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Mots D'Amour: Songs By Cecile Chaminade
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SONGS OF INNOCENCE

Anne Sofie brings Chaminade's songs to light and life!

Delightful

Musical Archaeology of a Very High Order

Mots D'Amour: Songs By Cecile Chaminade
Anne Sofie von Otter , Cécile Chaminade , and Bengt Forsberg
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005OM82
Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

Melodies: Ronde D'amour: 'Ah! Si L'amour Prenait Racine'
Melodies: La Lune Paresseuse: 'Dans Un Rayon De Crepuscule'
Melodies: Sombrero: 'Qu'elle Etait Mutine Et Coquette'
Melodies: Mignonne: 'Mignonne, Allons Voir Si La Rose'
Melodies: L'Anneau D'argent: 'Le Cher Anneau D'argent'
Melodies: Ma Premiere Lettre: 'Helas! Que Nous Oublions Vite'
Melodies: L'Amour Captif: 'Mignonne, A L'amour J'ai Lie Les Ailes'
Melodies: Attente (Au Pays De Provence): 'Je Ne Sais A Quoi Je Reve'
Melodies: Voisinage: 'Je N'avais Pas Encor Vingt Ans'
Melodies: Bonne Humeur: 'Nous Marchions Sous La Fine Pluie'
Melodies: Alleluia: 'J'avais Doute De Votre Amour'
Melodies: Malgre Nous: 'Ce N'est Pas la Faute A Nous Deux'
Melodies: Nice-La-Belle: 'Quand Ton Ciel Se Dore'
Melodies: Menuet: 'Dans Votre Robe A Grands Paniers'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: Te Souviens-tu?: 'Te Souviens-Tu De Ta Promesse'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: Aupres De Ma Mie: 'Si J'etais L'oiseau Leger'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: Viens! Mon Bien-Aime!: 'Les Beaux Jours Vont Enfin Renaitre'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: Si J'etais Jardinier: 'Si J'etais Jardinier Des Cieux'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: Villanelle: 'Le Ble Superbe Est Rentre'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: Mots D'amour: 'Quand Je Te Dis Des Mots Lasses'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: Ecrin: 'Tes Yeux Malicieux'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: Espoir: 'Ne Dis Pas Que L'espoir'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: Chanson Triste: 'Dans Les Profondes Mers'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: Je Voudrais...: 'Je Voudrais Etre Une Fleur'
Melodies For Voice, Violin And Piano: L'Ete: 'Ah! Chantez, Chantez!'
Pieces For Violin & Piano: Serenade Espagnole Op.150
Pieces For Violin & Piano: Rondeau Op.97
Pieces For Violin & Piano: Capriccio Op.18
Pieces For Two Pianos: Valse Carnavalesque Op.73
Pieces For Two Pianos: Pas Des Cymbales Op.36 No.2
Pieces For Two Pianos: Danse Paienne Op.158

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Just take it as read that Anne Sofie von Otter is in her usual captivating form. Her legions of fans needn't think twice before acquiring this fascinating new album. What, though, of the music itself? Pianist and composer Cécile Chaminade, born in Paris in 1857, is known to aficionados as a composer of piano miniatures, a fact reflected in what has crept into the recording catalogue over the years. Here, though, are the fruits of pianist Bengt Forsberg's enthusiasm for the songs. And irresistible they are, too. How on earth have such imaginative, charming, elegant, and beautifully crafted melodies (all on the subject of amour) escaped widespread acknowledgement for so long? There's a wide range of moods, from the bubbling "Malgré Nous" and the whimsical "L'Amour captif" to the passionate "Te souviens-tu?" and the reflective, bittersweet "Ma première lettre." As you might expect from a pianist-composer, the accompaniments are delightful, a fact relished to the full by Forsberg. Von Otter identifies with every phrase (barring the odd rather unseemly scoop) and emotion. Various short pieces for violin and piano, and two pianos, provide an engagingly performed bonus. --Andrew Green

Customer Reviews:

SONGS OF INNOCENCE.......2005-05-21

As it happens, I have been moderately familiar with the music of Cecile Chaminade for a number of years, so perhaps I can give anyone curious but uncertain what to expect some idea of what he or she will find on this disc. Chaminade seems to have been totally celibate her entire life. She eventually abandoned music for exhausting work as a hospital administrator in the first world war. Debilitation due to this cause and, according to the sleeve note, to an excessively vegetarian diet led to her losing a foot through amputation, but she lived on until age 87, dying in 1944. Her musical style is in many obvious senses conservative. The harmonic advances of Debussy and Ravel, and even of Faure, find no echo in her work. The style is very French, and there may be some influence of Saint-Saens, but for me there are odd reminiscences of Berlioz, himself a lot more innocent in many ways than he liked to let on.

