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The Années Folles ("Crazy Years") of the title of this release from the Orchestre National de Cannes were the "Roaring Twenties," and the Croisette is a seaside road and promenade in Cannes, France. Today, the Croisette boasts lifestyles of the rich and famous, but in the 1920s, its atmosphere flavored the French operetta genre. That genre is now almost forgotten, although it was popular even outside France in its day; some of the songs of composer Maurice Yvain showed up in the Ziegfeld Follies revues and film in the U.S. Yvain, like most of the other composers here, is obscure nowadays, although a few "name" composers like André Messager and Reynaldo Hahn wrote operettas as well and are also represented. The operettas fall into 19th century tradition, and there is hardly a hint of the American musical theater or popular song that were beginning to make their way into other forms of French music; the motor rhythms are those of Offenbach, not jazz. The mood is light and even satirical. The biggest representation here goes to Yvain, whose Pas sur la bouche ("Not on the Mouth") is excerpted several times and whose humor has survived the intervening century. Nearly everything is vivacious and fun, and conductor Benjamin Levy's cast of singers is enthusiastic, brings the requisite clarity of diction, and doesn't overplay the humor. Levy and company have done a real service in unearthing this material, much of which seems to beg for live presentation.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Maurice Yvain, Composer - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Henri Duvernois, Poet - Moise Simons, Composer - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Thibault Perrine, Arranger - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pauline Sabatier, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Jean Boyer, Poet - Raoul Moretti, Composer - Marcel Gerbidon, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Guillaume Andrieux, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Robin Melchior, Arranger - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul Armont, Poet
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release, ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer - Sacha Guitry, Poet - Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Marion Tassou, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pauline Sabatier, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Laurent Naouri, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Patricia Petibon, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Moises Simons, Composer - Henri Duvernois, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Laurent Naouri, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Patricia Petibon, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Moises Simons, Composer - Henri Duvernois, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Henri Christine, Composer - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer - ROBERT DE FLERS, Poet - Francis de Croisset, Poet - Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Guillaume Andrieux, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Albert Willemetz, Poet - Laurent Naouri, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Yves Mirande, Poet - Raoul Moretti, Composer - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Albert Willemetz, Poet - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Talbot, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Maurice Hennequin, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pauline Sabatier, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Maurice Yvain, Composer - ANDRE BARDE, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Maurice Yvain, Composer - Yves Mirande, Poet - Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Marion Tassou, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pauline Sabatier, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Henri Christine, Composer - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Georges Gabriel Thenon, Poet - Guillaume Andrieux, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Robin Melchior, Arranger - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Henri Christine, Composer - Albert Willemetz, Poet - Patricia Petibon, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Fabien Solar, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Maurice Yvain, Composer - ANDRE BARDE, Poet - Philippe Talbot, Narrator, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rémy Mathieu, Narrator, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Maurice Yvain, Composer - Laurent Naouri, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - ANDRE BARDE, Poet - Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Talbot, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Marion Tassou, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Guillaume Andrieux, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pauline Sabatier, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Rémy Mathieu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Henri Christine, Composer - Albert Willemetz, Poet - Fabien Solar, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Albert Willemetz, Poet - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Philippe Talbot, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Marion Tassou, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Henri Falk, Poet - Maurice Yvain, Composer - Laurent Naouri, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Jacques Bousquet, Poet - Robin Melchior, Arranger - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Moises Simons, Composer - Henri Duvernois, Poet - Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Talbot, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Thibault Perrine, Arranger - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Moises Simons, Composer - Henri Duvernois, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Thibault Perrine, Arranger - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pauline Sabatier, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Maurice Yvain, Composer - Yves Mirande, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Maurice Yvain, Composer - ANDRE BARDE, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Marion Tassou, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Albert Willemetz, Poet - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Maurice Hennequin, Poet - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Henri Christine, Composer - Albert Willemetz, Poet - Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Lévy, Conductor, MainArtist - Marion Tassou, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Jean de Granier de Cassagnac, Poet - Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pauline Sabatier, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2022 Orchestre de Cannes
Albumbeschreibung
The Années Folles ("Crazy Years") of the title of this release from the Orchestre National de Cannes were the "Roaring Twenties," and the Croisette is a seaside road and promenade in Cannes, France. Today, the Croisette boasts lifestyles of the rich and famous, but in the 1920s, its atmosphere flavored the French operetta genre. That genre is now almost forgotten, although it was popular even outside France in its day; some of the songs of composer Maurice Yvain showed up in the Ziegfeld Follies revues and film in the U.S. Yvain, like most of the other composers here, is obscure nowadays, although a few "name" composers like André Messager and Reynaldo Hahn wrote operettas as well and are also represented. The operettas fall into 19th century tradition, and there is hardly a hint of the American musical theater or popular song that were beginning to make their way into other forms of French music; the motor rhythms are those of Offenbach, not jazz. The mood is light and even satirical. The biggest representation here goes to Yvain, whose Pas sur la bouche ("Not on the Mouth") is excerpted several times and whose humor has survived the intervening century. Nearly everything is vivacious and fun, and conductor Benjamin Levy's cast of singers is enthusiastic, brings the requisite clarity of diction, and doesn't overplay the humor. Levy and company have done a real service in unearthing this material, much of which seems to beg for live presentation.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:36
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Orchestre national de Cannes Benjamin Levy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Klassiek
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2022 Cannes under licence to Parlophone Records Limited
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