La Soiree Des Enfoires [Import]

1. Les Restos Du Coeur

2. Pr Sentation Des Restos Du Coeur

3. N En 17 Leindenstadt

4. Pas Toi

5. Je Te Promets

6. Regarde Les Riches

7. Une Derni˜Re Semaine New-York

8. Un Dernier Blues

9. Ballade Nord Irlandaise

10. Dans Ton Sac

11. Putain De Camion

12. La PŠChe La Ligne

13. Petite Marie

14. Va Pas T'flinguer Bonhomme

15. Le P Nitencier

16. Chanson Pour L'auvergnat

La Soiree Des Enfoires,Enfoires,Sony/Columbia,World Music

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Debussy, Mozart and Barber Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | 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 Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | 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 Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B000003F04 Release Date: 1990-10-10

Tracks:

1. Sonata, K.330 In C: Allegro moderato
2. Sonata, K.330 In C: Andante cantabile
3. Sonata, K.330 In C: Allegretto
4. Estampes, No. 2: Evening In Granada
5. Etudes, No. 5: Etude In Octaves
6. Preludes, Livre - Book II, No. 7: The Terrace For Moonlight Audiences
7. Estampes, No. 3: Gardens In The Rain
8. Images, Livre - Book I, No. 1: Reflections In The Water
9. Preludes, Livre - Book II, No. 12: Fireworks
10. Sonata, Op.26: Allegro energico
11. Sonata, Op.26: Allegro vivace e leggero
12. Sonata, Op.26: Adagio mesto
13. Sonata, Op.26: Fuga: allegro con spirito

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Pierrot le fou/Week-End Antoine Duhamel , and Jean-luc Godard Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005CDLD Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

1. Ferdinand [From Pierrot le Fou] - Antoine Duhamel
2. Pierrot [From Pierrot le Fou] - Antoine Duhamel
3. SoirPerdue [From Pierrot le Fou] - Antoine Duhamel
4. Jamais Je Ne T'Ai Dit Que Je T'Aimerai Toujours [From Pierrot le Fou] - Anna Karina
5. Sans Lendermain [From Pierrot le Fou] - Antoine Duhamel
6. Ma Ligne de Chance [From Pierrot le Fou] - Anna Karina
7. Twist Pour Jean-Luc [From Pierrot le Fou] - Antoine Duhamel
8. Mort Bleue [From Pierrot le Fou] - Antoine Duhamel
9. Mic et Mac [From Pierrot le Fou] - Anna Karina
10. Miracle des Moutons [From Week-End]
11. Alice au Pays des Syllogismes [From Week-End]
12. Lamento [From Week-End]
13. Footit et Chocolat [From Week-End]
14. Complainte du Tiers-Monde [From Week-End]
15. Internationale [From Week-End]
16. Elle et Lui [From Week-End]

Album Description

French compilation combines the soundtracks for two of Jean-Luc Godard's classic films, Pierrot Le Fou (1965) & a re-recording of the 'lost' soundtrack for Weekend...aka Crazy Pete (1967). Composed by Antoine Duhamel, this edition features the songs of Anna Karina. Attractive digipak includes 15 page booklet featuring photo stills, photos of Godard and the composer and detailed liner notes. 2001 release.

Average customer rating: Ravel blind taste test ... Rubinstein at His Best

Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 43 Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chabrier | Chabrier, Alexis Emanuel | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music 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 Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Intermezzos | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 42 Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 70 Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 51 Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 72 Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 40 ASIN: B00004TG7E Release Date: 2000-08-08

Tracks:

1. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Modere
2. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Assez lent
3. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Modere
4. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Assez anime
5. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Presque lent
6. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Vif
7. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Moins vif
8. Valses nobles et sentimentales: (Epilogue) Lent
9. Mouvements Perpetuels: Assez modere
10. Mouvements Perpetuels: Tres modere
11. Mouvements Perpetuels: Alerte
12. Intermezzo In A-Flat: Intermezzo In A-Flat - As-dur - la bemol majeur
13. Forlane (Le tombeau de Couperin, No. 3)
14. La vallee des cloches (Miroirs, No. 5)
15. Nocturne No. 3, Op. 33, No. 3 In A-Flat: Nocturne No. 3, Op. 33, No. 3 In A-Flat - As-Dur la bemol majeur
16. Intermezzo No. 2 In D-Flat: Intermezzo No. 2 In D-Flat - Des - dur re bemol majeur
17. Scherzo-valse (Pieces pittoresques, No. 10)
18. La Soiree dans Grenade (Estampes, No. 2)
19. Jardins sous la pluie (Estampes, No. 3)
20. Hommage a Rameau (Images, Book I: No. 2)
21. Reflets dans l'eau (Images, Book I: No. I)
22. La plus que lente (Valse)
23. Poissons d'or (Images, Book II: No. 3)

