Uno

uno

Track Listings

1. Asesinato En Orient Express E Desenlace

2. Merlin

3. Mite E Mita

4. Viaje A Escocia

5. Notre Damme

6. Recorriendo Mundo

7. Zyclopea

8. Locura Temporal

9. Electrickal Night

10. Fantasias Del Rey Arturo

11. En La Corte

12. Feeling Your Breath

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ZYCLOPE is the name of a current Spanish Progressive rock band, led by keyboards player Juan OLMOS. First album of the group, "Uno" (2004) has been published by the Musea label. It's an excellent surprise for all fans of sophisticated and refined music, similar to the one beloved by CAMEL, FOCUS or Steve HACKETT. Most of the time concise and instrumental, the twelve tracks appear to be melodious, and carefully worked-out. This Spanish sextet is made of nice musicians, as eclectic as they are sensitive. Flutes and violin parts give a certain neo-classic feel, combined with Mediterranean and medieval influences. Here's a refreshing and beautiful music, to be discovered urgently !

Uno,Zyclope,Musea

Uno

Kiri Te Kanawa - Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne, Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras

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Kiri Te Kanawa - Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne, Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras
Marie-Joseph Canteloube , Heitor Villa-Lobos , Jeffrey Tate , Kiri Te Kanawa , English Chamber Orchestra , and Instrumental Ensemble
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Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne

ASIN: B00000427R
Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

La Pastoura als Camps
Bail ro
Trois Bourr es
Pastourelle
L'Antou no
La Pastrouletta lou Chibali
La Dela ssado
Bour es
Lo Fiolair
Passo pel Prat
Lou Boussu
Brezairola
Malurous qu'o uno Fenno

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Chants d'Auvergne: Jou l'pount d'o Mirabel
Chants d'Auvergne: Oi ayai
Chants d'Auvergne: Per l'efon
Chants d'Auvergne: Tchut, tchut
Chants d'Auvergne: Pastorale
Chants d'Auvergne: Lou Coucut
Chants d'Auvergne: Obal, din lo coumb
Chants d'Auvergne: Quand z'eyro petitoune
Chants d'Auvergne: Laut, sur le rocher
Chants d'Auvergne: HBeyla-z-y dau f
Chants d'Auvergne: Postouro, su m'aymo
Chants d'Auvergne: Uno jionto postouro
Chants d'Auvergne: Lou diziou b
Bachianas brasileiras: Aria (Cantilena)
Bachianas brasileiras: Dansa (Martelo)

Customer Reviews:

Simply beautiful.......2005-08-07

Kiri Te Kanawa has one of the most beautiful operatic voices and no cd displays this better than Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne. These folk songs, sung in a french dialect, are sung perfectly by Kiri Te Kanawa. You do not need to understand the language to feel the emotions the songs evoke. This is a simply beautiful cd and Kiri is flawless.

Simply Sublime.......2004-02-27

What is it about these wonderful songs that tend to bring out the best in some of the world's finest sopranos?

There are so many fine recordings of these songs.

The great Frederica Von Stade recorded a quite mesmerizing selection of the Auvergne songs at about the same time as Dame Kiri. There is the lovely recording by the legendary Victoria De Los Angeles, a selection of the songs many of us grew up on.
There is the seminal first complete recording (and then some, as I recall) by the late Natania Davrath, a much under-appreciated artist who, in many ways, is responsible for the popularity these songs enjoy today. Even Anna Moffo recorded a lovely handful of the songs in the 60s conducted by no less than Leopold Stokowski!

And then there is Dame Kiri. We know her. We love her. We have come to expect the best from her. We have come to always expect more from her, in fact, than from just about anyone else.

So unfair. We expect her to jump the musical hurdles of our emotional connections to music and art in a way we expect from few others.

And yet she so seldom disappoints. Is this the absolute best recording of the Chants d'Auvergne ever? Such a personal choice. Who is to say?

