Best of Paul Mauriat [Import]

1. Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)

2. Puppet on a String (Un Tout Petit Pantin)

3. Song for Anna (La Chanson Pour Anna)

4. Deux Guitares

5. Nocturne

6. New York, New York

7. Nocturne

8. Pearl Fishers (Les Pêcheurs de Perles)

9. Guantanamera

10. Jeux Interdits

11. Those Were the Days (Le Temps des Fleurs)

12. Lara's Theme (La Chanson de Lara)

13. Snow Desert (Désert de Neige)

14. Etude in a New Form

15. Piano on the Wave (Le Piano Sur la Vague)

16. Pulstar

17. I Will Follow Him (Chariot)

18. Nagekidori (L'Oiseau Blessé)

19. Piano Star

20. Toccata

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Love Is Blue
Puppet On A String
Song For Anna
Les Deux Guitares
Last Summer Day
New York New York
Nocturne
Pearl Fishers
Guantanamera
Jeux Interdits
Those Were The Days
La Chanson De Lara-Du Film 'Le Docteur Jivago'
Snow Desert
Etude In A New Form
The Piano On The Wave
Pulstar
I Will Follow Him
L' Oiseau Bless
Piano Star
Toccata
El Bimbo

Album Description

2003 compilation for the French composer/conducter best known for his 1968 worldwide smash, 'Love Is Blue'. 21 tracks. Universal.

Album Details

Compilation of Greatest Hits from Legendary French Songwriter. There Are Over 1000 Titles Composed by Him and Recorded around the World. His Biggest Hit "Love is Blue" was Number One on the Us Charts for Seven Weeks in 1969. Paul Mauriat Has Sold Over 40 Million Copies of his Records.

Customer Reviews:

The Best of Paul Mauriat.......2007-01-10

Purchased this product as a gift for my husband. We are seniors and like this kind of music. Paul Mairiat is one of my husbands favorites and he wasn't disappointed in this one. Good mood, good listening, and really good for the spirit.

"Mauriat's Best ?.......2005-09-30

I was looking forward to receiving this album. Unfortunately the timeless classics "Love Is Blue" is not the original but an up tempo version and a lot of the other tunes are "techno crap" influenced. Why the heck doesn't it say NOT THE ORIGINAL recording.

Extremely disappointing to me but probably manna from heaven for others.

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Twilight music!
The master does it again!!!
Best of France
Evolution
Wow

The Best of France
Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000476K
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

My Way
If You Go Away
Fascination
Sous Le Ciel De Paris
Autumn Leaves
La Vie En Rose
What Now My Love
Cerisers Roses Et Pommiers Blancs
She
Parlez-Moi D'Amour
La Mer

Customer Reviews:

Twilight music!.......2005-12-31

How many hearts did Paul Mauriat 's legendary Orchestra gather around a moonlight dinner making their dreams come true?

I just was a child when I listened his historic and most emblematic theme "Love is blue" and acquired several vinyl records of his famed ensemble.

And although forty years have elapsed since then, the sounds of this magic Orchestra still wonder newcomers, and hope new dreams, illusions and hopes of eternal love.

An enjoyable selection from the always inspired French musical universe, that will never prescribe in what fashion music concerns. It has its special moments that will always wait for you.

The master does it again!!!.......2005-08-31

Simply amazing. I just can't tire of listening to this man. He is definitely one of the masters of instrumentation. The feeling, the incredible violin sounds, the impetus that all his songs portray. He carries your soul on a cloud to seventh heaven.
Like I said, "The Master". Only one that comes close is Frank Pourcel.

Best of France.......2000-09-21

* Excellent arrangement of instruments.
* The Paul Mauriat style which no one else alike.
* Complex and subtle.
* Very beautiful music, e.g."Fascination" and "Autumn Leaves".
* If you like this CD, you may want to collect all of his albums.

Evolution.......1999-11-20

It seems evolution not always tends to improve. Paul Mauriat produced his second french music work. It is nice and recovered the peace of his original dynamic sounds during his begginig as artist, but I prefer the original recording of 1965 because it's style is more genuine, more "classic" and more orchestrated. When will he return to his original style to say "Merci Mauriat"? Will he?

