moi! Moi, dans ses bras! (Charlotte, Werther)
Werther: Act Three: Werther, est de retour...on la vu revenir (Albert, Charlotte)
Werther: Act Four: Entr'acte: La Nuit de Noel (Orchestra)
Werther: Act Four: Werther! Werther! Rien! (Charlotte)
Werther: Act Four: Qui parle? Charlotte, ah! c'est toi!
Werther: Act Four: A cette heure supreme, je suis heureux (Charlotte, Werther)
Werther: Act Four: Noel! Noel! Noel!...Dieu! Ces cris joyeux (Les Enfants, Charlotte, Werther, Sophie)
Werther: Act Four: Ah! ses yeux se ferment!...Non...Charlotte!...je meurs (Charlotte, Werther)

Amazon.com

The modern discography of Massenet's Werther has long been dominated by the (currently out of print) Philips recording starring José Carreras and Frederica von Stade as well as the earlier EMI version with Alfredo Kraus and Tatiana Troyanos. But this EMI newcomer is within shouting distance of greatness, mainly due to conductor Antonio Pappano. Although any Werther succeeds or fails on the strength of its singers, the conductor is a crucial catalyst (on the Philips set, it's Colin Davis, while on EMI it's Michel Plasson) for maintaining the poetic intensity in a drama that can too easily seem like a naive case study in stalking. The Byronic title character essentially practices emotional blackmail on the married woman he loves by never hiding his suicidal tendencies, though one never thinks such mundane thoughts with tenor Roberto Alagna. Although his voice lacks the tenor bloom one might want, he's so at home with the role and the French language that he delivers a characterization full of imagination and immediacy, sometimes bordering on vocal genius. Soprano Angela Gheoghiu's vocal center is too high for this mezzo role, but she makes a vivid impression through the sheer force of her personality. Thomas Hampson gives vocal glamour but surprising dramatic restraint to the role of her husband, Albert. Although the sound quality is somewhat studio bound, Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra play as if it's a live performance. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

A star among modern Werthers, but there are others.......2006-05-28

The reviewers below have praised this EMI Werther so thoroughly that there's little to add. Gheorghiu is the only soprano besides Victoria de los Angeles (1868, also on EMI) to record this classic mezzo role, and at times one hears the strain as she reaches for the bottom notes. She lacks de los angeles's many emotional shadings, giving us instead a fairly consistent, verismo-tinged passion, but her vocalism as such is thrilling.

Roberto alagna, a native French speaker despite his name, is the only prominent Werther who can claim that distinciton. I've always felt he was much better suited to French opera than the heavier Verdi-Puccini roles that he now sings, and which (shadoes of Carreras) have led to a coarsening of his voice, along with a pronounced wobble and intonation problems. but he is a star, no doubt, and here he brings charisma and style to Wether. He takes care to find many musical shadings throughout, and since the date for this recording is 1998-99, he is nearly in best voice.

Everyone has praised Pappano (are they following the lead of The Gramophone reviewer, who thought he was the best thing here?), but Colin Davis, Georges Pretre, and Kent Nagano had done as well. Pappano;s distinciton is that he is a bit slower, more dleiberate, and self-consciously refined. I'm not sure that's always a great advantage in Massanet, whose music is given to sighs and longueurs--it can use help form an energetic conductor. EMI's recording form London is a bit distant but otherwise quite good.

IN all, this is a gripping peformance that deserves all the praise it has gotten, but it doesn't erase memories of other fine Werthers, an opera that has been amazingly successful on records. The Davis features a remarkable Charlotte in Frederica von stade and a passionate, verismo Carreras in top form (Philips), the Nagano has gorgeous if not quite idiomatic singing from von Otter and Hadley in a more low-key, melliflous style (Erato), and of course there's the classic Pretre version with de los Angeles and Gedda. This only skims the surface, for there is an oustanding live 1977 performance with Domingo and Fassbaender under Lopez-Corbos from Munich (Orfeo). Indeed, when the Amazon reviewer claims that the Plasson set with Troyanos and Kraus on EMI "dominated" the stereo era, he is far from accurate.