I can tell you this, once I heard this truly remarkable set, which has literally sent chills up my back since the the first time I heard it all those years ago, I knew my search for the recording of these songs I would keep near me forever was over.

Here is an interpretation combining, in equal measure, patrician elegance with almost peasant-like eloquence. She renders song after song, some deceptively complicated, with a divine simplicity that simply defies the imagination.

I don't know how Dame Kiri achieved this miraculous feat. It must have come from the heart, because it certainly goes to mine.

And finally, it would be unthinkable not to give credit to the exquisite playing of the English Chamber Orchestra and the always sensitive collaboration of conductor Jeffrey Tate.

LUSH AND PASSIONATE!.......2003-03-09

These traditional songs from the Auvergne region of France, arranged and orchestrated by Joseph Canteloube, are so intensely beautiful that when I requested a classical radio station to play some of them, motorists stopped on the highway to phone in their thanks.

I first heard a selection of these songs 30 years ago, performed by Anna Moffo, and fell in love with them. It's wonderful to find a complete recording of all 5 series on this 2 CD set, sung by Kiri te Kanawa with enormous talent and verve. Whether the mood is passionate, playful, mocking, tender, mournful or-an emotion few composers have ever captured-helpless with pleasure, these pieces have one thing in common: they are the work of a master orchestrator at the height of his powers, using the fullest resources of the modern orchestra. You will not find more beautiful music than this!

Beautiful!.......2001-08-28

In my opinion, this is one of Kiri's better recordings. Her voice, while always gorgeous, is fresh and light here, and her interpretation, while not riveting, is certainly not boring. Musically, this is a wonderful collection, very romantic and lush in sound. A very worth-while recording.

Only Kiri.......2001-07-13

Dame Kiri te Kanawa has just the voice and character to make this music live. Her voice has a spiritual quality (as opposed to a human quality) that suits the fantasy and seductive qualities of the music. However, her characterization is not void of human qualities, a reminder that these are human feelings. The orchestra under Jeffrey Tate copes very well with the virtuosic writing for woodwinds and stratospheric strings. I heard Renee Fleming's recent interpretation of Bailero and the characterization was more human. Their voices are quite similar, but if you want angelic qualities, Kiri is the angel.

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A Forgotten Icon of 60's Pop Culture
A five-star mixed review
William Correa (aka Willie Bobo) Classics
Fried Neckbones & Some Home Fries

Spanish Grease/Uno Dos Tres 1-2-3
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some great stuff here.......2006-07-03

Willie Bobo is the guy who popularized the "boogaloo" sound. These two CD's showcases this style from the mid 60's. It's a combination of pop, latin and jazz all rolled into one. A couple of the cuts are classics (Spanish Grease, and Fried Neck Bones). Spanish Grease is the inspiration for No-one To Depend On by Santana, almost note for note.

A Forgotten Icon of 60's Pop Culture.......2003-03-22

In the 60's, Willie Bobo created a bridge between Popular and Latin music using an ensemble of instruments that included electric bass and guitar and no keyboards. He used Popular songs and transformed them with Latin rhythms to create a truly unique sound. This allowed for an entire industry of songs to be created by many great artists and composers. Using Willie as an inspiration, Santana created many of his signature styles from these early recordings. If you listen to the music used in the first Austin Powers movie, you will hear Willie's style being used to signify the 60's culture. This man was never given credit for his contribution to the American Pop Culture of the 60's and beyond.

A five-star mixed review.......2002-06-15

This cd would be six stars if possible if all the other tracks but 'Spanish Grease' and 'Fried Neckbones and Some Homefries'. were removed. As it is, it gets a five. Grooves don't get any better than this.