Wow.......1999-09-19

"Les feuilles mortes" alone is worth the price. Beautiful

Paul Mauriat Pop Classical Best Collection

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Release Date: 2002-08-19

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Canon
Aria
Badinerie
Etude En Mi
Zigeunerweisen
Serenade
Le Printemps
Sonate Au Clair De Lune
Ave Maria
Grande Valse Brillante
Il N'y A Pas De Fumee Sans Feu
Symphonie
Marche Turque
Contigo Mi Vida
Aranjuez
Danza Ritual Del Fuego
Cantate No. 147
Symphonie No. 40
Humoresque
Prelude En Do Majeur
Hymne A La Joie

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Super Best 21
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Manufacturer: Pony Canyon
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ASIN: B000CNGGCQ
Release Date: 2005-12-19

Tracks:

El Bimbo
Nocturne
Love Is Blue
Toccata
Minuetto
Penelope
I Will Follow Him
Whole New World (From Aladdin)
Beauty & The Beast
I Will Always Love You (From The Bodyguard)
Chariots Of Fire
SchindlerS List
Le Piano Sur La Vague
March Flowers
Angelic Demon
Twilight Serenade
Quartet For Kobe By The Four Frenchmen
Sunshine Tomorrow
And Ante (From Piano Concerto No.21)
Intermezzo (From "Carmen")
Grande Valse Brillante, Op.18

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The Best That I Can Ever Find On The Web !

Very Best Of
Paul Mauriat
Manufacturer: Universal/Philips
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ASIN: B00000GAMB
Release Date: 1998-10-28

Tracks:

Space Race
La Chanson Pour Anna
La Traviata
Etude En Forme De Rhythm
Contigo Mi Vida
Caravan
Take Five
Toccata & Fugue In D' Min
Begin The Beguine
Dolls & Dreams
Autumnleaves
Blue Ron A La Turk
Serenade A Coline
Tombe La Neige
Toccata
Hungarian Dance No.5
Love Is Blue
Penelope

Album Details

Japanese Exclusive 15 Song Collection.

Customer Reviews:

The Best That I Can Ever Find On The Web !.......2001-04-14

This is the very best CD album that I can find. The album title really lives up to its name. The songs are truly original in every sense of the word. The "Love Is Blue" track goes way back to the 1960's and that was when I was only just a small kid. Really really brings back all my wonderful childhood memories. Moreover, the track "Penelope" is really "dynamite fantastic"!! It is truly original in content; most of the instruments used were unlike the modern day synthesizers; electronic stuff,etc. It's the most sentimental and breathtaking track that I have ever heard in all my years listening to Paul Mauriat. It's an expensive album to buy but STILL WORTH BUYING. You will never regret it at all. Truly the Very Best Of (Last Memories) Paul Mauriat!!!. Two Thumbs Up!!!

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astounding and spellbound......
Tombe La niege
Maestro! Maestro!
Golden Music
All Paul Mauriat

Paul Mauriat French Pops Best Selection
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ASIN: B000068W5H
Release Date: 2002-08-19

Tracks:

Irresistiblement
Tout Donne, Tout Repris
Petite Femme
Il Y A Du Soleil Sur La France
Si Tu T'appelles Melancolie
Les Rois Mages
L'amour Ca Fait Passer Le Temps
Un Jour, Un Enfant
Si La Vie Est Cadeau
Sonia
Il Fait Beau Il Fait Bon
J'ai Rencontre L'homme De Ma Vie
Si On Chantait
Il Etait Une Fois Nous Deux
Un Etranger Sur La Terre
Long Sera L'hiver
Laisse-Moi Vivre Ma Vie
Holidays
Love Is Blue
Tombe La Neige
Les Matins D'hiver

Customer Reviews:

astounding and spellbound.............2006-03-26

Eventhough some of the music in this cd is quite pleasing to one's ear...for me this simply added to my collection of Paul Mauriat most treasured musics.I kept 5 of them(audio cassettes) some date back to 60's or 70's and others which seems came from nowhere as they were given to me by a tourist friends.I have Paul Mauriat 'Bresil' and the arrangement of'The Beattles'by Paul Mauriat(all cassettes) as well.Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra Deluxe Collection 16 Albums (1966-1972).Paul Mauriat Cent Mille Chansons / Gone Is Love.Paul Mauriat Uplifting Music.(all audio cds)The'Paul Mauriat French Pops Best Selection easy listening is probably the most nice I have ever heard. Others simply the usual classical songs and contemporaries.My only problem is how to keep them last as audio cassette won't last for hundreds of years.I intend to transfer this music to cds but don't know how as I'm not very good in this sort of things.I think its helpfull to have someone to figure this out for me so that some old music will be preserve for the next generation of fans to come.

Tombe La niege.......2004-08-18

A great masterpiece...it is a kind of life music that echoes in your mind. I last heard this song years ago. I read about it and the echoes of this melody makes me humm and wistle.I have not forgotten the rythm of this great song.

Maestro! Maestro!.......2004-05-09

Very few orchestra conductors in the pop instrumental world achieve a loyal, fanatic following. Perhaps the only one to have "real fans" in large numbers is Paul Mauriat.

This CD makes me realize why.

Let me start by saying this: all these are original versions. So if you know these melodies, this is the CD you want to buy.