Another Smash Hit From The French Opera Specialists .......2006-02-25

Husband and wife singing sensatio Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu, in another stunning EMI recording, dramatically commit themselves to the passionate characters in this now forgotten opera Werther, which quite possibly is Massenet's best work. Although Alagna and Gheorghiu can sing the Italian opera repertoire with aplomb (Tosca, Trovatore, Boheme, Pagliacci, La Rondine) they have proven time and again that their strongest reperotoire is French opera. As soon as their Romeo Et Juliette hit record stores and stage houses, they were immediately hailed as today's finest French opera singers, a rarity. Not only do they possess beautiful voices but they are intensely dramatic and character-driven. Never more so than in Massenet's Werther, a Gothic romantic drama about the tormented love of the titular hero who kills himself. It's drawn from a popular Romantic-Era 19th century novel - The Sorrows of Young Werther. Both Alagna and Gheorghiu are in great vocal shape. They understand the significance of the text and they are blessed with the talents of their champion conductor, Antonio Pappano, who draws out the power in the musical score with the London Symphony Orchestra. All true fans of Alagna and Gheorghiu will want to own this one, as it is indeed their best work yet.

Roberto Alagna has been criticized for his flawed technique- he sings with self-conscious grandeur and often imitates the lyric tones of predecessors Giuseppe Di Stefano and Franco Corelli. He has a nearly "pop" style voice - all razzzle-dazzle, great volume, beautiful tone, but often fails in the more difficult music. He is however, very gifted and intelligent and attempts to sing with as much passion and drama as possible. I for one love what I hear from him, especially in this recording, where he has never sang better. Angela Gheorghiou sings with her usual dramatic diva flair - thrilling high notes, tessitura, chest voice, musicality and all the good things she has used for other great hits like Juliette and Manon. But in this performance, while it is still good, she is not really in her element. This is a mezzo-soprano role. Charlotte, Werther's unattainable love, must sing with mezzo soprano voice in order to seduce Werther a la Bizet's Carmen. While it is definately a role for a high mezzo, it is not for the purely soprano voice of Angela Gheorghiu. You have to be a fan of these two in order to appreciate Gheorghiu's treatment of a mezzzo soprano role. It is basically the same thing as her Carmen, another mezzo soprano role. If you want to hear outstanding mezzo sopranos in Werther check out the dramatic mezzo style of Brigitte Fassbaender who is by far the best intepretor or check out Federica Von Stade who sings a cooler and less intense Charlotte opposite the supercharged Jose Carreras. Pappano does a great job with the music - bloom, brilliance, darkness and this is by far the best modern recording of the opera.

¿El mejor Werther despues de Kraus?.......2004-10-23

Sorprendente acierto de la EMI (la casa para la que grababa Alfredo Kraus, uno de los interpretes de referencia del papel de 'Werther') al confiar a una de las parejas mas activas discograficamente del momento, Roberto Alagna y Angela Gheorghiu, la grabacion de 'Werther' en 1999 (justo el año de la muerte del mitico Kraus)
Y digo sorprendente porque quizas ROBERTO ALAGNA sea el mejor interprete de Werther desde el mitico Kraus. Sus interpretaciones son muy diferentes entre si, ya que Alagna muestra un timbre mas baritonal que el liviano de Kraus y un canto mas afrancesado: Un canto elegante y entregado capaz de llegar a los agudos sin grandes problemas, que hacen de Alagna seguramente el mejor Werther de su generacion (y por tanto el mejor despues de Kraus).
Como Charlotte encontramos a la soprano ANGELA GHEORGHIU, en un papel que aunque habitualmente es cantado por mezzos, le queda francamente bien: la voz doliente y expresiva de Gheorghiu se presta perfectamente a la psicologia de Charlotte, y la quimica con Alagna en los duos de amor (sobra decir que es su esposo en la vida real) es total.
Completando el reparto nos encontramos con los lujos de PATRICIA PETIBON (una Sophie cuyo timbre recuerda mucho al de Natalie Dessay) y el Albert de un THOMAS HAMPSON que es todo sutilidad. El resto del reparto rinde tambien a buen nivel.
ANTONIO PAPPANO dirige a la LONDON SIMPHONY (que suena igual de bien que siempre) y el coro infantil canta con mucha correccion. Si a esto le sumamos un sonido magnifico (podemos oir en algunos momentos incluso los susurros de Pappano a la orquesta), esto nos lleva a pensar que este 'Werther' sea la mas adecuada segunda opcion, despues de tener la obviamente obligada de Alfredo Kraus. Muy buen trabajo.

