Chansons de Paris [Original recording remastered] [Import]

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24-bit Remastered. Includes Tracks by Edith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Charles Aznavour, Mauricechevaliere and More.

Chansons de Paris,Various Artists,Silver Star,French,Int'l & World Music,Pop,V/a Compilations,World Music

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: Why don't these get performed more often?

Ravel - Mélodies / Lott · Mesplé · J. Norman · Berganza · Bacquier · van Dam · Baldwin · Debost · R. Fontanarosa · Plasson Dalton Baldwin , Gabriel Bacquier , Philippe Boucly , José Van Dam , Teresa Berganza , Michel Debost , Jessye Norman , Renaud Fontanarosa , and Ensemble Chambre Orchestre de Paris Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000006DEL Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

1. Sheherazade: I. Asie - Teresa Berganza
2. Sheherazade: II. La Flute Enchantee - Teresa Berganza
3. Sheherazade: III. L'indifferent - Teresa Berganza/Philippe Boucly
4. Vocalise En Forme De Habanera - Teresa Berganza/Dalton Baldwin
5. Chanson Espagnole - Teresa Berganza/Dalton Baldwin
6. Sur L'herbe - Gabriel Bacquier/Dalton Baldwin
7. Histoires Naturelles: I. Le Paon - Gabriel Bacquier/Dalton Baldwin
8. Histoires Naturelles: II. Le Grillon - Gabriel Bacquier/Dalton Baldwin
9. Histoires Naturelles: III. Le Cygne - Gabriel Bacquier/Dalton Baldwin
10. Histoires Naturelles: IV. Le Martin-pecheur - Gabriel Bacquier/Dalton Baldwin
11. Histoires Naturelles: V. La Pintade - Gabriel Bacquier/Dalton Baldwin
12. Chanson Francaise - Gabriel Bacquier/Dalton Baldwin
13. Melodies Populaires Grecques: I. Chanson De La Mariee - Mady Mesple/Dalton Baldwin
14. Melodies Populaires Grecques: II. La-bas, Vers L'eglise - Mady Mesple/Dalton Baldwin
15. Melodies Populaires Grecques: III. Quel Galant M'est Comparable - Mady Mesple/Dalton Baldwin
16. Melodies Populaires Grecques: IV. Chanson De Cueilleuses De Lentisques - Mady Mesple/Dalton Baldwin
17. Melodies Populaires Grecques: V. Tout Gai! - Mady Mesple/Dalton Baldwin
18. Tripatos - Mady Mesple/Dalton Baldwin
19. Ballade De La Reine Morte D'aimer - Mady Mesple/Dalton Baldwin
20. Manteau De Fleurs - Mady Mesple/Dalton Baldwin
21. Reves - Mady Mesple/Dalton Baldwin

Tracks:

1. Don Quichotte A Dulcinee: I. Chanson Romanesque - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
2. Don Quichotte A Dulcinee: II. Chanson Epique - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
3. Don Quichotte A Dulcinee: III. Chanson A Boire - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
4. Ronsard A Son Ame - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
5. Sainte - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
6. Les Grands Vents Venus D'outre-mer - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
7. Un Grand Sommeil Noir - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
8. Chanson Italienne (Chants Populaires, No.3) - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
9. Chanson Hebraique (Chants Populaires, No.4) - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
10. Melodies Hebraiques: I. Kaddish - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
11. Melodies Hebraiques: II. L'enigme Eternelle - Jose Van Dam/Dalton Baldwin
12. Poemes De Stephane Mallarme: I. Soupir - Felicity Lott
13. Poemes De Stephane Mallarme: II. Placet Futile - Felicity Lott
14. Poemes De Stephane Mallarme: III. Surgi De La Croupe Et Du Bond - Felicity Lott
15. Noel Des Jouets - Felicity Lott/Dalton Baldwin
16. Epigrammes De Clement Marot: I. D'Anne Qui Me Jecta De La Neige - Felicity Lott/Dalton Baldwin
17. Epigrammes De Clement Marot: II. D'Anne Jouant De L'espinette - Felicity Lott/Dalton Baldwin
18. Chanson Ecossaise - Felicity Lott/Dalton Baldwin
19. Chansons Madecasses: I. Nahandove - Jessye Norman/Michel Debost/Renaud Fontanarosa
20. Chansons Madecasses: II. Aoua! - Jessye Norman/Michel Debost/Renaud Fontanarosa
21. Chansons Madecasses: III. II Est Doux De Se Coucher - Jessye Norman/Michel Debost/Renaud Fontanarosa
22. Chanson Du Rouet - Jessye Norman/Dalton Baldwin
23. Si Morne - Jessye Norman/Dalton Baldwin

