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Jules Massenet: Ariane

Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Classical - Released September 8, 2023 | Bru Zane

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For many years, it was only Manon and Werther that were heard among Massenet's operas, but his reputation appears to be on the rise, and his champion, conductor Laurent Campellone, has recorded a good number of them. Ariane, from 1906, is one of the last to receive its recorded premiere. The Palazzetto Bru Zane label, specializing in obscure French opera, does a typically fine job here; the sound is superb, and the cast of singers, led by the soprano Amina Edris in the lead role, offers several revelations. In his later operas, Massenet often attempted to put a French stamp on the newer styles of the day, and here, it is Wagner who gets this treatment; the opera is built around a set of motifs de rappel (or "reminiscence motifs"), whose parentage in Wagner's leitmotifs is clear. This structure is shoehorned into the durable machinery of French opera. There are big entrance scenes, a pantomime, and plenty of spectacular stage machinery to go with the love triangle plot involving Ariane (Ariadne), Phèdre (Phaedra), and Theseus, who gets to take on the Minotaur in a grand scene with Wagnerian bass trumpet and bass trombone. Massenet's orchestration is impressive throughout. The work does not have the inevitability of truly great art, but it is in no way dull, and anyone with any interest in French opera should hear it for the singers alone; enough of those listeners have already weighed in and put the album on classical best-seller lists in the late summer of 2023.© James Manheim /TiVo
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David & Jonathas

Gaétan Jarry

Classical - Released June 9, 2023 | Château de Versailles Spectacles

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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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Rameau : Castor et Pollux

Raphaël Pichon

Full Operas - Released April 27, 2015 | harmonia mundi

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Birdy Nam Nam

Birdy Nam Nam

Electronic - Released October 24, 2005 | Kif music

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Elle: French Opera Arias

Marina Rebeka

Opera - Released March 20, 2020 | Prima Classic

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Elle is Marina Rebeka's fourth solo album, celebrating the diversity of the female roles in some of the greatest French Opera arias of the canon. From a sweet recounting of the pleasures of love in Charpentier's Louise, to the steely determination of Juliette in Gounod's last scene, passing through the new-found piety of Thaïs, Carmen's indomitably wild character, Chimène's extreme sadness in Le Cid, and Marguerite’s transformation from an innocent girl in love into a woman longing for a man who will not return, these and the many more arias that fill this recording explore the emotional spectrum of the female roles in French Opera. A perfect modern introduction to French Opera for the new listener as well as a valuable addition to the library of the connoisseur, Elle showcases the extraordinary art of Marina Rebeka, one of the most complete sopranos of our times, with not only a unique vocal prowess and range but with unusually deep interpretative powers, making each aria come to life in a new way. Elle is a studio recording featuring the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen (Switzerland) conducted by Michael Balke. © Prima Classic

Le sens de la gravité

Fatals Picards

Alternative & Indie - Released February 17, 2009 | Warner (France)

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Their first studio album since the departure of founding member Ivan Callot, Le Sens de La Gravite is the 2009 release from French punk rock/comedy act Les Fatals Picards. The follow-up to Pamplemousse Mecanique features 12 parodies and humorous original songs which embrace a darker humor than their previous releases, with songs based on Princess Diana, Chinese democracy, and unemployment, alongside a spoof of pop/rock group Superbus on "Boum."© Jon O'Brien /TiVo

Il était onze fois

Lynda Lemay

French Music - Released November 11, 2020 | Les Productions Calimero Inc

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Futurisme

Chevalrex

French Music - Released June 10, 2016 | vietnam

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Charpentier: David et Jonathas H.490

Les Arts Florissants

Opera - Released November 20, 1988 | harmonia mundi

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Table d'Ecoute 2

Médine

Hip-Hop/Rap - Released March 28, 2011 | Din records

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French Riviera

Hooss

Hip-Hop/Rap - Released September 25, 2015 | Dixon Tv - Only Pro

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Ce que tu as promis

Sandra Kouame

Miscellaneous - Released November 19, 2018 | 995124 Records DK2

Mon combat

Zaho

Pop - Released October 27, 2014 | Warner (France)

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Mon combat

Renard Barakissa

French Music - Released March 15, 2024 | MaDigital

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Mon combat

Zaho

Pop - Released October 27, 2014 | Warner (France)

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Hơn Một Năm

B.E.O

Pop - Released August 6, 2021 | Yin Yang Media

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Essuw'am mon combat

Charlotte Mbango

Africa - Released January 1, 2001 | MPS

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Việt Nam Tiến Lên

BeO

Pop - Released October 29, 2021 | SKY Music JSC