William Correa (aka Willie Bobo) Classics.......2001-04-06

Can something recorded nearly fifty years ago sound fresh today? The answer is yes.....and no. The classic cuts from these two reissues are magnificent examples of where the merging of r&b, jazz and latin music were heading, unfortunately pop got in the way. The standout tracks make this CD worth the price, you can always skip over the songs that attempted to win over the pop audiences of the time. Of the two CD's here on one disc probably "Spanish Grease" is the better of the two. The best tracks are those con sabor(tasty) like the classic "Fried Neck Bones and Some Home Fries" easily the best song with its refrain played over jazzy chops and incessant timbales,"Spanish Grease" the original Willie Bobo penned song with its quajira refrain and soulful interplay of English and Spanish, "Hurt So Bad" is one of the few times the recreation of a pop standard works on the CD, it's much better than Little Anthony and The Imperials hit verson of the times, well that and "It's not Unusual" where Bobo takes a rare lead vocal complete with thick accent English or is that Spanish? It is a fun CD, full of latin jazz as it was and even where it shouldn't have been. A bit of nostalgia, an original blend of cultures on wax that sounds as fresh today as yesterday, if you're old enough to remember of course. A bargain for latin jazz affionados, a classic timbale band leader brought back to life on CD for a listen to a sound that influenced the future of hybrid latin jazz and roc. The accompanying booklet adds to the historical significance of these recordings, complete with original liner notes from the original albums.

Fried Neckbones & Some Home Fries.......2000-09-29

Beat Takeshi, the Japanese doppelganger of Robert De Niro, gets into his stolen police car, a black Lexus IS 200 (ok tex, you have an IS 300, so??). He unzips the sunroof, fold's down his Beat Takeshi Raybans (as featured in the Japanese Ganster flick "Hana Bi") jumps in 3rd gear to 100kmh and slowly screams "Fried Neck Bones and Some Fries". Again and again.

The security guard looks at me, my ID pass, and waves me into the car park. I meekly make Willie go quiet. Beat would have let it blare and stared inscrutably.

Tracks:

O Mio Babbino Caro
Un Bel Di Vedremo
Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi - Jussi Bjorling
Senza Mamma
Voi Lo Sapete, O Mamma
Qual Fiamma Avea Nel Guardo!... Hui! Stridono Lassu
Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana
Nacqui All'Affano...Non Piu Mesta
Una Voce Poco Fa
E Strano!... Ah, Fors' E Lui...Sempre Libera
Porgi, Amor
Dich, Teure Halle
Einsam In Truben Tagen
Je Ne Suis Que Faiblesse...Adieu, Notre Petite Table
Les Grands Seigneurs...Ah! Je Ris
Quand Je Vous Aimerai?...L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle

Tracks:

Auf Flugein Des Gesanges
Ich Liebe Dich
Wiegenlied
Les Filles De Cadiz
Cuba Dentro De Un Piano
Chevre
Punto De Habanera
Cancion De Cuna Para Dormir A Un Negrito
Canto Negro
De Espana Vengo
Cancion Del Amor Dolido
Cancion Del Fuego Fatuo
La Pastoura Als Camps
Bailero
Chut, Chut
Uno Jionto Postouro
Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre
An Die Musik
Dein Blaues Auge
Vergebliches Standchen - Gerald Moore
L'Invitation Au Voyage
La Flute Enchantee
Chanson Espagnole
Chanson Francaise
Chanson Italienne
Clavelitos!
Malaguena - Gerald Moore
Granadina - Gerald Moore
Adios, Granada
Zapateado (La Tarantula E Un Bicho Mu Malo) - Alicia De Larrocha

Customer Reviews:

Very nice introduction to the work of a great soprano.......2007-07-13

This 2 CD set is a terrific introduction to the body of work of Victoria de los Angeles. As the "liner notes" point out: "She was an artist who brought individuality and a sense of joy to everything she performed. . . ." And this is not hyperbole. She was a top soprano in the middle part of the twentieth century.

Some cuts exemplify her art:

"Un bel di" is a ravishing version of this well known aria. She demonstrates a rich voice with fine musicality. This is a ravishing version of this aria. The singer displays good vocal control. There are nice transitions across the registers.

