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This record sees the most francophone (and francophile) of the German tenors take up a few pearls from the French repertoire. What's more, it's not only the big hits: "La fleur que tu m’avais jetée" is up in front, but also – or even, first and foremost – much rarer pearls have been fished up from the shoals of Meyerbeer, Berlioz, Thomas or Lalo. Jonas Kaufmann has succeeded in developing an irreproachable French elocution, in an equally impeccable style, denuded of the base Italianisms – glissandos, cooing, sobs, parasitic diphthongs, fermatas on the high Cs, etc. – that so many tenors (Italians, yes, but also French singers, including some stars...) impose on this music, which is not built to support them. Kaufmann's voice, which almost approaches a baritone, confers a different masculinity onto these roles (which is neither a virtue nor a vice, but a fundamental quality) and a depth for which the roles of Nadir, Don José or Werther all cry out. Moreover, Kaufmann's dynamic palette, from the fullest fortissimo to the suavest murmur, including on the high notes, is a joy to behold. The excellent Ludovic Tézier provides his counterpart in the duo of Pêcheurs de perles, while Sonia Yoncheva takes on the role of the tender Manon - even if the latter's French still leaves a little to be desired. © SM/Qobuz
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Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Charles Gounod, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Jules Barbier, Librettist - Michel Carré, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
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Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Jules Massenet, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Edouard Blau, Librettist - Paul Milliet, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Georges Hartmann, Librettist - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Ambroise Thomas, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Jules Barbier, Librettist - Michel Carré, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Georges Bizet, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Henri Meilhac, Librettist - Ludovic Halevy, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Georges Bizet, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Ludovic Tezier, Baritone - Eugène Cormon, Librettist - Michel Carré, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Edouard Lalo, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Edouard Blau, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Jules Barbier, Librettist - Michel Carré, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Eugène Scribe, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Jules Massenet, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Sonya Yoncheva, Soprano - Henri Meilhac, Librettist - Philippe Gille, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Jules Massenet, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Sonya Yoncheva, Soprano - Henri Meilhac, Librettist - Philippe Gille, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Jules Massenet, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Adolphe d'Ennery, Librettist - Louis Gallet, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Jacques Fromental Halevy, Composer - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Eugène Scribe, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Hector Berlioz, Composer, Librettist - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Almire Gandonnière, Librettist - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Hector Berlioz, Composer, Librettist - Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Associated Performer - Bertrand de Billy, Conductor - Christopher Alder, Editor, Producer - Philip Krause, Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
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This record sees the most francophone (and francophile) of the German tenors take up a few pearls from the French repertoire. What's more, it's not only the big hits: "La fleur que tu m’avais jetée" is up in front, but also – or even, first and foremost – much rarer pearls have been fished up from the shoals of Meyerbeer, Berlioz, Thomas or Lalo. Jonas Kaufmann has succeeded in developing an irreproachable French elocution, in an equally impeccable style, denuded of the base Italianisms – glissandos, cooing, sobs, parasitic diphthongs, fermatas on the high Cs, etc. – that so many tenors (Italians, yes, but also French singers, including some stars...) impose on this music, which is not built to support them. Kaufmann's voice, which almost approaches a baritone, confers a different masculinity onto these roles (which is neither a virtue nor a vice, but a fundamental quality) and a depth for which the roles of Nadir, Don José or Werther all cry out. Moreover, Kaufmann's dynamic palette, from the fullest fortissimo to the suavest murmur, including on the high notes, is a joy to behold. The excellent Ludovic Tézier provides his counterpart in the duo of Pêcheurs de perles, while Sonia Yoncheva takes on the role of the tender Manon - even if the latter's French still leaves a little to be desired. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:58
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jonas Kaufmann
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Klassiek
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
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