Customer Reviews:

Why don't these get performed more often?.......2002-04-04

For the life of me I can not understand why Ravel's wonderful vocal music is not more widely performed... it's simply exquisite. And the performances on this disc do not disappoint- some of the finest singers of our time. Highlights for me include Jose Van Dam's delicious singing (particularly the Don Quichotte a Dulcinee songs), Felicity Lott's marvellous Mallarme poems, Jessye Norman's sumptuous Chansons Madecasses and for superb musicianship alone (despite the wonderful voice!) Gabriel Bacquier's Histoires Naturelles. A must for lovers of fine singing, and anyone who enjoys Ravel's music.

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Rosa Ponselle: 1939 Victor & 1954 "Villa Pace" Recordings Manufacturer: Romophone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chausson, Ernest | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Paisiello | Paisiello, Giovanni | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolf-Ferrari | Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ponselle, Rosa | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Debussy, Claude | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Delibes, Leo | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chopin, Frederic | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Donaudy, Stefano | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Denza, Luigi | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anonymous | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Buzzi-Peccia, Arturo | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Ponselle, Rosa | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001S3P Release Date: 1996-11-08

Tracks:

1. Si tu voulais
2. A l'aime
3. The Nightingale and the Rose
4. When I Have Sung My Songs
5. When I Have Sung My Songs
6. Ave Maria
7. On Wings Of Dreams
8. Ave Maria
9. Plaisir d'amour
10. Jeune fillette
11. Beau soir
12. Bonjour, Suzon
13. La chevelure
14. Carmen-Carmela
15. El Mirar de la Maja
16. La partida
17. La Molinara: Nel cor piu non mi sento
18. Star vicino
19. 'A Vucchella
20. Ideale
21. Marechiare
22. Fa la nana, bambin
23. Dicitencello vuje
24. Could I

Tracks:

1. Amadis: Bois espais
2. Rosemonde
3. Guitares et mandolines
4. From: 'Poem de l'amour et de la mer': Le temps des Lilas
5. Von ewiger Liebe, Op 43 No. 1
6. Mir traumte von einem Konigskind, Op. 4 No. 5
7. Erlkonig, Op. I
8. In questa tomba oscura
9. Rispetto
10. O del mio amato ben
11. Aprile
12. Amuri, amuri
13. I battitori di grano
14. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
15. The Night Wind
16. Homing
17. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Introduction And Announcement Of Lully's - 'Bois epais'
18. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Persico's - 'Rosemonde'
19. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Saint-Saens's - 'Guitares et mandolines'
20. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Brahms's - 'Von ewiger Liebe'
21. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Trunk's Mir - 'traumte von einem Konigskind'
22. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Schubert's - 'Erlkonig'
23. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Beethoven's - 'In questa tomba oscura'
24. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Wolf-Ferrari's - 'Rispetto'
25. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments ON Donaudy's - 'O del amato ben'
26. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Tosti's - 'Aprile'
27. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Sadero's - 'Amuri, amuri'
28. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Sadero's - 'I battitori di grano'
29. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On - 'Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes'
30. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On Farley's - 'The Night Wind'
31. Interview With Ruby Mercer: Comments On de Riego's - 'Homing And Concluding Remarks'