The 25 love songs here are, with only one exception unless my ears deceive me, in major keys. The only poet whose name is familiar to me is Ronsard, and the sentiments are chaste and asexual from start to finish. Despite that they manage to sound very Parisian and ooh-la-la. They are not pale and maidenly but full of high spirits and energy. There are no dark shadows even in the minor-key number, and not a hint of the worldly-wisdom of Jane Austen. The piano parts are boldly written and occasionally quite demanding, and there is also a violin obbligato in the Minuet. In addition we are given three violin/piano duos (one arranged by Kreisler) and three slightly larger works for two pianos, in which it would be possible to hear the idiom of Saint-Saens but not for certain.

Anne Sofie von Otter's expression in the photographs will tell you at a glance how she intends to go about the songs. Her voice is nothing like Piaf's of course, and the songs would not bring the house down at the Paris Olympia, but she gets as near to that style as artistic integrity allows. Her French sounds very good indeed to me, and she gives Chaminade everything she has got, all vivacity, extroversion and joie-de-vivre. Chaminade seems to have nothing to regret either.

The other artists distinguish themselves thoroughly. The feel of enjoyment about this recital comes through as strongly from Bengt Forsberg's vigorous and dexterous piano-playing as from the singer herself. The violin parts are done very well, joining in the general mood, and there is a fine sturdy contribution on the second piano from Peter Jablonski. Everything about this disc delighted me from start to finish. The recorded sound is just about ideal for the purpose, and even the liner note is very good. Full texts of the songs are of course provided, with English translation and German Uebersetzung. One of the songs proclaims `Je voudrais etre une fleur'. It's a bit late now, but I sometimes wonder whether innocence doesn't have more to be said for it than we are vectored into believing in these enlightened days.

Anne Sofie brings Chaminade's songs to light and life!.......2004-03-20

Anne Sofie brings Chaminade's vocal music to an elevated level with Berlioz, Faure and Duparc in the classical world. Most of these pieces were unheard of until von Otter brought them to the public's attention with her beautiful interpretation of Chaminade's melody and text. Bengt Forsberg provides support that opens the gateway to a beautiful and expressive performance of these melodies. This is truly a treasure for any classical vocal library!

Delightful.......2003-12-10

This delightful CD of music by Cecile Chaminade, was the inspiration of Bengt Forsberg. He spent decades searching for and "collecting her music in second-hand music shops." While collaborating with Anne Sofie von Otter on another program, Forsberg showed her these neglected songs. The result was this wonderful CD. Probably you should listen to this CD for the Chaminade melodies. (25 of the 140 songs are presented here). But, Forsberg has also recorded the pieces for violin & piano and pieces for two pianos with Spaft, and Jablonski. The inclusion of these pieces, gives us a more complete idea of Chaminade's range of composition.

The artistry of von Otter, is captivating, and Forsberg clearly has an affinity for Chaminade's romantic French music.

It is easy to record and sell the tried and true, but Anne Sofie von Otter and Bengt Forsberg (and DG) have done something risky in recording Chaminade's music. She is not Mozart. At the time of this writing this recording ranked 38,201 on Amazon.com's sale ranking system. And so, perhaps it will not payoff for the artists and the company involved. Perhaps this CD will not be available for long. Perhaps. But IT IS available NOW, and so I encourage anyone who reads this to find a way to hear this delightful music in these nearly perfect performances.

I highly recommend it.

Musical Archaeology of a Very High Order.......2002-05-30

It is hardly news to say that Anne Sophie von Otter is quite, quite amazing; she has, in her way, reached the point that a celebrated stage actress might, at which we would say that she could recite the telephone book and we would listen gratefully.

Fortunately for us she is instead singing the lovely songs of the undeservedly obscure Cecile Chaminade, whose exquisite and entirely retrograde songs are given their due and more in these sensitive and heartfelt performances. Several cheers at least should be given for the worthy contributions of pianists Bengt Forsberg and Peter Jablonski (the former on both song accompaniments and the instrumental tracks that end the album) as well for Nils-Erik Sparf on violin.

