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Once you accept the fundamental premise -- Joseph Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne are gussied-up folk songs -- they become the cutest little things in the world. Of course, not everybody can accept the premise since it involves accepting, first, that the folk song is a legitimate vehicle for high culture, and second, that a little sentimentality never hurt anybody. For listeners for whom Schubert's lieder are the only possible songs, Canteloube's Chants will seem far too close to kitsch for aesthetic comfort. But listeners who can accept the artless beauty of the tunes and the warm orchestral syrup in which they are encased, Canteloube's Chants are just the thing when Puccini's Madame Butterfly becomes too much.
There have been many terrific recordings of Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne over the years, but this recording by soprano Véronique Gens accompanied by Jean-Claude Casadesus leading the Orchestre National de Lille can takes its place among the best. With many impressive recordings of repertoire from Rameau through Mozart to her credit, Gens may at first seem an unlikely choice for performing gussied-up folk songs, but her darkly lustrous and deep-chested tone, along with her birth in the Auvergne region make, her a natural for the part. And indeed, while one can tell immediately that the singer is Gens, one never gets the sense that she's condescending to the repertoire, but rather doing exactly the repertoire she wants to do and enjoying herself completely while doing it. Casadesus is a faithful accompanist, but this is emphatically Gens' show and, for those who can accept the fundamental premise, pure pleasure. Naxos' sound is rich, deep, warm, and round.
© TiVo
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Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1 (Joseph Canteloube)
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Performer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra - Traditional, Lyricist
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
Album review
Once you accept the fundamental premise -- Joseph Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne are gussied-up folk songs -- they become the cutest little things in the world. Of course, not everybody can accept the premise since it involves accepting, first, that the folk song is a legitimate vehicle for high culture, and second, that a little sentimentality never hurt anybody. For listeners for whom Schubert's lieder are the only possible songs, Canteloube's Chants will seem far too close to kitsch for aesthetic comfort. But listeners who can accept the artless beauty of the tunes and the warm orchestral syrup in which they are encased, Canteloube's Chants are just the thing when Puccini's Madame Butterfly becomes too much.
There have been many terrific recordings of Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne over the years, but this recording by soprano Véronique Gens accompanied by Jean-Claude Casadesus leading the Orchestre National de Lille can takes its place among the best. With many impressive recordings of repertoire from Rameau through Mozart to her credit, Gens may at first seem an unlikely choice for performing gussied-up folk songs, but her darkly lustrous and deep-chested tone, along with her birth in the Auvergne region make, her a natural for the part. And indeed, while one can tell immediately that the singer is Gens, one never gets the sense that she's condescending to the repertoire, but rather doing exactly the repertoire she wants to do and enjoying herself completely while doing it. Casadesus is a faithful accompanist, but this is emphatically Gens' show and, for those who can accept the fundamental premise, pure pleasure. Naxos' sound is rich, deep, warm, and round.
© TiVo
Details of original recording : 62:24 - DDD - Enregistré en juillet 2004 à l’Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle à Lille (France) - Notes en français, anglais & allemand avec les textes chantés traduits en anglais
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:11
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Véronique Gens
- Composer: Joseph Canteloube
- Label: Naxos
- Area: France
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Modern Style
2004 Naxos 2004 Naxos
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