Tracks:

1. Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
2. Tre giorni son che Nina
3. An die Musik, Op. 88 No. 4
4. Der Tod und das Madchen, Op. 7 No. 3
5. Traume, No. 5 From ' Wesendonck Lieder'
6. Morgen!, Op. 27 No. 4
7. Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, Op. 6 No. 6
8. L'invitation au voyage
9. Psyche
10. Tristesse eternelle
11. From 'Seven Popular Spanish Songs': Asturiana, No. 3
12. From 'Seven Popular Spanish Songs': Nana, No. 5
13. My Lovely Celia
14. In The Luxembourg Gardens
15. Angus Dei
16. Ave Maria
17. Ave Maria
18. Ave Maria
19. Ave Maria
20. Se
21. Colombetta

Amazon.com

Legendary soprano Rosa Ponselle recalled these sessions taped by RCA in her Baltimore home as the only time she enjoyed making records. Fourteen years after her abrupt retirement from opera, her voluptuous instrument (ruby red in the '39 Victors and now tinged with purple) soars to better advantage in the amplitude of her spacious music room than within the cramped confines of the recording studio. Whether in Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy, Mozart, or Tosti songs, or chestnuts like "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes," the vocalism is always informed by Ponselle's musical intelligence and sense of style. Romophone brings together all the material from these home sessions, including 75 minutes of music not issued by RCA, plus a promotional interview that reveals a warm, down-to-earth persona quite different from your typical diva stereotype. Ponselle fans need no encouragement to acquire this set. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Revealing.......2004-12-28

It must be remembered when approaching these recordings that we are not hearing the Ponselle of the Met singing her great roles, we are hearing the Ponselle of retirement, and a long retirement. She seems to have left her career right at its height, and for whatever reasons. She was not idle, but was active in the world of opera in other ways (including working with many now famous singers when they were students: Sherryl Milnes, Beverly Sills just to name two). She approached her music with the vibrancy of her time, which is often at odds with how we would sing such things today (the Mozart aria for Cherubino for example). However, even though we hear a voice that has now started to show wear, not from oversinging, but rather from not being used all that often and from age, we are not listening to someone who has "lost it all." Everything that made her great is still there for us to enjoy and wish we could experience. Her range is no longer seamless as it was during her active singing career (a thing she was noted for), but her legato is a wonder to behold, as it was during her most active singing years. It is no wonder that singing teacher tell students to listen to her recordings to learn what legato is all about (and as a result, Ponselle is one of the most immitated singers in history, but at no time has anyone ever captured her sound, her quality, her depth of tone, her ring, her anything; people may try to immitate the essence of her singing by copying what they hear -- even the great Maria Callas' interpretations in La Vesta sound like haunting echos of Ponselle -- but what was the depth of her interpretations or of her voice no one has ever come close to matching). Her chest notes are raw at times, but they do not ruin the music in any way. Her top notes (which always put terror into her heart, but for the life of me, after listening to all her recordings available, I cannot figure out why -- even after reading her story of why the High C in Aida scared her so much --- her high notes were extremely secure, even a high D flat in the trovatore arias, no strain is evident at any time, not ever!), well, her top notes are at time frayed and not centered as they were. Still, once again, that is not a bother. It is evident that at times she has to "work rather noticeably" to produce her top notes, but there again, we are not offended by what we hear.

What we do experience, and mostly because we have no arias from her great roles to listen to, is the Ponselle way with a song. She just seemed to embrace a song and make it her own. Her interpretation may be enjoyable to you, you may find other singers you like better, but her interpretation is NEVER common and without validity. Each piece is truly her own stamped completely with her emotional and vocal understanding of the text and the music.