Tracks:

A vous douce debonaire (Chansons)
Hareu! Hareu! le feu - Helas! ou sera pris confors (motet)
Amours me fait desirer (ballade)
Trop plus est belle - Biaute paree - je ne sui mie certeins (motet)
Amis tout dous vis (rondeau)
Se ma dame m'a guerpy (virelai)
Se je souspir (virelai)
Dame se vous m'estes lointeinne (ballade)
Quant je sui mis au retour (virelai)
Mes esperis se combat (ballade)
Ma fin est mon commencement (rondeau)
Douce dame jolie (virelai)
De Bon Espoir - Puis Que la douce rousee (motet)
De toutes flours (ballade)
Quant Theseus - Ne quier veoir (double ballade)
Anon La Septime estampie Real (dance)
Quant j'ay l'espart (rondeau)
Phyton le mervilleus serpent (ballade)
Armes amours - O flours des flours (double ballade)
A l'arme a l'arme (virelai)
Phiton Phiton (virelai)
Two variants on the tenor 'Roussignoulet du bosi' Borlet: He tres doulz roussignol (virelai)
Fumeux fume (rondeau)
De home vray (ballade)
Istampitta Tre fontane (dance)
Ma douce amour (ballade)

Tracks:

Tres doulz amis - Ma dame - Cent mille fois (rondeau)
Plasanche or tost (virelai)
Amour m'a le cuer mis (ballade)
Tribum quem (motet)
Helas! je voy mon cuer (ballade)
Contre le temps (virelai)
Andray soulet (canon)
Le greygnour bien (ballade)
Restoes restoes (virelai)
Ce moys de may (rondeau)
La belle se siet (ballade)
Je ne fai tousjours que penser (rondeau)
Files a marier (chanson)
Amoreux suy et me viente toute joye (rondeau)
Je loe Amours et ma dame mercye (ballade)
Navre je sui d'un dart penetratif (rondeau)
Lamentatio Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (O tres piteulx - Omnes amici) (motet)
La Spagna (Variant 1) (basse danse)
Par droit je puis bien complaidre (rondeau)
Donnes l'assault (rondeau)
Vostre tres doulx regart (rondeau)
Helas mon dueil (virelai)
Bien puist (rondeau)
Vergine bella (stropha)
La Spagna (Variant 2)

Customer Reviews:

Superb Early Music. Buy It........2005-12-13

'The Art of Courtly Love' is a two CD set, condensed from a three LP album performed by The Early Music Consort of London. I know less than I would like about early music, considering how much I enjoy it, but one very important thing I do know is that the director of this recording, David Munrow was, until his untimely death, the big man in early music.

One of the many things I especially like about this collection is that by showcasing a lot of vocal music, the tinny quality of a lot of early music is moved to the background. Antother thing I like is the fact that one can plainly distinguish secular from liturgical music by listening carefully to these selections. The biggest differences I see are the appearance of percussion instruments and male / female duets.

One reviewer commented on the quality of the notes. I agree they are good, but only about average for an old music offering by a major label.

Highly recommended to all who like early music.

A Fiver from one of the Archangels of early music performance.......2005-06-26

I bought this when the album was first released. Even though scholarship has advanced, and it can be argued that Munrow's interpretations are dated, what has been lost over the years is the joy in performing this music. Many modern performances are ponderous and much, much too serious. But David Munrow found this music as a wonderous discovery. Through albums such as this one, he released into the open air music that had been locked away, languishing in the libraries for years, trotted out occasionally for a scholarly study, and then tucked back on the shelves. Munrow's enthusiasm for this music is evident in this collection, and his performances make them walk - no, dance - in the open air once more. This album is beautifully performed. I hope the notes in the CD are as good as the ones in my original release.

In 1974, I had the great pleasure of meeting David Munrow and the other members of the Early Music Consort, and was blown away with that enthusiasm and unselfishness, their willingness to discuss their work - I remember Munrow trading recorder performance tips with a friend of mine - and Munrow's truly amazing store of energy. He radiated! : -)

Outdated but Still Rivetingly Interesting.......2005-05-01

This 2-CD boxed set is the digital version of a 3-LP box from 1973 and was reissued in 1996 as part of the edition with which EMI/Virgin celebrated the twentieth anniversary of David Munrow’s unfortunate demise. The recordings, made at London’s prestigious Abbey Road studios, are digitally remastered to a very high standard, so that I found myself enjoying them via headphones more than via loudspeakers, something which is pretty unusual with CDs from the old analogue days. The two discs contains no less than some 156 minutes (51 tracks) of absolutely fascinating music. The first part is devoted to Guillaume Machault’s songs, works which can be dated around 1350 to 1360. The second part of the programme is concerned with the so-called avantgarde from Avignon (including names such as Matteo da Perugia), composers who wrote for esoteric circles around 1380 to 1410. And the third part (the third LP of the original) is devoted to fifteenth-century music from the court of Burgundy, the two great composers here being Dufay and Binchois.