Customer Reviews:

Ravel blind taste test ..........2000-08-25

So, last night I sat four of my kids down and played four different pianists performing the first of the Ravel "Valses nobles et sentimentales". They were Paul Crossley, Jean Yves Thibaudet, Friedrich Gulda, and Arthur Rubinstein. I didn't tell them who the pianists were and simply asked them which of the performances they preferred. My middle daughter (13) and middle son (15) immediately and without hesitation picked the Rubinstein performance. They commented on the care he took to PLAY the piece. My son felt the other performers pounded too much and my daughter felt some of the others too rushed. They all liked the Gulda second best, the Crossley third. The middle daughter hated the Thibaudet. She said it sounded harsh and clanged. Brian felt the Thibaudet was all over the place - rushed, then too slow, then rushed again. My youngest daughter (9) liked them all. She noted that they were different, but didn't feel she could like one better than the others. My seven year old son was just too young but knew he liked the music. Then I played the orchestrated version conducted by Boulez and the ALL loved and responded in a big way and decided that the orchestrated version was MUCH nicer than the piano version because of the rich sounds of the orchestra.

For my own rating, I love the Rubinstein, admire the Gulda, and like the Thibaudet and Crossley for what they are while not being totally convinced by their performance choices. And being a pianist of a sort, I always like the piano best even when I also like orchestrations.

Rubinstein at His Best.......2000-08-11

Some of Rubinstein's best work on record is on this disc. Although known as a Chopin player, that was by no means the limit of his pianistic culture. Rubinstein, who lived a considerable portion of his life in Paris, was especially adept in the French repertoire.

Ravel's Valses Nobles and Sentimentales, and the other pieces, benefit from Rubinstein's urbane, unfussy approach. Rubinstein never attempts the "piano without hammers" approach of Gieseking, but his tone is far from percussive.

The Chabrier Scherzo Valse demonstrates Rubinstein's remarkable memory and ability to assimilate new music. While recording this album, a friend showed Rubinstein the printed score for the Scherzo Valse. The pianists liked the piece, memorized it overnight, and recorded it the next day. He sounds like he has known the piece his entire life.

The sound, stereo except the Debussy pieces, is fine.

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George Copeland: The Victor Solo Recordings Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | 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 Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Milhaud | Milhaud, Darius | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Turina | Turina, Joaquin | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | 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 Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000WYQ Release Date: 1998-01-20

Tracks:

1. Prelude a L'apres d'un Faune
2. Suite Bergamasque: Menuet
3. Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune
4. Pour le piano: Sarabande
5. Estampes: Soiree dans Grenade
6. Preludes, Book 1: Voiles
7. Preludes, Book 1: Le Cathedrale engloutie
8. Preludes, Book 2: La Puerta del Vino
9. Preludes, Book 2: Bruyeres
10. Preludes, Book 2: Generla Lavine-Eccentric
11. Preludes, Book 2: La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
12. Preludes, Book 2: Ondine
13. Preludes, Book 2: Canope
14. Gnossienne No.1
15. L'automne: Adieu
16. Danse sacree
17. La boite a joujoux: Ronde

Tracks:

1. Cancion y Danza No. 4
2. Tango in D, Op. 165 No. 2
3. Tango in A Minor, Op. 124
4. Malaguena, Op. 71, No. 6
5. Canto Flamenco
6. Serenata (from Cadena de Valses)
7. Fandango (from Bailete, Op. 79)
8. Sacro-Monte (from Danzas Gitanas, Op. 55)
9. El Puerto
10. Igualada
11. Aragon
12. Playera (Spanish Dance No. 5)
13. Escena y Cancion del Fuego Fatuo
14. Romanza de Solita
15. Saudades das Selvas Brasileiras
16. Malaguena
17. English Suite No. 5 - Sarabande; Passepieds
18. English Suite No. 5 - Sarabande; Passepieds
19. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (from Cantata No. 4)
20. 16th Century Suite
21. Cordoba, Op. 232, No. 4
22. Danza de la Hoguera

Average customer rating: I would love to review this item Hauntingly beautiful recording

Night Moods Fryderyk Chopin , Claude Debussy , Gabriel Faure , Enrique Granados , Charles Tomlinson Griffes , Vincent Persichetti , and Carol Rosenberger Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Persichetti | Persichetti, Vincent | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Reverie: Carol Rosenberger Water Music Of The Impressionists ASIN: B0000006VQ Release Date: 1992-12-11

Tracks:

1. Nocturne Op.55 No.2 In E-Flat
2. Nocturne No.6 In D-Flat
3. Clair de lune ('Moonlight')
4. Quejas o la Maja y el Ruisenor ('Laments, Or The Maiden And The Nightengale')
5. La soiree dans Grenade ('Evening In Granada')
6. Nottutno
7. Harmonies du soir ('Evening Harmonies')
8. La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune ('The Terrace For Moonlight Audiences')
9. Reverie
10. Nocturne In D-Flat
11. Nocturne Op.27 No.2 In D-Flat

Customer Reviews:

I would love to review this item.......2005-10-08

I would love to review this item, unfortunately, Amazon won't send it to me. It has been over a month since I placed my order for this CD and two others, but they haven't been shipped yet. Maybe one of the big heads at Amazon will read this and expedite my order. I've given the CD a five star rating. Perhaps I'll own it someday. I can only hope.