Best Werther recording since the 1930s.......2000-03-17

I will admit that I am "imprinted" on the Georges Thill/Ninon Vallin recording from the 1930s and no recording since then has even come close. But this recording does. Alagna (who is a native French speaker, in spite of the Italian name) has the diction and, more important, the style to sing poor Werther perfectly. Gheorghiu sings beautifully as well, and there is no problem with the tessitura, in spite of Charlotte generally being more comfortable for mezzos. Pappano is an up-and-coming conductor who does himself proud with this recording. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this one.

thoughts on "Werther".......2000-01-07

Perfect casting for the title role... Alagna feels *good* and sorry for himself...no problems there! Just listen to him belt and bleat through "Pourquoi"...it's no wonder Charlotte changes her mind. "Stop whining!"

This CD is worth your money, provided you already like the opera. Personally, Werther's selfishness drives me up a wall.

There's only one major problem: why is Gheorghiu singing a mezzo role? The middle register of her voice is *not* her best of show.

Mon Frère/Passer Ma Route/Plutot Guitare
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Mon Frère/Passer Ma Route/Plutot Guitare
Maxime Le Forestier
Manufacturer: Universal
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GKH21Y
Release Date: 2006-11-01

Tracks:

Mon Frere
Education Sentimentale
Rouille
Mourir Pour Une Nuit
Marie Pierre Et Charlemagne
Comme Un Arbre
Fontenay-Aux-Roses
Parachutiste
Je Ne Sais Rien Faire
San Francisco
Ca Sert A Quoi
Inutile
Cicatrices
Chienne D'idee
Code
Raymonde
Choisissez-Moi
Photo - Finish
Tu Peux Partir
Tache Sur La Robe
Passer Ma Route
Marin Du Cap
Petite Fugue
Chevaux Rebelles
Chienne D'idee
Bille De Verre
Comme Un Arbre
Portrait De Fille
Education Sentimentale
Fontenay-Aux-Roses
Quitter L'enfance
Rouille
Ambalaba
L'echo Des Etoiles
Jours Meilleurs
Chanson Du Jongleur
Passer Ma Route
Nee Quelque Part
L'homme Au Bouquet De Fleurs
Petite Fugue
San Francisco
Mon Frere

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Synth Dance Punk

Real Vampires
Mon Frere
Manufacturer: Cake Records
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Blood, Sweat and Swords

ASIN: B0009XFIXM
Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

R.V.D.G.S. (Fighting Mad)
Up Circle
Orcs Don't Know It
Bunch Of Broccoli
Real Ultimate Power

Album Description

Mon Frere's world is inside-out and upside-down; a world ruled by vampires, ninjas and strange mathematics. Hard and soft, fast and slow, innocent and evil, all in the same moment, Mon Frere mixes electro pop, brash punk and avant jazz into a noise so riveting that you'll thank the heavens they're only a trio.

Real Vampires has a little bit of something for everyone, especially those who like dirty guitar lines, cartoonish keyboards, volcanic jazz inflected drumming, and a singer who sounds hot before you even get the chance to see her.

Customer Reviews:

Synth Dance Punk.......2005-12-27

Call me vain, call me sexist, call me a pig, call whatever you want, but I'll go out on a limb and say that bands who manage to have hot, female lead singers usually find a way to separate themselves from the rest of their peers, simply because they have that hot female lead that can turn the head of horny little 15 year olds at concerts. Trust me, it works.