That brings me to the diction part of the recording. Her RRRRRR (rolled R, or tongue trill by some) is very pronounced and now days may be seen as tasteless. However, it was the way things were sung then, and not just in Italian (even English actors rolled their R's beyond belief at that time). Personally, the well pronouced rolled R has never bothered me whatever, and in a way, I expect to hear it when singers are singing opera. It is so played down now days, one is sometimes completely unaware an R was even said. Ponselle's diction is incredible, and I don't just say that. Each and every word is completely understandable, even in English (which is crystle clear). It seems that was a common trait back in her day, for in many recordings of that time and earlier that I have the singers are exceptionally clear with their diction (even the Met manager, former singer, Edward Johnson is so clear while singing English -- a collection of Canadian songs -- one is stunned that the poor recordings quality didn't just eat up the words). Perhaps such singers as Renee Flemming and all the other greats of today should play some Ponselle recordings and learn what diction is all about.

These recordings, though made long after her retirement, are still a great testiment as to what she was like as a singer, for they give us all the greatness that was hers. It makes people like me, who were born after she retired (though quite a while before she died, as I remember her well on live from the met broadcasts on the radio Saturday afternoons) wish we could go back in time and hear some real singing.

In addition to the music, we have some interviews with Ruby Mercer, which are a real delight to listen to. No wonder people like Sills have nothing but great memories working with Ponselle. She is truly well grounded. She knows her contribution to the world of music for exactly what it is. There is no false modesty, nor is there any "high mindedness about self." We have a very down to earth person talking about things, even why she chose some of the music she did, in a very down to earth way.

I recommend the set to anyone who loves to hear great singing, even if it would have more appeal to collectors than average people. It is well recorded, and the sound is excellent. It is a treasure to have on any record shelf.

Villa Pace Recordings.......2003-05-15

This recording is a must for anyone who loves to hear art songs sung incredibly. Aside from Rosa Ponselle's voice being arguably one of the most beatiful, distictive, incredible sounding voices (so big that it was troublesome to record), the fact that she is also one of the greatest vocal artists in the world is also evident. Although most of the songs were recoreded when her voice wasn't as capable of stunning high high C's (there wasn't any Aida aria's on this one), her musicality, ability to act with her voice, and her use of language is breath-taking. Especially nice, is her french, it's so clear and clean, yet doesn't sound constricted or bothersome. The best track is the second lower version of "When I have sung my Songs". It is truly phenomenal, and her singing of this piece is a true testament to what this woman was capable of. Also her "o del mio amato ben" some of the most dramatically genuine singing I 've heard. Buy this CD if you want to hear some real singing and one of the greatest voices of the 20th century.

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Ravel: Musique de chambre Manufacturer: EMI Classics Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008PW6J Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

1. Tzigane, Rhapsodie De Concert Pour Violon Et Piano - Christian Ferras
2. I Allegreto - Gerard Jarry
3. II Blues - Gerard Jarry
4. III Perpetuum Mobile - Gerard Jarry
5. I Modere - Gerard Jarry
6. II Pantoum (Assez Vif) - Gerard Jarry
7. III Passacaille (Tres Large) - Gerard Jarry
8. IV Final (Anime) - Gerard Jarry
9. I Pavane De La Belle Au Bous Dormant - Eric & Tania Heidsieck
10. II Le Petit Poucet - Eric & Tania Heidsieck
11. III Laideronnette, Imperatrice Des Pagodes - Eric & Tania Heidsieck
12. IV Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bete - Eric & Tania Heidsieck
13. V Le Jardin Feerique - Eric & Tania Heidsieck
14. I Soupir - Jean-Christophe Benoit
15. II Placet Futile - Jean-Christophe Benoit
16. III Surgi De La Croupe Et Du Bond - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Tracks:

1. I Moderato Tres Doux - Marcel Charpentier
2. II Assez Vif-Tres Rythme - Marcel Charpentier
3. III Tres Lent - Marcel Charpentier
4. IV Vif Et Agite - Marcel Charpentier
5. Introduction Et Allegro Pour Harpe, Avec Accompagnement De Quatuor A Cordes, Flute Et Clarinette - Colette Lequien
6. I Allegro - Gerard Jarry
7. II Tres Vif - Gerard Jarry
8. III Lent - Gerard Jarry
9. IV Vif, Avec Entrain - Gerard Jarry
10. I Nahandove - Jean-Christophe Benoit
11. II Aoua - Jean-Christophe Benoit
12. III II Est Doux - Jean-Christophe Benoit

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Ravel: Mélodies Manufacturer: EMI Classics Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Debussy - Mélodies / Ameling · Mesplé · Command · Souzay · von Stade · Baldwin Poulenc - Melodies / Ameling · Gedda · W. Parker · Sénéchal · Souzay · Baldwin Ravel: Songs for Voice & Piano Schumann: Complete Piano Trios Works for Solo Piano ASIN: B00008PW6I Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

1. I. Asie - Teresa Berganza
2. II. La Flute Enchantee - Teresa Berganza
3. III. L'Indifferent - Teresa Berganza
4. Vocalise En Forme De Habanera
5. Chanson Espagnole (Chants Populaires, No.1)
6. Sur L'Herge - Paul Verlaine
7. I. Le Paon
8. II. Le Grillon
9. III. Le Cygne
10. IV. Le Martin-Pecheur
11. V. La Pintade
12. Chanson Francaise (Chants Populaires, No.2) - Recueilli Par L. Branchet Et J. Plantidis
13. I. Chanson De La Mariee
14. II. La-Bas, Vers I' Eglise
15. III. Quel Galant M'est Comparable
16. IV. Chanson De Cueilleuses De Lentisques
17. V. Tout Gai!
18. Tripatos, Chant Populaire Grec
19. Ballade De La Reine Morte D'Aimer - Roland De Mares
20. Manteau De Fleurs - Paul Gravollet
21. Reves - Leon-Paul Fargue

Tracks:

1. I. Chanson Romanesque
2. II. Chanson Epique
3. III. Chanson A Boire
4. Ronsard A Son Ame - Pierre De Ronsard
5. Sainte - Stephane Mallarme
6. Les Grands Vents Venus D'Outre-Mer - Henri De Regnier
7. Un Grand Sommeil Noir - Paul Verlaine
8. Chanson Italienne (Chants Populaires, No.3)
9. Chanson Hebraique (Chants Populaires, No.4)
10. I. Kaddish
11. II. L'Enigme Eternelle
12. I. Soupir - Felicity Lott
13. II. Placet Futile - Felicity Lott
14. III. Surgi De La Croupe Et Du Bond - Felicity Lott
15. Noel Des Jouets - Maurice Ravel
16. I. D'Anne Qui Me Jecta De La Neige - a
17. II. D'Anne Jouant De I'Espinette
18. Chanson Ecossaise (Chants Populaires, No.5) - Robert Burns
19. I. Nahandove - Jessye Norman
20. II. Aoua! - Jessye Norman
21. III. II Est Doux De Se Coucher - Jessye Norman
22. Chanson Du Rouet - Leconte De Lisle
23. Si Morne - Emile Verhaeren

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Chansons de Paris Various Artists Manufacturer: Silver Star ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005NWFC Release Date: 2001-12-03

Tracks:

1. Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf
2. Paris Cheri - Josephine Baker
3. Mer - Charles Trenet
4. Loup, La Biche et le Chevalier - Henri Salvador
5. C'est Si Bon - Yves Montand
6. Feutre Taup Charles Aznavour
7. Lily Marlene - Suzy Solidor
8. Voyage a Cuba - Jean Sablon
9. Bolero - Georges Gury
10. Insensiblement - Ray Ventura
11. Ma Cabane au Canada - Line Renaud
12. Clopin Clopant - Pierre Dudan
13. Seine
14. C'est Magique - Luis Mariano
15. Quand on Se Promene au Bord de l'Eau - Jean Gabin
16. Ma Pomme
17. Catari' (Core 'Ngrato) - Tino Rossi
18. Felicie Aussi

Album Details

24-bit Remastered. Includes Tracks by Edith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Charles Aznavour, Mauricechevaliere and More.