"Si, mi chiamano Mimi" is another well known work for sopranos. Again, nicely done. She appears (to me anyhow) to catch the spirit of Mimi very nicely indeed.

From "La Traviata," she essays "E strano. . .Sempre Libera." This is an affecting version. She does not have the coloratura armamentarium that some have brought to bear on this aria, but she does a fine job nonetheless. She seems to capture the desperate spirit of Violetta in "Sempre Libera."

Rossini's "Una voce poco fa" is a nice tour de force for sopranos. De los Angeles does a nice job here. This is a work from the Bel canto repertoire, but she does well. She shows vocal agility and captures the spirit of the work. This is an affecting, charming version. There is some occasional vocal harshness, but not a serious issue.

From "Carmen," "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle." Richly and nicely sung.

Her range on this CD is worth noting: from Puccini and Verdi to Wagner to Rossini to Gounod.

And then another of her specialties--songs. She does a nice turn with the Spanish song "Malaguena." Then, in a nice twist, she accompanies herself on guitar in "Adios Granada." I'm not normally so excited about songs, but in this case I found her work enchanting.

So, if you want to get a sense of the artistry of Victoria de los Angeles, this is an excellent starting point. Highly recommended!

The very best performance by Victoria de los Angeles.......2006-09-13

Is the recording on Allegro records of her performance of Madame Butterfly in New Orleans in 1954, not the Rome recording. She is simply radiant, perfect, a voice truly that is a victory for the angels. Unbelievably marvelous.

In Memoriam: A Tribute To The Late Victoria.......2005-02-01

Victoria De Los Angeles died Saturday of heart failure at the age of 83 in Barcelona, Spain. The world of opera mourns her loss. She was a gifted soprano and a wonderful human being. On stage, she was able to directly speak to her audience and communicate with them in a very special and rare way that is not always seen today. She never hid herself behind a facade nor distanced herself from fans and audiences. She was born to sing opera. It was in her blood. This album showcases De Los Angeles in her most memorable and successful roles. Victoria De Los Angeles was one of the first singers from Spain to win worldwide acclaim. Others would follow- Placido Domingo and Montserrat Caballe. De Los Angeles is showcased in this album which may also serve as a tribute to the now late soprano.

Her voice was essentially full lyric with some spinto. Hearing her renditions of "O Mio Babbini Caro"- a signature soprano role, as well as "Ebben Ne Andro Lontana" from La Wally and her performances as Mimi, one is clearly treated to the truest form of a pure lyric soprano. Her voice is spunned gold, with sweet, warm, feminine textures. Her reperotire remained in the Italian and French. Of course, being Spanish, she was a leading singer in Spanish Lieder and romantic ballads. Her Art Songs in Spanish are full of elegance and grace. A champion of obscure composers, she sang and recorded recitals that featured the works of lesser known composers, though strictly Lieder and Folk/Art Song.

Victoria De Los Angeles is fortunately a well-documented artist. Some film footage exist of her performances. I seem to recall that there exists a taped performance of her Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata. She excelled in the lyric roles of Mimi in Puccini's La Boheme, Marguerite in Gounod's Faust. Her Madame Butterfly is a pure lyric rendition, with less of the dramatic intensity other singers have given the role- i.e. Leontine Price, Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, etc. But her Butterfly is actually the way the role ought to be sung. It's a voice of grace, naivete and above all romance that must colorize Butterfly. The dramatic intensity only makes her sound older and madly passionate. She is only a fifteen year old girl who has been deceived and betrayed. She must remain youthful sounding. De Los Angeles does justice to the truest form of Butterfly. She was thrilling in French and Italian operas and her Spanish songs were briliant and beautiful.