Of course, David Munrow’s performances, fascinating and rivetingly interesting as they are, were shaped by his own interests and research at the time, and the booklet notes point out that since then “scholarship and performance practices have moved on healthily”, which I interpret to mean that today nobody would dream of performing this music the way Munrow did: for instance, he has most of the songs accompanied by a whole plethora of ancient instruments, although today it is generally agreed that works from this period should be sung unaccompanied or with minimal instrumental support. Munrow also performs some of the songs as purely instrumental pieces, a legitimate decision perhaps. Munrow also uses the two countertenors James Bowman and Charles Brett for many of the songs, and not everyone will appreciate being bombarded with their somewhat forced androgynous falsetto for nearly three hours; personally, it was the singing of Martyn Hill, tenor, and Geoffrey Shaw, baritone, which delighted my ear during these sessions. Along with the instruments, of course: slide trumpet, cornett, shawm, crwth, fiddle, rebec, citole and so on, plus several tracks with the amazing Christopher Hogwood playing an organ that sounds, at least, very old – unfortunately, the otherwise good liner notes give no details concerning the instruments used.

The Old French texts are printed in full with English translations, so it is possible to follow every nuance. Exceptionally good value for money! – For more historically-informed performances of music of this kind, I suggest searching names such as Gothic Voices, Hilliard Ensemble or Binchois Consort.

If 6 were available, this would get them!.......2002-02-16

Lovely, beautiful, amazing, charming, and vital. I'll not replicate the previous reviewer, though my favorites differ from his, but I bought this on LP 25 years ago and it changed my life. These are exhilarating performances, that move you effortlessly through time and space into a world both far away and very, very close. So much great music, wonderfully performed. Take a chance--it might change your life as well!

One of the finest early music performances ever recorded.......2001-09-03

And an intriguing work of scholarship besides. This was originally released back in the early 1970's by the late David Munrow as a three album box set.

The first part of this recording is basically dedicated to Machaut and his contemporaries. The chanson -Amours me fait desirer- remains striking to this day, with its unusual leap in its first measures. -Amis tout dous- is a lovely miniature, and so also is the monophonic -Quant je sui mis au retour-. But the high point of this part of the record is -Quant j'ay l'espart-, a duet between countertenor and bass cornetto (a serpent?), understated and heartbreaking.

The second part is weirdness from the Avignon court of the Popes, the time when rhythmic notation got more sophisticated, and composers grew more experimental. The unusual chromaticism of -Fumeux fume- is given a great performance here. The -Tre fontane- estampie is given a reading here that is truly frenzied. -Plasanche, ou tost- is a lovely song. You also get rhythmic oddities like -Le greygnour bien-.

The third album nears Renaissance music, and focuses on Dufay and Binchois. Loud instruments like sackbuts and shawms are featured on pieces like -Donnes l'assault-, which seems risky, but sometimes works. The usually quiet pieces on the -La Spagna- ground are here given a marching-band performance on loud winds. The real high points here, though, are the motet -O tres piteulx-, Binchois absolutely gorgeous -Amoureux suy-, and the setting of Petrarch's -Vergine bella-.

Tracks:

Le Caquet Des Femmes
Va Rossignol
D'un Seul Soleil
Bel Aubepin Verdissant
Morlaye, Gaillarde Des Dieux (Luth)
J'ay Double Dueil
Au Verd Bois Je M'en Iray
Revenes Souvent M'amye
J'ay D'un Coste L'honneur
Ce Petit Dieu Qui Vole
Le Roy, Branle De Bourgogne (Luth)
La Guerre
L'espoir Confus
Petite Nymphe Folastre
Pourquoy Tournez Vous Vos Yeux
C'est A Bon Droit
Morlaye, Fantaisie (Luth)
Sur L'aubepin Qui Est En Fleurs
Ce Moys De May
Las, Si Tu As Plaisir
Ventz Hardis Et Legiers
Le Roy, Branle Gay (Luth)
Plus Ne Suys
Frere Thibault
La Chasse