Hauntingly beautiful recording.......1998-09-15

I have been collecting classical music recordings for 40 years, and this is the recording I most enjoy giving to friends who have an appreciation of classical music. It is a joy to listen to -- truly fits the title, music that one might want to listen to reflect upon in the evening hours. The Granados is particularly beautifully played. One of the larger dealers of CDs in Chicago tells me that they have trouble keeping it in stock -- not surprising to me. If you are seeking pure musical enjoyment, this recording will serve you well.

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Debussy, Ravel and Schumann Manufacturer: BBC Legends ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | 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 Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Gieseking, Walter | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004SPO8 Release Date: 2000-06-27

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Essential Debussy Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cleveland Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rogi, Pascal | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Essential Rachmaninov Essential Tchaikovsky Essential Beethoven Essential Vivaldi: 20 Greatest Masterpieces Essential Bach ASIN: B000069HME Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

1. Clair De Lune From Suite Bergamasque - Boston Pops Orchestra
2. Nuages From Noelurnes - Boston Pops Orchestra
3. Fetes From Nocturnes - Boston Pops Orchestra
4. Iberia: Par Les Ruces Et Par Les Chemins From Images For Orchestra - Cleveland Orchestra
5. Iberia: Les Parfms De La Nuit From Images For Orchestra - Cleveland Orchestra
6. Iberia: Le Matin D'Un Jour De Fete From Images For Orchestra - Cleveland Orchestra
7. Children's Corner: Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal
8. Children's Corner: Jimbo's Lullaby - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal
9. Children's Corner: Serenade For The Doll - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal
10. Children's Corner: The Snow Is Dancing - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal
11. Children's Corner: The Little Shepherd - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal
12. Children's Corner: Golliwogg's Cake-Walk - Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal
13. La Mer: I. De I'Aube A Midi Aur La Mer - Berlin Philharmonic
14. La Mar: II. Jeux De Vagues - Berlin Philharmonic
15. La Mer: III. Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer - Berlin Philharmonic

Tracks:

1. Prelude To 'The Afternoon Of A Faun' - Berlin Philharmonic
2. En Bateau From Petite Suite - Orchestra Suisse Romande
3. Ballat From Petite Suite - Orchestra Suisse Romande
4. Arabeaques No. 1 (Andantino Con Moto) - Pascal Roge
5. La Plus Que Lente - Tamas Vasary
6. Des Pas Sur La Neige From Preludes - Book 1 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
7. The Girl With The Flaxen Hair From Preludes - BooK 1 - Alexis Weissenberg
8. The Sunken Cathedral From Preludes - Boox 1 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
9. Minstrels From Preludes - Book 1 - Jean-Rodolphe Kars
10. La Puerta Del Vino From Preludes - Book 2 - Claudio Arrau
11. Faux D'Artifice From Preludes - Book 2 - Jorge Bolet
12. Toccata From Pour Le Piano - Zoltan Kocsis
13. L'Isle Joyeuse - Alexis Weissenberg
14. Reflets Dans L'Eau From Images - Book 1 - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
15. Jardins Sous La Pluie From Eatampes - Sviatoslav Richter
16. La Soiree Dans Grenade From Estampes - Sviatoslav Richter
17. Syrinx For Solo Flute - Boston Symphony Chambers Players

Average customer rating: Fine performances; wish the texts were included

Felicity Lott - Mélodies sur des poèmes de Victor Hugo / Graham Johnson Georges Bizet , Léo Delibes , Gabriel Fauré , César Franck , Charles Gounod , Reynaldo Hahn , Edouard Lalo , Franz Liszt , Camille Saint-Saëns , Richard Wagner , Maude Valérie White , Felicity Lott , and Graham Johnson Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Lalo, Edouard | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | 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 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 Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0000007N1 Release Date: 1992-12-16

Tracks:

1. Serenade
2. Guitare
3. Guitare
4. Les adieux de l'hotesse arabe
5. Eglogue
6. S'il est un charmant gazon
7. Le papillon et la fleur
8. L'absent
9. Puisqu'ici-bas
10. L'attente
11. O quand je dors
12. Comment, disaient-il
13. Soiree en mer
14. La fiancee du timbalier
15. Chantez, chantez, jeune inspiree
16. Si mes vers avaient des ailes
17. Reverie