Victoria will always be remembered. She was a unique and talented artist of the lyric repertoire. Her pure, lovely voice was like an angel's. There will never be another Victoria De Los Angeles. With her death, the end of an era also passes. In particular, I will always remember one reported incident. She was about to make her first recital in America but she had no accompanist- pianist/guitarist etc. When asked how she would handle this, she remarked: "Well I brought my guitar with me". And she proceeded to accompany herself with the guitar.

the genius of de los angeles.......2004-02-14

the incomparable de los angeles combines exquisite sound and nuance to the world of superb singing. her mastery of a variety of styles is astounding and yet it always sounds natural.her magic will live forever.

A n angelic voice.......2004-02-06

De los Angeles' ability to sing with elegance and style has rarely been equalled and never been surpassed. She's the greatest Charlotte in "Werther", the most tender Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana" and the most sumptuos Nedda in "I Pagliacci". Her Lieder-Recordings are legendary, my favourites are the Spanish ones of course. What a piano-culture and what a velvet sound! Get this set, it's cheap and it has GREAT singing!

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The Sound But Not The Soul
Sweet & Warm...
Excellent Tango Compilation
This is stunning--dance-able, listen-able tango music.

The Symphonic Tango

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The Sound But Not The Soul.......2001-06-04

I am a hard-core tango fan but have to say I find very little to like about this CD. I bought it on the strength of the line-up of musicians in El Quinteto Buenos Aires who are joined by the Royal Philatelic Orchestra conducted but the illustrious Ettore Stratta. With accomplished tango artists like Antonio Agri, Leopoldo Federico, Pablo Ziegler, Osvaldo Berlingieri and Hector Console at the nucleus, how could I go wrong? After all, Ziegler's Tango Romance with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra was a winner! Sadly, this isn't. The tango presented here is of the type one would expect to hear in an elevator. There is almost no passion and play is lackluster on nearly all cuts. The one exception is a fine rendition of the Ziegler composition Milonga En El Viento. They destroyed Cafetin de Buenos Aires! While this CD would be fine as background music in a corporate office, I can't see myself listening very often. Symphonic Tango may have the sound of tango, but it lacks the soul of tango.

Sweet & Warm..........1999-03-13

I love all the "Symphonic" series by Mr. Stratta who is ingenious in arranging music. I heard his music by some chance at a CD shop for the first time. The melody was so sweet and I asked a shopboy what the song was. The CD was "Symphonic Bolero" with nice cover art. Since then I've been a big fan of him. This CD is also one of my favorite. This always lets me be in a warm and happy mood. I'd like to recommend you to try his other albums. Good buy!

Excellent Tango Compilation.......1999-01-08

Will attract both hard-core tango fans and newcomers. It includes both classic pieces as well as a couple of Piazolla's best.

This is stunning--dance-able, listen-able tango music........1998-09-29

There is a nice mix of old and new "standards." The accompanying booklet has a brief, but authoritative history of the tango and the composers and performers on the cd. It really makes you want to dance but listening is OK too. Energizing and inspirational in its lushness.

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Italian Renaissance Dances, Vol. 2

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A True Gem
An Absolute Delight!
wonderful
Another very fine recording of some of the Chants d'Auvergne

Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne

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ASIN: B00068VQAY
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

The Shepherdess In The Fields
Bailero
Spring Water
Where Shall We Find Our Flock?
Down In Limousin
Shepherdess
Antoine
I Have No Girl
The Quail
Deserted
Go Through The Meadow
The Hunchback
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Unfortunate He Who Has A Wife
By The Bridge Of Mirabel
Oh! Ah!
The Cuckoo
When I Was Little
Up There, On The Rock
A Pretty Shepherdess
They Said

Customer Reviews:

A True Gem.......2005-05-19

Joseph Canteloube's CHANTS D' AUVERGNE have been recorded by some of the great sopranos of the 20th/21st century by the likes of Victoria de los Angeles, Regine Crespin, Renee Fleming, and perhaps most notably Kiri Te Kanawa. These French folk songs, arranged for soloist and orchestra, are perfect for the soprano voice. While Veronique Gens may not be as well known as her more famous colleagues who have tackled the songs, she does an admiral job on this recording. The Orchestre National de Lille under the direction of veteran conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus accompanies Ms. Gens beautifully, always complementing and nerve overpowering. Of course, like other Naxos recordings, this collection is more than worth the price.