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Les Cris de Paris: Chansons de Janequin & Sermisy Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0006MLT34 Release Date: 2005-06-14

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.

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Tracks:

1. A Lusty Lad - Mauricette Millot/Nicole Oxombre/Nicole Robin/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau...
2. She Is Partial To Sausage - Mauricette Millot/Nicole Oxombre/Nicole Robin/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau...
3. Gaillarde - La Maurache/Julien Skowron
4. Three Songs: A Fat Prior - Mauricette Millot/Nicole Oxombre/Nicole Robin/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau...
5. Three Songs: They Say You Will Take - Mauricette Millot/Nicole Oxombre/Nicole Robin/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau...
6. Three Songs: One Day Colin - Mauricette Millot/Nicole Oxombre/Nicole Robin/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau...
7. Bransle Du Chandelier - Claudine Prunel
8. Jehan De Lagni - Mauricette Millot/Nicole Oxombre/Nicole Robin/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau...
9. Le Corps S'en Va - La Maurache/Julien Skowron
10. My Lover He Did Promise Me - Mauricette Millot/Nicole Oxombre/Nicole Robin/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau...
11. Ballet - Henri Agnel
12. Entering A Garden - Mauricette Millot/Nicole Oxombre/Nicole Robin/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau...
13. Der Winter - Georges Guillard/Francoise Delalande/Muriel Allin
14. Dance Ste: Die Post - Henri Agnel/Marcelo Ardizzone/Bernard Huneau
15. Dance Ste: Hoboeckentantz - Henri Agnel/Marcelo Ardizzone/Bernard Huneau
16. Dance Ste: Round Dance - Henri Agnel/Marcelo Ardizzone/Bernard Huneau
17. Canarie - Henri Agnel/Marcelo Ardizzone/Bernard Huneau
18. Irishe Ho-Hoane - Georges Guillard/Muriel Allin
19. Alman - Georges Guillard
20. In Paris On The Little Bridge - Mauricette Millot/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau
21. Bransles De Village - La Maurache/Julien Skowron
22. The Ass's Will - La Maurache/Julien Skowron
23. Husband I Dreamt The Other Day - Henri Agnel
24. Bransle De Poictou - La Maurache/Julien Skowron
25. Brother Nicholas - La Maurache/Julien Skowron
26. Bransle De Poictou - La Maurache/Julien Skowron
27. Dunder Head, Dunder Head! - Mauricette Millot/Nicole Oxombre/Nicole Robin/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau...
28. I Feel Like Drinking - Roger Verdel
29. The Right Place - Mauricette Millot/Nicole Oxombre/Nicole Robin/Roger Verdel/Bernard Huneau...
30. Let's Make Merry - La Maurache/Julien Skowron
31. Tourdion - La Maurache/Julien Skowron

World Music:

1. Charana
2. Ci Chiamano Bambine [Import]
3. Ciao Ciao Bambino [Import]
4. Compositions 1907-1930
5. Cyril Pahinui
6. Demurru
7. Didj Mania [Import]
8. Die 3 Generation [Import]
9. Die Tänzerin [Import]
10. Duetos

World Music

world music

World Music

Flamingo Honey

Bach: Suites BWV 1010-1012

Bach: Toccata & Fuge; Passacaille

Kicker

Bar Lounge Classics (Summer Edition) [Import]

B-Witched Story [Import]

Anjo Torto [Import]

Aziatic [Explicit Lyrics]

Beyond the Sound Barrier [Live]

Bach: Partita d-Moll; Sonaten g-Moll & C-Dur

At This Point in My Life

Awakening

Chunka-Luv

We Believe

Someone to Love You