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Great Women Composers (Box Set)
Louise Farrenc , Ethel Smyth , Clara Schumann-Wieck , Anna Bon di Venezia , Johannes Goritzki , Konstanze Eickhorst , Sabine Dreier , Karin Ott , and Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR
Manufacturer: Cpo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00006L70Z
Release Date: 2002-10-22

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Mirror Of Voices

Manufacturer: Koch Discover Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Tracks:

6 Responsories Pour L'Office Des Tenebres du Vendredi Saint (4 Voices): Tam quam ad latronem
6 Responsories Pour L'Office Des Tenebres du Vendredi Saint (4 Voices): Tenebrae factae sunt
6 Responsories Pour L'Office Des Tenebres du Vendredi Saint (4 Voices): Animam meam dilectam
6 Responsories Pour L'Office Des Tenebres du Vendredi Saint (4 Voices): Tradiderunt me
6 Responsories Pour L'Office Des Tenebres du Vendredi Saint (4 Voices): Jesum tradidit impius
6 Responsories Pour L'Office Des Tenebres du Vendredi Saint (4 Voices): Caligaverunt oculi mei
Fantaisie No.5, Lute renaissance
En Dieu me consolle
Prelude en Do
Du fond de ma pensee
Fantasie No.1
Fit porta Christi
Un gay bergier
Anchor che col partire
Fortune, Hellas
Chi mira
Courrante en do
Je suis amoureux d'une fille
Petit Jacquet
Basciami vita espoir
Mon seul espoir
Alla strada
Allemande Nonnette en sol
En me oyant chanter
Pour parvenir a la fin desiree
J'ai vu le cerf du bois sallir

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For all Algerian people

Chanson De'l Espoir
Nouri Kouffi
Manufacturer: Aladdin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Guinea | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000IM5U
Release Date: 1999-03-16

Tracks:

Chanson de l'Espoir
Ya Dzair
Ana el Kaoui
Yali Kheliti
Karftanek Mahloul
Ouine Enssib

Customer Reviews:

For all Algerian people.......2000-10-22

This album touches all Algerian people.In fact,Nouri is great and alllow us to be more optimistic in front of the critical politic situation in Algeria.

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Great variety secular music, marred by lack of translation

Janequin: La Chasse et autres chansons

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000027O0X
Release Date: 1992-12-09

Tracks:

Le Caquet Des Femmes - Agnes Mellon/Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot
Va Rossignol - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot/Claude Deboves
D'un Seul Soleil - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot /Claude Deboves
Bel Aubepin Verdissant - Agnes Mellon/Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot
Guillaume Morlaye: Gaillarde Des Dieux - Claude Deboves
J'ay Double Dueil - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot
Au Verd Bois Je M'en Iray - Agnes Mellon/Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Claude Deboves
Revenes Souvent M'amye - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot/Claude Deboves
J'ay D'un Coste L'honneur - Agnes Mellon/Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot
Co Petit Dieu Qui Vole - Agnes Mellon/Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot
Adrian Le Roy: Branle De Bourgogne - Claude Deboves
Le Guerre: Prima Pars/Secunda Pars - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Josep Cabre/Antoine Sicot
L'espoir Confus - Agnes Mellon/Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Claude Deboves
Petite Nymphe Folastre - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot
Pourquoy Tournez-vous Vos Yeux - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot
C'est A Bon Droit - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot
Guillaume Morlaye: Fant - Claude Deboves
Sur L'aubepin Qui Est En Fleurs - Agnes Mellon/Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot/Claude Deboves
Ce Moys De May - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot/Claude Deboves
Las, Si Tu As Plaisir - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot/Claude Deboves
Ventz Hardis Et Legiers - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot
Adrian Le Roy: Branle Gay - Claude Deboves
Plus Ne Suys - Agnes Mellon/Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Claude Deboves
Frere Thibault - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Antoine Sicot/Claude Deboves
La Chasse: Prima Pars/Secunda Pars - Dominique Visse/Bruno Boterf/Philippe Cantor/Josep Cabre/Antoine Sicot

Customer Reviews:

Great variety secular music, marred by lack of translation.......2003-04-25

This recording deserves five stars for the melodious chansons of Janequin. The Introduction briefly describes the vivid evocation of nature and allusions to French literature, especially Rabelais and Ronsard implying that like all good composers, Janequin employed music to highlight the words he is setting. Every Ensemble Janequin recording I have fails to provide translation. No knowing French limited my pleasure.
But the performance and the composer deserve a place in your collection.