An Absolute Delight!.......2005-04-03

Everything is right about this recording! Gens makes all the right interpretative choices for each different song without ever going over the top or resorting to cloying romanticism. The orchestra is her perfect partner, the sound is above average and you can't beat the price for this kind of value. The only problem was that it ended too soon...

wonderful.......2005-03-02

This CD is a wonderful refreshment, a fountain of youth a by far the best value I have ever gotten for around $6.

Chants d'Auvergne is one if these cases where the work exceeds the reputation of the composer. Veronique Gens is extraordinary, and the Orchestre de Lille plays with magnificient expression and sensitivity.

This CD is an absolute feast. At arms length the best any classical music fan ever expect.

Buy it!

Another very fine recording of some of the Chants d'Auvergne.......2005-02-26

It seems that every lyric soprano of note eventually makes a recording of Joseph Canteloube's 'Songs of the Auvergne,' and no wonder: they are colorful and tuneful and have absolutely gorgeous orchestral settings. I've never met anyone, including non-aficionados of classical music, who didn't respond positively to them. They are to orchestral songs what Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' are to violin concertos--a sure-fire hit. Going back to Madeleine Grey and Natania Davrath, through Anna Moffo, the divine Victoria de los Angeles, Kiri te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade and on, I've never heard a bad performance of them. (Barbra Streisand even recorded one of them, 'Brezairola,' on her 'Classical Barbra' album, and not badly, either!) Some are better than others, largely because they not only require superb vocal technique but also a willingness to let some peasant roughness intrude into the singer's tone; some are unwilling or unable to do that. Here we have Véronique Gens, known to us primarily for her impeccable performances in Baroque works and in Mozart, singing these gems virtually perfectly, with the right combination of lyric beauty and earthiness. She has, like many others, made a selection from the 'Chants'; the full set would take two CDs.

One reason these songs are so popular is that Canteloube set them in brilliant orchestrations featuring creative use of solo winds and sparkling piano obbligato. Poor Canteloube never again came close to the popularity of these settings although he produced a moderately large body of other works, including other song settings and two operas most people never heard of. And, from the sound of it, his orchestrations are virtually performance-proof; I've never heard a bad performance, and that even includes a college production.

What of these specific performances? Gens is a consummate artist and she mixes both the innocent frustration of, say, 'Baïlèro,' where the shepherd girl is separated by an impassable river from her potential swain, to pastoral piquancy in 'Lo Calhé,' sung to a quail. In the sultry, even erotic, songs she seduces with luscious tones. In the lullaby, 'Brezairola,' she croons to her baby in such lovely tones that the listener is, as well, lulled into a reverie. In 'Oï ayaï' she adopts a sassy mocking tone appropriate to a teasing Carmen; delightful! Through all of these songs Jean-Claude Casadesus leads the Orchestre National de Lille in an alternately delicate or rollicking accompaniment to the singer.

This is an outstanding release, and particularly so for its budget pricing.

