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Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Céphale et Procris

Reinoud Van Mechelen

Classical - Released February 9, 2024 | Château de Versailles Spectacles

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Brol La Suite

Angèle

French Music - Released October 5, 2018 | Universal Music Distribution Deal

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Les Rita Mitsouko

Rock - Released January 4, 1984 | Because Music

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Weill, Brecht & Hauptmann: L'opéra de quat'sous

Le Balcon

Classical - Released September 22, 2023 | Alpha Classics

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L'opéra de quat'sous ("The Four Penny Opera") is nothing more or less than Die Dreigroschenoper ("The Threepenny Opera") of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. The Threepenny Opera was a hit from the beginning and was almost immediately translated into French, among other languages (even Hungarian), after its 1928 premiere, but here, it is sung in a new translation by Alexandre Pateau. To these imperfectly francophone ears, the translation seems fluent and sharp. The original opera, of course, was based on an English original and featured some adapted French poetry, so a translation into French is less of an experiment than one might think. This was a live recording from the summer of 2023, and although the production featured English and German supertitles, there are no translations in the booklet here. In other ways, too, the production might have fared better live than it does on a recording. The singers are mostly untrained stage actors who ham up the characters in a way that probably worked in person but doesn't come across in audio. (The exceptions here are Claïna Clavaron, who turns in an arresting Mack the Knife at the beginning, Véronique Vella's Celia Peachum, and Marie Oppert as Polly Peachum.) The most important thing to note for listeners who think they are getting simply a French Dreigroschenoper is that the music and text are reinterpreted and reworked. There are some cuts, some added material, spoken descriptions, and, from director Thomas Ostermeier and conductor Maxime Pascal, a percussion-heavy setting that emphasizes every bit of popular-music influence in the score. None of this is necessarily untrue to the spirit of the work, but listeners should sample well and see whether their minds fill in the various blanks here. Alpha's live recording is clear and not marred by stage and production noises.© James Manheim /TiVo

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Angèle

French Music - Released October 5, 2018 | Universal Music Distribution Deal

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Vive La Trance

Amon Düül II

Rock - Released January 1, 1973 | SPV

Amon Düül ll's extraordinary 1973 album finds the influential German art rock band working surprisingly well in a short song format while still stamping the music with their unique sound. "Fly United," "Trap," and "Ladies Mimikry" show diverse styles of pop and rock running happily into each other with memorably quirky results. The instrumentation here is as quirky as ever,too -- perhaps even more so than usual, with Chris Karrer's violin and sax playing now in the fore. The melodies are often shimmering. Unfortunately, the band never again sustained the excellence displayed on Viva la Trance again.© Nick Burton /TiVo

Les tangos et boléros

Tino Rossi

French Music - Released December 15, 2023 | Parlophone (France)

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Salieri: Les Danaïdes

Christophe Rousset

Classical - Released May 19, 2015 | Bru Zane

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Grand Cafe Concert

Fritz Kreisler

Classical - Released August 10, 2016 | Intermusic S.A.

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Hamza

Hip-Hop/Rap - Released February 5, 2021 | Rec. 118

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Journal intime

Aya Nakamura

R&B - Released August 25, 2017 | Rec. 118

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Brol

Angèle

French Music - Released October 5, 2018 | Angèle VL Records

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Brol La Suite

Angèle

French Music - Released October 5, 2018 | Angèle VL Records

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À juste titre

Davodka

Hip-Hop/Rap - Released May 17, 2019 | Universal Music Distribution Deal

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Tango

Laurindo Almeida

Jazz - Released January 1, 1985 | Concord Records

This unusual CD finds guitarists Laurindo Almeida and Charlie Byrd (who have both mastered bop and Brazilian music) performing 11 tangoes with the assistance of bassist Joe Byrd and drummer Chuck Redd. Although the two acoustic guitarists have their short solos, the emphasis in this delightful set is on their ensemblework, respectful interpretations of the melodies and those infectious tango rhythms.© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Langgaard: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6 - Gade: Tango jalousie

Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical - Released September 7, 2018 | Dacapo

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The symphonies of Rued Langgaard are not often performed outside his native Denmark, probably because he was tagged as a late Romantic in an era of obligatory modernism. It's true that he wrote tonal music that took a great deal from Richard Strauss in his handling of the orchestra, and from Robert Schumann in its large fields of orchestral arpeggios. It takes an orchestra of the Vienna Philharmonic's caliber to bring these off, so this release, headed by veteran Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo, is welcome. The late Romantic rubric somehow does not give an idea of what Langgaard's music is like: it has a strongly Scandinavian pictorial and programmatic orientation, influenced by other Scandinavian composers but unique in structure and expressive qualities. Consider and sample the middle movement of the Symphony No. 2 ("Vaarbrud," meaning "Awakening of Spring"), which is based on a Danish hymn but is not a set of variations on it, nor a fantasy on it, but rather, you might say, a moderate stretching-out. (Its partial resemblance to Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott heightens the effect.) Langgaard revised his symphonies later in life, shortening several of them; you hear the original versions here, which may be less desirable. But the storm music in the Symphony No. 6 ("Himmelrivende") is of an almost mystical intensity, free-from conventional artifice. Two simpler pieces ring down the curtain: a lyrical movement from a later Langgaard symphony, which is a reasonable choice, and the Tango Jalousie of Jacob Gade, which, although a superb little work, seems to come out of nowhere here. An offbeat, highly worthwhile choice. © TiVo
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Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin

Pierre Hantaï

Chamber Music - Released October 11, 2007 | Mirare

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Clichés d'amour

Christophe

French Music - Released January 1, 1983 | Disques Motors

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Accordéon au bal de la guinguette

Musette Orchestra

World - Released January 26, 2023 | Acasa productions

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La frime

Léo Ferré

French Music - Released November 1, 1977 | La Memoire Et La Mer