Mon Frere's Nouela Johnston might not be the hottest girl around, but her voice sure as hell is. It's her vocals, dancing over the dark synth dance punk background of the rest of the band that makes you want to listen to this EP over and over again unlike, say, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Nouela kills Karen O). Not too dissimilar from Karen O, Nouela has a very natural ebb and flow, but it feels much more matched to this style of music.

This style consists of a healthy electronic framework-the keys are definitely a main focus on this EP-complemented by a very angular, thick, and punchy dose of guitar, well paced drums, and even a few hand claps. At under 14 minutes in length, though, you seriously don't get enough material to satiate your Mon Frere cravings (trust me, you'll get them once you put this disc in), but that's why there's the repeat button on your cd player. Use it!

I dare you pick up this EP, set aside 14 minutes of your time, listen to it, and then walk away never thinking about this band again. It won't happen... one of the prime reasons being the chorus in "Up Circle" where Nouela croons "It's all double dutch". (Trust me, when it's sung it sounds way cooler than you simply reading it.) These songs are fun! The band is fun! The entire EP is fun! Wait... it's a little dark every now and again, but it's mostly fun. So there. Just go buy the damn thing, ok?

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The Voice of France

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000075A80
Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

La Marseillaise (French National Anthem) - Placido Domingo
Dome Epais Le Jasmin (Flower Duet) - Joan Sutherland
L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle - Regina Resnik
C'est Toi...Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Gregory Cross
Belle Noit, O Nuit D'amour - Joan Sutherland
Apres Un Reve - Renee Fleming
L'invitation Au Voyage - Gerard Souzay
Cantique De Jean Racine, Op.11 - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
Rachel, Quand De Seigneur - Leopold Simoneau
O Vin, Dissipe La Tristesse - Sherrill Milnes
Je Suis Titania - Beverly Sills
Ah, Ou Va La Jeune Indoue - Joan Sutherland
Les Filles De Cadix - Angela Gheorghiu
Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix - Marilyn Home
Alerte! Alerte!...Anges Pur - Nuccia Focile

Tracks:

Frere Jacques - Rita Streich
Air De Letter: Mon Chet Amant - Regine Crespin
Marthe Dieu Soit Loue...Deposons Les Armes (Soldiers' Chorus) - Robert Massard
In Paradisum - L Union Chorale de La Tour De Peliz
Villanelle - Regine Crespin
Je Veux Vivre - Joan Sutherland
Chanson A Boire - Gerard Souzay
L'Enigme Eternelle - Suzanne Danco
Sur Le Pont D'Avignon - Hilde Guden
Phidyle - Gerard Souzay
Les Gars Qui Vont A La Fete - Gerard Souzay
Notre Amour - Sylvia McNair
Beau Soir - Elly Ameling
C'est L'extase Langoureuse - Sylvia McNair
Puisqu'on Ne Peut Flechir Ces jalouses Gardiennes-Vainement Ma Bien-Aimee - Alfredo Kraus
Il Est Doux, Il Est Bon - Angela Gheorghiu
Hotel - Gilles Cachemaille
Petite Dinde, Ah! Quel Outrage - Maggie Teyte
Bailero - Kiri Te Kanawa
Brezairola - Kiri Te Kanawa
Malurous Qu'o Uno Fenno - Kiri Te Kanawa

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The Pocket Prima Donna

Manufacturer: Dutton Laboratories
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000666AX
Release Date: 2002-10-08

La Danse Par Le Disque, Vol. 1: Barre & Milieu (Young Beginner's

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La Danse Par Le Disque, Vol. 1: Barre & Milieu (Young Beginner's
Colette Astruc , Sylvia Padovan , Ludwig van Beethoven , Georges Bizet , Johannes Brahms , Fryderyk Chopin , Johann Baptist Cramer , Carl Czerny , Leo Delibes , and John [composer] Field
Manufacturer: Arion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000ASFO
Release Date: 1991-08-01

Tracks:

Positions des pieds
Demi-plies, grands plies
Battements tendus ou degges
Ronds de jambe a terre
Battements frappes
Retires ou raccourcis
Developpes
Grands battements
Demi-pointes
Releves sur les demi-pointes
Saut en 1ere et 2eme position
Dos a la barre, exercice de souplesse
Position des bras
Demi-plies et demi-pointes
Degages
Sauts et changements es pieds
Petits jetes
Promenade
Temps lies
Echappes sautes
Port de bras ou adage
Galop
Assembles
Polka
Grands battements
Glissades
Pas de chat
Enchainemnets
Reverence
Au clair de la lune
Air de Lavena
34e Etude
Des pays lointains
6e Etude
Plies
Battements tendus
Battements glisses
Ronds de jambe
Battements frappes
Petits battements serres
Ronds de jambe en l'air
Retires
Developpes
Fouettes
Assouplissement
Grands battements
Pied sur la barre
Position des bras
Adage
Pirouttes
Pas de bourree
Temps lies
Pas de basques sautes
Jetes assembles
Glissades
Pas de chat
Balances
Grands jete en tournant

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Les Plaisirs d'Amour

Manufacturer: Helicon Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000006C5X
Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Frere Jehan'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Amour m'a mis'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Fault-il pour ung verre casse'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Comment mon coeur'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'De noz deux cueurs'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'En languissant'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Si les oyseaulx'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Mariez-moy mon pere'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Souspir d'amours'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Amour et moy'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Comment mon coeur'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Ha, quel torment'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Trac, trac! Qu'est la?'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Dictes ouy'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Oeil importum'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Doeul, double doeul'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Rien n'est plus cher'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Vive sera'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Piene et travail'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Or my rendez mon karolus'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Soyez seur'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Cueur sans mercy'
Les Plaisirs d'Amour - Sixteenth Century Chansons From The French Provinces: 'Gaultier rancontra janeton'

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Greatest soprano version of Les Illuminations

Maggie Teyte in Concert

Manufacturer: Video Artists Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003LJW
Release Date: 1995-11-20

Tracks:

From Zemire et Azore: Rose cherie
Si l'on avait l'audace
Quand j'etais chez mon pere
Three Songs From La Chanson d'Eve: Rose ardentes (No. 3)
Three Songs From La Chanson d'Eve: Comme Dieu rayonne (No. 4)
Three Songs From La Chanson d'Eve: L'Aube blanche
Excerpts From Pelleas et Melisande: Act 1: Scene 2 - Voici ce qu'il ecrit a son frere...
Excerpts From Pelleas et Melisande: Act 1: Scene 2 - Il a toujours ete si prudent...
Excerpts From Pelleas et Melisande: Act 2: Scene 3 - Oui, c'est isi, nous y somme...
Excerpts From Pelleas et Melisande: Act 4: Scene 2 - oh! cette pierre est lourde...
Excerpts From Pelleas et Melisande: Act 4: Scene 2 - Sais'tu pourquoi je t'ai demande de venir ce soir?
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 1. Fanfare
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 2. Villes
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 3.a Phrases
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 3.b Antique
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 4. Royaute
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 5. Marine
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 6. Interlude
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 7. Being Beauteous
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 8. Parade
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 9. Depart
Bon jour, saison
Si mes vers avaient des ailes
Greensleeves
Excerpts From Salome: Jokanaan! Ich bin verliebt in deinen Leib...
Excerpts From Salome: Dein Leib ist grauenvoll...
Excerpts From Salome: Dein Haar ist grasslich!
Excerpts From Salome: Ich will deine Mund kussen, Jokanaan...
Wiegenlied

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Greatest soprano version of Les Illuminations.......1999-09-26

Teyte is unbelievable on this CD: you have to keep on reminding yourself that she was over 60 years old on a few of the items: her attack is secure and able to float pianos with singers that were half her age. There are so few versions of Les Illuminations recorded by sopranos: once Pears did it, Britten never wanted to hear a female voice do it again. Teyte's is so beautiful: it will leave you speechless. And don't forget the Salome excerpts: what a Salome! Get this CD now!!!

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