About the music itself:
1. Irrésistiblement, from 1968, originally in the LP "Cent mille chansons", ended the first side (track 6) of that LP and IMO it doesn't seem too appropriate for a begining. It's a very nice melody, though, with a lone soprano accompanying the violins.
2. Tout donné, tout repris, from 1973, album "Good-bye my Love, Good-bye", I prefer Franck Pourcel version of this one. Paul's is purely instrumental, no chorus, and quite nice. It was the last melody in the original album (track 12).
3. Petite femme, from 1974, album "Le premier pas", another last track (12). Great melody, excellent interpretation, very warm and sensuous. Just listen to that sax!
4. Il y a du soleil sur la France, 1972, album "Après toi", third track in the album. A classic, the sound on CD is spectacular. This one is very, very Mauriat, with the spectacular harpsichord and violins -a must in any "Best of" compilation.
5. Si tu t'appelles mélancolie, "From souvenirs to souvenirs" 1974. Track 10. Very beautiful, with a mixed chorus.
6. Les rois mages, "Mamy Blue", 1971, track 10. This one also appeared in the "Best of P.M." collection from 1975, commemorating his 10 years with Philips. Very good version, does anyone remember the big drum marking the step of the camels? :)
7. L'amour, ça fait passer le temps, "L'avventura", 1972, track 6. Again a nice melody, although not a great one. Charleston style.
8. Un jour, un enfant, "Un jour, un enfant", 1969, first track. This is a great album, where all twelve melodies have a 'playful' theme. Taking one of them out of context doesn't do justice to it. Isolated, I prefer Pourcel's version. The whole "UJUE" album is one of the best ever made in instrumental music, though (only this track and the last track "Doctor Caraibes" have a chorus, all female, and that helps to create a closure effect).
9. Si la vie est cadeau, "Summer Has Flown", 1983, track 7. This one only appeared in some versions of this album. It's a nice one but not one of Paul's best. I'm happy to have it, though, for the sake of completeness.
10. Sonia, "Good-bye my Love, Good-bye", 1973, track 8. This is one of those melodies any Paul fan will love. Perfect, better than any version, instrumental or sung. Bravo.
11. Il fait beau, il fait bon, "L'avventure", 1972, track 2. A happy melody, with a masterful combination violins/trumpets. The electric bass plays a very important role in this one.
12. J'ai rencontré l'homme de ma vie, "Nous irons à Verone", 1973, track 2. Another great album that is better heard as a unit. This is a nice melody, but it lacks a bit of context here. The violins in this "blue album" have a muted sound, and the center stage is taken often by the wind instruments.
13. Si on chantait, "Forever and ever", 1973, last track (12). Another that is missing context. Paul's "green album" is a unity, too. Still, this is a great melody, with much emphasis given to the trumpets.
14. Il était une fois... nous deux, "Il était une fois... nous deux", 1976, track 8. A beautiful arrangement, even better than the original version, slightly slower but because of that deeper in feeling. Joe Dassin's song is kinda ironic; Paul's arrangement is almost tragic, in the good sense of the word. Another that should be in any "Best of".
15. Un étranger sur la terre, "L'avventura", 1972, track 5. Another beautiful arrangement, with a soft piano followed by vibrant violins working in crescendo with help of the trumpets to again a soft piano ending. Very Paulish.
16. Long sera l'hiver, "Cent mille chansons", 1968, track 8. Another one from the 1975 "Best of" collection. A jewel, I just have no words to make justice to such a beautiful arrangement. Only this orchestra reaches such heights.
17. Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, "Forever and ever", 1973, track 5. One-two punch. Another awesome melody from Paul, even out of context it's great. The begining and ending are very well known. Even better than the original Frédéric François version, and that's a lot to say.
18. Holidays, "Après toi", 1972, track 5. From one of his best albums, another great arrangement. The piano is delicious, the violins top form, it doesn't get any better than this!
19. Love is blue, "Album N.5", 1965, track 4. This LP was named "Blooming Hits" in the USA. It was in reality Paul's eighth album for Philips, but "Russie de Toujours", "Prestige de Paris" and "Bang Bang" (the one with the helicopter on the cover) were not assigned a number. This is the original Love is Blue version, enough said.
20. Tombe la neige, "Tombe la neige", 1971, track 06. Begins and ends with a harp, uses the harpsichord, piano and violins to create one of the most memorable and popular instrumental pieces ever. Another that appeared in 1975 "Best of" collection. Incredible.
21. Les matins d'hiver, "Forever and ever", 1973, track 02. Again this one is a bit out of context, but makes for a surprisingly good finale. The violins are wonderful. In the original album, the contrast between the strong violins here and the almost subliminal ones in the next melody ("Le peintre des étoiles") created an amazing effect. That is missing here, but the melody stands as a great one.

