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The aged Fauré and Reynaldo Hahn took the French Romantic mélodie into the 20th century, and Louis Beydts, who studied with Hahn, took it even further; three of the song cycles here date from after World War II. Beydts was mostly known as a composer of film music, and the songs on this release by tenor Cyrille Dubois and pianist Tristan Raës are all but unknown; three of the cycles receive their world premieres here. The music may seem to evoke a vanished world, but it is often engaging. Beydts distills the Fauré style down to essences, and most of the songs are quite short. The texts are by a variety of French poets of the day, and physical album buyers will get good translations in the hefty booklet. The Cinq Humoresques are sharp little character studies, and in many of the songs, there is a measure of wit (sample "Mademoiselle Rose"). The songs often take the conversational tone of Fauré's songs and dial it down several notches. Dubois has a nicely controlled tone in very quiet material (which describes many of the songs), letting the vibrato drain from his voice but not going flat. Hear "Adonis" for a good example of his comfort with the musical language. The Chansons pour les oiseaux are delightful and could easily be programmed with other works about animals. These are subtle little pieces, but they are immensely appealing, and it is no surprise that the album made classical best-seller charts in the spring of 2024.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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D'Ombre et de soleil (Louis Beydts)
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Six Ballades françaises (Louis Beydts)
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Le Cœur inutile (Louis Beydts)
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Quatre Odelettes (Louis Beydts)
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Cinq Humoresques (Louis Beydts)
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Chansons pour les oiseaux (Louis Beydts)
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Louis Beydts, Composer - Cyrille Dubois, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tristan Raës, Piano, MainArtist
2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca 2024 Aparté, a label of Little Tribeca
Album review
The aged Fauré and Reynaldo Hahn took the French Romantic mélodie into the 20th century, and Louis Beydts, who studied with Hahn, took it even further; three of the song cycles here date from after World War II. Beydts was mostly known as a composer of film music, and the songs on this release by tenor Cyrille Dubois and pianist Tristan Raës are all but unknown; three of the cycles receive their world premieres here. The music may seem to evoke a vanished world, but it is often engaging. Beydts distills the Fauré style down to essences, and most of the songs are quite short. The texts are by a variety of French poets of the day, and physical album buyers will get good translations in the hefty booklet. The Cinq Humoresques are sharp little character studies, and in many of the songs, there is a measure of wit (sample "Mademoiselle Rose"). The songs often take the conversational tone of Fauré's songs and dial it down several notches. Dubois has a nicely controlled tone in very quiet material (which describes many of the songs), letting the vibrato drain from his voice but not going flat. Hear "Adonis" for a good example of his comfort with the musical language. The Chansons pour les oiseaux are delightful and could easily be programmed with other works about animals. These are subtle little pieces, but they are immensely appealing, and it is no surprise that the album made classical best-seller charts in the spring of 2024.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 36 track(s)
- Total length: 01:22:34
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Cyrille Dubois Tristan Raës
- Composer: Louis Beydts
- Label: Aparté
- Genre: Classical Art Songs, Mélodies & Lieder Mélodies
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