TT=61:25

Scott Morrison

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The Voice of France

Manufacturer: Decca
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Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

La Marseillaise (French National Anthem) - Placido Domingo
Dome Epais Le Jasmin (Flower Duet) - Joan Sutherland
L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle - Regina Resnik
C'est Toi...Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Gregory Cross
Belle Noit, O Nuit D'amour - Joan Sutherland
Apres Un Reve - Renee Fleming
L'invitation Au Voyage - Gerard Souzay
Cantique De Jean Racine, Op.11 - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
Rachel, Quand De Seigneur - Leopold Simoneau
O Vin, Dissipe La Tristesse - Sherrill Milnes
Je Suis Titania - Beverly Sills
Ah, Ou Va La Jeune Indoue - Joan Sutherland
Les Filles De Cadix - Angela Gheorghiu
Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix - Marilyn Home
Alerte! Alerte!...Anges Pur - Nuccia Focile

Tracks:

Frere Jacques - Rita Streich
Air De Letter: Mon Chet Amant - Regine Crespin
Marthe Dieu Soit Loue...Deposons Les Armes (Soldiers' Chorus) - Robert Massard
In Paradisum - L Union Chorale de La Tour De Peliz
Villanelle - Regine Crespin
Je Veux Vivre - Joan Sutherland
Chanson A Boire - Gerard Souzay
L'Enigme Eternelle - Suzanne Danco
Sur Le Pont D'Avignon - Hilde Guden
Phidyle - Gerard Souzay
Les Gars Qui Vont A La Fete - Gerard Souzay
Notre Amour - Sylvia McNair
Beau Soir - Elly Ameling
C'est L'extase Langoureuse - Sylvia McNair
Puisqu'on Ne Peut Flechir Ces jalouses Gardiennes-Vainement Ma Bien-Aimee - Alfredo Kraus
Il Est Doux, Il Est Bon - Angela Gheorghiu
Hotel - Gilles Cachemaille
Petite Dinde, Ah! Quel Outrage - Maggie Teyte
Bailero - Kiri Te Kanawa
Brezairola - Kiri Te Kanawa
Malurous Qu'o Uno Fenno - Kiri Te Kanawa

Buenos Aires Madrigal: Argentine Tangos & 17th Cent. Italian Madrigals

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Buenos Aires Madrigal: Argentine Tangos & 17th Cent. Italian Madrigals
La Chimera
Manufacturer: M.a. Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

Mexico | International | Styles | Music

General | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

La Segunda

ASIN: B0001K63R8
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

Sinfonia
Ti Lascio Anima Mia
Vuelvo Al Sur
Ancor Che Co'l Partire
Volver
Soledad
Solo E Pensoso
Garua
Voglio Di Vita Uscir
Dia Que Me Quieras
Chiome D'Oro
Uno
Naranjo En Flor
Ausencia
Lamento Di Apollo
Papas Calientes
Recercada I & II
Milonga De Mis Amores
Sus Ojos Se Cerraron
Despertar
Pianto Di Orfeo

Joseph Canteloube: Songs Of the Auvergne

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This is the real verison of the songs you should have

Joseph Canteloube: Songs Of the Auvergne

Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Canteloube - Chants d'Auvergne / Victoria de los Angeles
Kiri Te Kanawa - Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne, Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras
Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne
Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne
Mozart: Concerto Nos. 21 & 24

ASIN: B0000ADXFP
Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

La Pastoura Als Camps
Bailero
Trois Bourrees: A. L'aio De Rotso, B. Ound' Onoren Gorda?, C. Obal, Din Lou Limouzi
Pastourello
L'Antoueno
La Pastrouletta E Lou Chibalie
La Delaissado
Deux Bourrees: A. N'aipas Jeu De Mio, B. Lo Cahle
Lo Fiolaire
Passo Pel Prat
Lou Boussu
Brezairola
Malurpus Qu' O Uno Fennol
Jou L'Pount D'o Mirabel
Oi, Ayai
Pour L'enfant
Chut, Chut
Pastorale
Lou Coucut

Tracks:

Obal, Din Lo Coumbelo
Quand Z'Eyro Petitoune
Le-haut, Sur Le Rocher
He! Beyla-z-y D'au Fe!
Postouro, Se Tu Me'aymo
Te, L'co, Te!
Uno, Jjonto Postour
Lou Diziou Be'
La Mere Antoine
Oh! Madelon, Je Dois Partir
Rossignolet Qui Chants
La Fille D'un Paysan
Comment Donc Savoir
Mon Pere M'a Plasee
Lorsque Le Meunier
O Up!
Le Premier De Tous Les Oiseux
Mo J'ai Un Homme
J'ai Un Douce Amie
Dans Le Tombeau
Allons, Beau Rossignol
Quand Marion Va Au Moulin
Reveillez-Vous, Belle Endormie

