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Un Air d’Italie. The Mandolin in Paris in the 18th Century

Anna Schivazappa

Classical - Released October 20, 2023 | Arcana

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Charpentier: David et Jonathas, H. 490

Les Pages du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles

Opera - Released March 1, 2024 | Aparté

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Marc-Antoine Charpentier's David et Jonathas, setting the action-packed biblical story of Saul, has not often been recorded. William Christie and Les Arts Florissants fired the first shot in the late '90s, and there have been a few other attempts, but the work crosses categories -- not really an oratorio, with a limited role for the chorus, but not an opera in the conventional sense -- and this may have hurt it at the box office. The Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles specializes in music of this period, and Charpentier is certainly right up this outfit's alley. The recording was made at Versailles, but its strength is actually that it reproduces the circumstances of its origin, which occurred elsewhere, at a Jesuit school in Paris. The music was intended to alternate with scenes from a play; here, conductor Olivier Schneebeli opts for declaimed readings from poetry by the 17th century writer Antoine Godeau. The work was written for young singers, not only in the children's choir but also a child in the lead role of Jonathas, and Natacha Boucher has a great deal of flair here, certainly sounding like a future star. All the singers are either children or male adults. The music is continuous, and Charpentier's writing sometimes falls into melody or recitative but is most often somewhere in between, shifting naturally with the text. Some of it is quite vocally spectacular, however; sample "Quelle importune voix vient importune mon repos," Act I, scene 4, with its bass line descending to Russian-liturgical depths. Although the opera has five acts and a prologue, it goes by quickly; no doubt with the original use in mind, Charpentier's concept is compact. What is most attractive about the work is how opposite it is to the splendor and formality of Lully; the role of the chorus is limited, and the focus is squarely on the characters. Baroque opera lovers will find something new and intriguing here.© James Manheim /TiVo
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A - RÉÉDITION

Camille Lellouche

French Music - Released November 26, 2021 | Belem Music - Turenne Music

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La notte, la notte

Étienne Daho

French Music - Released March 3, 1984 | Parlophone (France)

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L'extraordinaire tour de France d'Adélard Rousseau

Malicorne

French Music - Released January 1, 1978 | Griffe

This concept album follows a Compagne, the French equivalent of a Freemason, through his rite of passage, a tour of France. Dan Ar Bras guests. © Steve Winick /TiVo

Âme fifty-fifties

Alain Souchon

French Music - Released December 4, 2020 | Parlophone (France)

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Si On Chantait

Julien Clerc

French Music - Released March 3, 1997 | Parlophone (France)

Si On Chantait: 1968-1997 features 20 tracks by French pop vocalist Julien Clerc. The set includes "Si on Chantait," "Femmes... Je Vous Aime," "Ivanovitch," and his first hit, "La Cavalerie." For the casual listener who wants to get deeper into the music of Julien Clerc, this EMI compilation is recommended.© Al Campbell /TiVo
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Le meilleur, les classiques

La Cliqua

Hip-Hop/Rap - Released December 3, 2007 | Musicast

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Le Grand Rex 2007

Michel Delpech

French Music - Released January 1, 2007 | Universal Music Division Label Panthéon

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Le triomphe de l'amour

Sandrine Piau

Classical - Released February 13, 2012 | naïve classique

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Bizet: Les Pêcheurs des Perles

Georges Prêtre

Classical - Released January 6, 2012 | Warner Classics

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Pantin 83

Julien Clerc

French Music - Released March 1, 1983 | Parlophone (France)

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Le bal de l'Afrique enchantée (Live)

Les Mercenaires de l'ambiance

Africa - Released March 4, 2016 | La Queue de la Comète

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JALOUX

Tissya

Miscellaneous - Released April 25, 2023 | Tissya

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Poison Ou Antidote

Dadju

R&B - Released November 18, 2019 | Universal Music Division Capitol Music France

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Gentleman 2.0

Dadju

R&B - Released November 24, 2017 | Universal Music Division Capitol Music France

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Jaloux

Julien Clerc

French Music - Released January 1, 1978 | Parlophone (France)

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La tête dans les nuages

Jul

Hip-Hop/Rap - Released December 1, 2017 | D'Or et de Platine

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Morale 2luxe

Roméo Elvis

Hip-Hop/Rap - Released March 17, 2017 | Universal Music Division Island Def Jam

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