Overall, excellent. I wish they released the albums "Nous irons à Verone" (blue album), "Forever and Ever" (green album) and "Un jour, un enfant" (the child's play album) together: they need you to listen to them as a whole. Meanwhile, I bought this one and it's worth every penny, no, more than that. How I wish Paul continued directing his orchestra! He's sorely missed.

Golden Music.......2003-07-25

Perfect ,I was listened a lot of music of Paul Mauriat, this album is very special!

All Paul Mauriat.......2003-03-05

I really like classic music, specialy Paul Mauriat
I already have two albums one is the titled LOVE IS BLUE
ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION and another one LOVE IS BLUE .
Please I will like to have some more album send me a catalog
who has the rest of Paul Mauriat albums. Thank you. Talk to you soon.

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Instrumental Legends

Instrumental Legends

Manufacturer: BMG Special Products
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ASIN: B0006G9H66

Product Description

2 CD set with 36 songs from various jazz and big band artists. Artists on this set are Ray Anthony, Perez Prado, Lawrence Welk, Henry Mancini, Ray Conniff, Les Baxter, Michel Legrand, Robert Maxwell, Joe Harnell, Si Zentner, Hugo Montenegro, Arthur Lyman, Billy Vaughn, Reg Owen, Hugo Winterhalter, Percy Faith, David Rose, Victor Young, Henri Rene, Paul Mauriat, Richard Maltby, Nelson Riddle, Bert Kaempfert, Morris Stoloff, Andre Kostelanetz, Jimmy Dorsey, and Dick Jacobs.

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Track List.......2007-05-06

CD 1 Track List

1. Fly Me To The Moon (Bossa Nova)
2. Up The Lazy River
3. Patricia
4. Yellow Bird
5. Sail Along Silvery Moon
6. It's Only A Paper Moon
7. Blue Tango
8. Theme For Young Lovers
9. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
10. Around The World
11. Love Me Tender
12. Brian's Song
13. Love Is Blue
14. Peg O' My Heart
15. The Stripper
16. Moon River
17. Somewhere My Love
18. Wake The Town And Tell The People

CD 2 Track List

1. The Peter Gunn Theme -- Ray Anthony And His Orchestra
2. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly -- Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus
3. Theme From The Man With The Golden Arm -- Richard Maltby & His Orchestra
4. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White -- Pérez Prado Orchestra
5. Calcutta -- Lawrence Welk
6. Melody Of Love -- Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra
7. Canadian Sunset -- Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
8. Lisbon Antigua -- Nelson Riddle
9. Theme From A Summer Place -- The Percy Faith Orchestra
10. Wonderland By Night -- Bert Kaempfert
11. Theme From Love Story -- Henry Mancini & His Orchestra
12. Shangri-La -- Robert Maxwell His Harp And Orchestra
13. Moonglow & Theme From Picnic -- Morris Stoloff Conducting The Columbia Pictures Orchestra
14. I Cover The Waterfront -- André Kostelanetz
15. Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet -- Henry Mancini
16. So Rare -- Jimmy Dorsey
17. Tonight You Belong To Me -- Lawrence Welk And His Sparkling Strings
18. Fascination -- Dick Jacobs And His Chorus And Orchestra

Instrumental Legends.......2006-09-21

Several years ago we bought this great collection for my mother-in-law, who's in her 80s, and while a lot of the music was familiar to me and my husband, she knew every song. Now it's one of our favorites, too. Anyone who loves music will appreciate this. The double-disc set contains many memorable tunes, from Hugo Winterhalter's "Canadian Sunset" to Jimmy Dorsey's "So Rare".

Paul Mauriat Screen Music Best Collection

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At last, the compilation we were expecting!

Paul Mauriat Screen Music Best Collection
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ASIN: B000068W5I
Release Date: 2002-08-19

Tracks:

Godfather
Musique Du Film " Mahogany"
Un Homme Et Une Femme
Les Parapluies De Cherbourg
Isadora
Toute La Pluie Tombe Sur Moi
Summer Of 42
Midnight Cowboy
Serpico
Je Ne Suis Que De L'amour
Bilitis Theme From "Bilitis"
Nobody Does It Better
Green Lake
Flashdance.... What A Feeling
Last Tango In Paris
Morning After
Lecon Particuliere
Venise Va Mourir
Theme From A Summer Place
Une Histoire D'amour
Themes Du Film " Le Baiser"

Customer Reviews:

At last, the compilation we were expecting!.......2006-10-23

This is a Japanese pressing with a meticulous and rigorous selection of the best screen themes of this legendary orchestra that so many unforgettable moments gave us along three decades pof successful existence.

The sound is extraordinary balanced, rich in textures and rounded. A must for all those who really love the instrumental genre of the easy music to listen.