Customer Reviews:

Fine performances; wish the texts were included.......2000-07-09

Accompanist Graham Johnson can be counted upon to present thoughtful, intelligent programs, often organized around themes rather than simply collecting songs of a single composer (although he has also done the latter). Lyric soprano Felicity Lott is a frequent collaborator with him, and here the team presents an interesting and very listenable program of settings of the texts of the great French poet Victor Hugo. There are some quite well-known songs in this collection (the Gounod "Serenade" and Hahn's "Si mes vers avaient des ailes"), as well as some welcome rarities (my particular favorite is Saint-Saens' somewhat lengthy and strophic, but very beautiful, "Soiree en mer"). For the most part, this is fine repertoire for Felicity Lott. Her voice is rich enough to provide texture and color to the singing. Her piano singing at the end of Liszt's "Comment disaient-ils" is delicate and secure. My only reservation is that Lott's Spanish style on Bizet's "Guitare" is less convincing than, say Jill Gomez's version on her "Spanish Songbook" CD, but I think her vocal technique is superior.

The purpose of this CD is to present the texts of Victor Hugo as set by a variety of talented composers, from Gounod to Wagner to Maude Valerie White. Lott's diction is always clear, which is a good thing, because, while this inexpensive CD includes Graham Johnson's usual excellent notes to the songs (in English, French and German), the texts are not included.

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Debussy: 15 Preludes Manufacturer: Arkadia: the 78's ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Gieseking, Walter | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008EP2Y Release Date: 1995-03-08

Average customer rating: Mastery Absolutely great stuff.

Music of France Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chabrier | Chabrier, Alexis Emanuel | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music 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 Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Intermezzos | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B000003FDJ Release Date: 1993-07-13

Tracks:

1. Maurice Ravel - Valse Nobels Sentimentales, Modere-tres franc
2. Maurice Ravel - Valse Nobels Sentimentales, Assez lent
3. Maurice Ravel - Valse Nobels Sentimentales, Modere
4. Maurice Ravel - Valse Nobels Sentimentales, Assez animie
5. Maurice Ravel - Valse Nobels Sentimentales, Presque lent
6. Maurice Ravel - Valse Nobels Sentimentales, Vif
7. Maurice Ravel - Valse Nobels Sentimentales, Moins vif
8. Maurice Ravel - Valse Nobels Sentimentales, Epilogue: Lent
9. Francis Poulenc - Mouvements Perpetuels, Assez modere
10. Francis Poulenc - Mouvements Perpetuels, Tres modere
11. Francis Poulenc - Mouvements Perpetuels, Alerte
12. Francis Poulenc - Intermezzo in A-Flat
13. Maurice Ravel - Forlane (Le tombeau de Couperin, No. 3)
14. Maurice Ravel - La valleedes cloches (Miroirs, No. 5)
15. Gabriel Faure - Nocturne, OP. 33, No. 3 in A-Flat
16. Francais Poulenc - Intermezzo No. 2 in D-Flat
17. Emmanuel Chabrier - Scherzo-valse (Dix pieces pittoresques, No. 10)
18. Claude Debussy - La soiree dans Grenade
19. Claude Debussy - Jardins sous la pluie
20. Claude Debussy - Hommage a Rameau (Images, Livre, Book I, No.2)
21. Claude Debussy - Reflets dans l'eau (Images, Livre, Book I, No. 1)
22. Claude Debussy - La plus que lente
23. Claude Debussy - Poissons d'or (Images, Livre, Book II, No. 3)
24. Claude Debussy - Minstrels (Preludes, Livre, Book I, No. 12)

Customer Reviews:

Mastery.......2000-04-27

This collection demonstrates again that Rubenstein, is the French Master.

Absolutely great stuff........1998-12-13

This is absolutely great stuff! Nobody played French music like Rubinstein. Along with all the delicacy, finesse and color you could want, he added a welcome degree of muscle not always found among the French pianists. Rubinstein knew most of these composers personally, and he inhabited and participated in their world, the Paris of the early twentieth century, with the greatest gusto and appreciation. All of this comes through in his performance. The wonderful, unique Debussy performances are mono, the rest stereo. Not to be missed.

International Music:

1. Le Lundi Au Soleil [Import]
2. Le Meilleur de Coluche: Best of Coluche [Import]
3. Le Rital [Import]
4. Les Années Odéon/Morceaux Choisis [Import]
5. Les Blagues Sur Europe 1 [Import]
6. Les Enfants des Tenebres et Les Anges de la Rue [Import]
7. Les Inedits
8. Les Interdits [Import]
9. Les Meilleurs Chansons [Import]
10. Les Plus Belles Chansons [Import]

International Music

International Music