Tracks:

Madrid
Ser
Havanaise
Bonjour Mon Coeur
Grands Oiseaux Blancs
La Petite Chevriere
La Chene Et Le Roseau
Chanson De La Pluie
L'Enfant Et La Mere
Desespoir
Adieu Les Beaux Jours
Scene D'Hermione
Seize Ans Op.50, 2
La Danse Op.50, 1
L'Oiselet Op.68, 2
Aime-Moi Op.33, 2
La Calandrina
L'Espoir Renait Dans Mon Ame

Customer Reviews:

Fine performance of unjustly neglected songs.......2000-05-31

Pauline Viardot (1821-1910) was a member of the important musical Garcia family, a close friend of George Sand and Frederic Chopin(the four vocal arrangments of his mazurkas on this CD were originally performed by Viardot with Chopin himself accompanying), an intimate of Ivan Turgenev, and a musical influence on such composers as Saint-Saens and Gounod. As the sister of Maria Malibran, she was a highly accomplished singer, and her songs, while often vocally demanding, allow the singer to express the words with melodic lines that are friendly to the voice (and to the ear). Karin Ott, who has performed the Queen of the Night under Karajan, has the coloratura technique required to make the music sparkle and sizzle where it needs to, as well as a good sense of phrasing and of the French language (she is Swiss). The only fault I can find is that once in a while I would like to hear a warmer bel canto sound in the higher registers. Still, she has admirably achieved her goal of introducing this underappreciated composer to today's audiences. If you are interested in bel canto era music, or in hearing the music that George Sand would have listened to in her home, you should listen to this CD.

Antoine De Bertrand~Les Amours de Ronsard

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Antoine De Bertrand~Les Amours de Ronsard

Manufacturer: Arion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000000U1U
Release Date: 1993-08-11

Tracks:

Las! Pleust A Dieu N'avoir Jamais Taste
Avecques Moy Pleurer Vous Devriez Bien
Ha Seigneur Dieu, Que de Graces Ecloses
Dans Le Serain De Sa Jumelle Flamme
Qui Voudra Voir Dedans Une Jeunesse
Nature Ornant La Dame
Oeil Qui Mes Pleurs De Tes Rayons Essuye
Tout Me Deplait, Mais Rien Ne M'est
Las, Je Me Plains De Mile Et Mile
Mon Dieu, Mon Dieu, Que Ma Maistresse Est Belle
Ie Vy Ma Nymphe Entre Cent Damoiselles
Amour Archer D'Une Tirade Ront
Ie Parangonne A Ta Jeune Beaute
Ce Ris Plus Dous Que L'oeuvre D'un Abeille
Doux Fut Le Trait, Qu'amour Hors De Sa Trousse
Amour Me Tue, Et Si Je Ne Veux Dire
Telle Qu'elle Est Dedans Ma Souvenance
Le Voudrois Estre Ixion Et Tantale
Ces Deux Yeux Bruns, Doux Flambeaux De Ma Vie
Ie Veux Mourir Pour Tes Beautez, Maistresse
Beaute Dont La Douceur Pourroit Vaincre Les Roys
Quand En Songeant Ma Folastre J'acole
Tes Yeux Divins Me Promettent Le Don
Ce Ne Sont Qu' Ains, Qu' Amorces Et Qu' Apas
Le Ciel Ne Veut, Dame, Que Je Jouisse

Tracks:

Ie Ne Suis Seulement Amoureux De Marie
Ie Suis Tellement Amoureux
Ie Veux Chanter En Ces Vers Ma Triste
Las! Pour Vous Trop Aymer Je Ne Vous Puis Aymer
Marie, Qui Voudroit Vostre Nom Retourner
Las! Sans Espoir Je Languis A Grand Tort
Veu Que Tu Es Plus Blanche Que Le Liz
Ie Meurs, Helas, Quand Je La Voy Si Belle
Certes Mon Oeil Fut Trop Avantureux
Ie Ne Saurais Aimer Autre Que Vous
Pour-Ce Que Tu Scay Bien Que Je T'ayme Trop Mieux
Mignonne, Baisez Moy: Non, Ne Me Baisez Pas
Quand Ma Maistresse Au Monde Print Naissance
Vous Ne Le Voulez Pas?
Ie Suis Un Demi-Dieu
Sommeillez Vous Ma Belle Aurore
Hastez vous, Petite Folle
Cest Humeur Vient De Mon Oeil Qui Adore
Tutto Lo Giorno Piango
O Dieux, Permettez Moy Que Celle Qui Cause Ma Douleur
O Doux Plaisir

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