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Ravel: L'Heure espagnole - Bolero

François-Xavier Roth

Opera - Released June 16, 2023 | harmonia mundi

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The main attraction of the orchestra Les Siècles and its conductor François-Xavier Roth is its use of period instruments from around 1900, the time period in which the group specializes. One could hardly ask for a better demonstration record (as audiophiles used to call them) than this take on Maurice Ravel's L'Heure espagnole, an edgy, rather tawdry but undeniably funny little opera about the extramarital escapades of a clockmaker's wife, complete with excellent satirical characterizations of her two lovers. The opera receives a pitch-perfect performance here from a quintet of younger singers, who deliver the kind of dry, close-to-spoken singing Ravel wanted. Even better, though, is the orchestral sound, where the opera's large contingent of winds, brass, and percussion displays the sound of Les Siècles at its most vivid. The score calls for trios of oboes, clarinets, and bassoons, and these all have a tangier sound than modern instruments provide. The program ends with Boléro, and this, too, stands out from among the hundreds or thousands of other recordings on the market. Ravel had very fixed ideas about how he wanted the work to sound, and he wrangled with Arturo Toscanini, who conducted the premiere in New York, about it: it should be played absolutely straight, with no variation in tempo and little expression. Notwithstanding the connotations that became attached to the work later on, he viewed it as an abstract work, and that is exactly what it becomes in Roth's bracing reading. Listeners who have been wanting to sample Roth's work with this orchestra are enthusiastically encouraged to try this release, which made classical best-seller charts in the summer of 2023.© James Manheim /TiVo
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Le beau qui pleut

Pascal Obispo

French Music - Released September 15, 2023 | Atletico Records

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Zaz

French Music - Released October 22, 2021 | Parlophone (France)

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Le chemin - 20 ans

Kyo

French Music - Released November 18, 2003 | RCA Group

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KYO's sophomore release, Le Chemin, was the album that brought the band into the limelight with its sultry title track being the first of four singles to chart in the Top 20 in both France and Belgium. The album went platinum in both countries, as well as in Switzerland, and earned the Francophone Album of the Year at the NJR Music Awards.© Gregory McIntosh /TiVo
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Dans cent ans

Flavien Berger

Alternative & Indie - Released March 17, 2023 | Pan European Recording

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VOLUME II

L.E.J

Pop - Released December 16, 2022 | Lejionnaire

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S.H.A.M.A.N.E.S

Anne Paceo

Contemporary Jazz - Released March 25, 2022 | Jusqu'à la nuit

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La Vie en rose

Edith Piaf

French Music - Released June 2, 2014 | Jacques Canetti Productions

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Coeur Encore

Clara Luciani

French Music - Released November 25, 2022 | Universal Music Division Romance Musique

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Anomalie

Louise Attaque

French Music - Released October 21, 2015 | Universal Music Division Barclay

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Maisons Alfort

Florent Marchet

French Music - Released October 13, 2023 | Nodiva

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Les gens passent, le temps reste

Glauque

Alternative & Indie - Released September 15, 2023 | AUGURI LABELS

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Nos futurs

Ycare

French Music - Released November 17, 2023 | Play Two

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Clara Luciani

French Music - Released June 11, 2021 | Universal Music Division Romance Musique

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Raconte-moi...

Stacey Kent

Vocal Jazz - Released March 15, 2010 | Token Productions

Over a dozen albums and several compilations, American-born British resident Stacey Kent has sung standards with polish and class, but perhaps her fans might not have expected the result on this CD. A program of tunes interpreted entirely in French, Kent here fancies herself as a modern-day Edith Piaf, with a very low-key, late-night, romantic approach. Her thin, wispy voice rides very much under the radar of these selections, with a small instrumental complement including pianist Graham Harvey, guitarist John Parricelli, and in select spots her husband, saxophonist Jim Tomlinson. Most of the tracks are French pop songs, but occasionally Kent sneaks in a ringer like Antonio Carlos Jobim's always delightful "Les Eaux de Mars" (Waters of March), and adds a Brazilian flavor to the title selection or calypso on the most upbeat number, "Mi Amor." Harvey's pristine piano is the telling factor on how this music inspires Kent to dig deep into her soul without pulling in demons or being extroverted. Though there are moments when the band swings, goes into a circular motion, or actually does a jazz standard ("It Might As Well Be Spring"), Kent and her mates stick to ballads and torch songs in the main. This is her second CD for the Blue Note label, more likely to appeal on a international European than stateside U.S. level, but it is heartfelt and purely soulful no matter the lyrics or language.© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo

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Luidji

Hip-Hop/Rap - Released June 22, 2023 | Foufoune Palace Bonjour, under exclusive distribution to Island Def Jam, a label of Universal Music

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Y'a d'la joie

Charles Trenet

French Music - Released June 2, 2014 | Jacques Canetti Productions

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Bizet: Carmen, WD 31

Herbert von Karajan

Classical - Released January 1, 1964 | Sony Classical

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Impossible à prononcer

Pomplamoose

Jazz - Released July 14, 2021 | Pomplamoose

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Comment c'est loin

Casseurs Flowters

Hip-Hop/Rap - Released December 9, 2015 | Wagram Music

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