Customer Reviews:

This is the real verison of the songs you should have.......2005-07-03

I had the opportunity to hear Miss Davrath sing a collection of these songs when I was young and that experience has stayed with me for 40 years. The late Miss Davrath pioneered these songs before anyone else discovered these delightful classics. She is the only singer that does them with the correct dialect so they just might sound a little different then the incomplete versions by superstar divas. Get these, you won't be sorry even if you have other versions.

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Chants d'Auvergne

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Haunting.
Simple, honest, eloquent
Adult Lullabies or Love Songs

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Chants d'Auvergne
Marie-Joseph Canteloube , Kent Nagano , Dawn Upshaw , and Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Upshaw, Dawn | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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Voices of Light
Girl with Orange Lips
Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Emmanuel: Chansons bourguiguonnes

ASIN: B000005ED9
Release Date: 1994-11-01

Tracks:

Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Pastourelle
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Oi ayai
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Au loin, la-bas dan la valee - Obal, din lo coumbelo
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Bergere, si tu m'aimes - Pastouro, se tu m'aymo
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Une jolie bergere (Rgeret) - Uno jionto pastouro
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Le Coucou - Lou Coucut
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Au pont de Mirabel - Jou l'pount d'o Mirabel
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Chut, chut
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Pastorale
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: La Filese - Lo Fiolaire
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: La Delaisee - La Delaissado
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Va, l'chien, va ! - Te, l'co te!
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Viens par le pre - Passo pel prat
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Le Bossu - Lou Bossu
Songs Of The Auvergne - Chants D'Auvergne: Berceuse - Brezairola

Amazon.com essential recording

World music meets the classics in these impressionistic tone poems based on the folksongs of the Auvergne, which Canteloube spent his life researching and orchestrating. In the ballads, Dawn Upshaw sounds like a nymph swaying in sacred pools; the earthy nature of the material captures the fuller-bodied richness of her sparkling soprano. Kent Nagano conducts with aplomb. The only drawback--the lighter, funnier pieces upset the ethereal mood so vividly created, and break up the dreaminess into which most of the music lulls you. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

Haunting........2002-03-21

Excellent production. The "Songs" create a mood like no other music.

Simple, honest, eloquent.......2001-01-09

When Dawn Upshaw finds her niche in music, whether that be in opera, lieder or crossover, she is radiant. For those who have had the good fortune to hear her with Richard Goode in a program of lullabies then you owe it to yourself to add this treasure to your library. Canteloube's haunting Songs of the Auvergne have seduced many sopranos as they have become parceled out to us on the recital stage in smatterings. But few sopranos can explore this terrain with the innate grasp of the meaning of the music like Dawn Upshaw. Here Upshaw, partnered with great sensitivity by Kent Nagano, brings us a large selection, many familiar songs and some not so familiar. This little recital is music to float on clouds and drink in the sensuous simplicity of the countryside below. Highly recommended - for those who know the cycle well and for those eager to learn about a new performing staple.

Adult Lullabies or Love Songs.......2000-07-30

Upshaw's youthful, silvery voice is never so well used as to playfully explore the smooth, innocent joy of Canteloube's simple peasant songs. Simple, yes, and transporting to days when simple pleasures served the soul. Intricate, lush arrangements, carefully developed by Nagano, make even the simplest lyrics enchanting. The CD includes complete printed support (so often missing these days) -- biographies, musical analysis, and most important, the libretto -- in Italian, French, German and English. What sublime fun! Compare to the von Stada CD for a more strident rendition of these songs.

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