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Canteloube - Chants d' Auvergne - excs [CD]

Véronique Gens Audio CD
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  • Orchestra: Lille National Orchestra
  • Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus
  • Composer: Joseph Canteloube
  • Audio CD (31 Jan 2005)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B00068VQAY
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,029 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 1. La Pastoura Als Camps (The Shepherdess in the Fields) 2:48£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 2. Bailero 5:14£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 3a. L'aio De Rotso (Spring Water) 3:05£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 3b. Ound'onoren Gorda? (Where Shall We Go?)) 2:34£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 3c. Obal, Din Lou Limouzi (Over in Limousin) 1:18£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 1. Pastourelle (Pastorale) 3:19£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 2. L'Antoueno (Antoine) 3:15£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 5a. N'ai Pas Ieu De Mio (I Have No Sweetheart) 3:37£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 5b. Lo Calhe (The Snail) 1:47£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 4. La Delaissado (The Abandoned Girl) 4:07£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 2. Passo pel prat (Go through the meadow) 3:22£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 3. Lou Boussu (The Hunchback) 2:25£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 4. Brezairola (Lullaby) 3:13£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen14. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 5. Malurous Qu'o Uno Fenno (Sorry the Man Who Has a Wife) 1:33£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen15. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 1. Jou L'pount D'o Mirabel (On Mirabel Bridge) 3:59£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen16. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 2. Oi Ayai (Oh No!) 3:02£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen17. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 6. Lou Coucut (The Cuckoo) 1:52£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen18. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 2. Quan Z'eyro Petitoune (When I was a Little Girl) 2:58£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen19. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 3. La Haut, Sur Le Rocher (Up There on the Rock) 3:47£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen20. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 7. Uno Jionto Postouro (A Fair Shepherd Lass) 2:40£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen21. Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 8. Lou Diziou Be (They Did Say) 1:17£0.89  Buy MP3 


Product Description

Véronique gens, soprano - Orchestre National de Lille - Jean-Claude Casadesus, direction

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars the sound of being alive and revelling in it 3 Oct 2006
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What is this recording like? It is the sound of a day spent walking in the mountains with the sun on your back, the wind in your hair and birdsong on the breeze. It is the sound of water bubbling in young streams. It is the sound of peasant vigour, of simple pleasures, of dancing. It is the sound of love, loss and regret. It is the sound of being alive and revelling in it.

Everything sounds just right.

Joseph Canteloube is a one hit wonder of a composer. But what a wonder it is. He composed 28 settings of traditional songs from his mountain region of the Auvergne in the south of France. 21 of them appear here. Born in 1879 he composed during the first half of the 20th century. His style takes these local folk melodies on a light but never insubstantial late romantic ride. He is not far from the English pastoral composers, and is nearest to Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gerald Finzi, though the opening bars of Passo pel prat (track 11) could have come straight from the pen of Elgar. The folk elements, especially the dances, are not drowned in orchestration, but expressed by it.

The music is performed brilliantly by the Orchestra National de Lille-Region Nord under the baton of Jean-Claude Casadesus, but it would be nothing without a great soloist, Veronique Gens is as good as any who have tackled these songs. Her background singing Baroque music is ideal, as that music is never too far from its popular and dance music roots. Her voice has as much colour as any opera singer's I have heard. But normally I can't stand them. What engages me here is that I get the feeling that there is a vigorous peasant heart not far below the skin of this formidable professional singer. That's what makes this disc a delight to listen to.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have 20 Aug 2010
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For anyone who is considering buying a selection of Canteloube's Songs of the Auvergne, this is the one to get. In fact, even if you have another recording, buy this one! Véronique Gens is best known for interpretation of French Baroque music but here she brings a special intensity to these songs from her native region. If a voice can shine, then hers does, and the recording quality matches the performance. I recommend availing of the offer to buy this CD together with Volume two, which also includes other Canteloube folk song arrangements. The two CDs are incredible value for money.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An Evocation of the Auvergne 6 Nov 2011
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Veronique Gens, who is herself native to the Auvergne region, gives an absolutely ravishing account of these folk-songs, and the performances are enhanced further by Jean-Claude Casadesus's sympathetic direction of the Lille Orchestra. If you are new to these songs you will find them varied, but all are very atmospheric and they transport you to the Auvergne countryside with some very effective orchestration. A full English translation is included in the notes. A real bargain from Naxos!
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3.0 out of 5 stars let down by poor recording
wouldn't be my choice of vocal presentation for the Chants - I'd even go as far as saying that Barbra Streisand is better - I can hear the snobs gasp but I think I am at least... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Boydster
5.0 out of 5 stars Appreciation
The recipient of this gift was in praise of it. He is a lover of classical music and loves it.
Published 4 months ago by totteridge
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Blue Planet
Since, all my life I've lived in the countryside with a garden in the midst of fields, meadows, hedgerows, woodland, streams, lakes and birdsong, Chants D'Auvergne speaks to me... Read more
Published 7 months ago by H. A. Weedon
5.0 out of 5 stars canteloube - chants
I heard this music about 30 years ago and fell in love with the hauntingly beautiful music. I was so pleased to see it on Amazon and now I am another proud owner of Songs of the... Read more
Published 15 months ago by thomas s elliot
5.0 out of 5 stars French music
This cd is a truly excellent sellection of quality french folk music. It take you to the beautiful rural French countryside where you can imagine an unchanged culture.
Published 20 months ago by wizz
4.0 out of 5 stars Just wonderful
This was one of those "...heard it on the Proms..." sort of purchases, and could quite easily have been a mistake in hindsight. Not so. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2010 by Nellie
5.0 out of 5 stars Full of character and charm
I can remember hearing on the radio an ancient recording of these songs, and it was easy to imagine that through all the surface scratching and hiss you were listening to the... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2010 by Mr. Michael Magee
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