Découvrez la quête : sur les traces du Pachy…
Découvrez la quête : sur les traces du Pachy…
A grand piano sits alone on a stage in a very ornate theater, i.e., New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Tonight the NEC students are presenting the program Gabriel Fauré and His Students, a part on three concerts. #music #ClassicalMusic #Boston #NEC #FrenchMusic #piano #Fauré
Dion was covering a 1950s version by French singer Renée Lebas. It's more polished but (maybe because I grew up on Céline) I don't quite like it as much:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K682wDOdhc&ab_channel=lysgauty1collectiondisquesDavidSilvestre
Édith Piaf died on 11th October 1963 at the age of 47. She was a French entertainer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Kvu6Kgp88
As randomly chosen by survey* on Mastodon, our next spotlight is on number 866 on The List, submitted by leonardo.
I assumed I knew nothing of this musician and composer, as the name, face, and sound didn’t ring any bells whatsoever. But then Wikipedia told me that Tiersen did the score/soundtrack for the French film Amélie! Mon dieu, I love Amélie!
While only one or maybe two tracks on this album remind me of Amélie, it does makes me think it could be a soundtrack to an as-yet unseen film. It’s positively full of absolute gems and a whole swirl of moods, and it also features a nice handful of collaborators including Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins, Stuart A. Staples of the Tindersticks, and the legendary Jane Birkin.
Given that Tiersen’s work apparently is often compared with that of Philip Glass and Michael Nyman, it’s safe to say that his work is right up my alley. I plan on checking it all out, tout de suite, starting with his most recent work up on Bandcamp. In fact, as I am writing, I randomly clicked on the cover I liked best in his Bandcamp – Portrait (2019) – and the very first song features not only Stephen O’Malley of Sunn O))), but also harpischord. I’m in love.
*The survey choices that led to this spotlight were “D”, “A”, and “Y”, following the earlier surveys with “B”, “L”, “U”, “E” and “M”, “O”, “N”. The third letter was the winning selection, so the survey result was translated as picking the third album in The List by an artist whose name starts with the letter “Y”.
https://1001otheralbums.com/2024/10/09/yann-tiersen-les-retrouvailles-2005-france/
Squeezed out: last accordion maker in France to close shop after 105 years. Oh this is awful. These are the French accordion makers who made me a marvellous new chromatic button accordion last year. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/05/squeezed-out-last-accordion-maker-in-france-to-close-shop-after-105-years #Maugein #Accordion #Squeezebox #Music #France #FrenchMusic
Today I played a tune for my Mum that I'd been learning for her on the chromatic button #accordion. The still new to me non plano keyboard version of the #squeezebox! Huge challenge, but delighted with how it went. Here is a later recording. Played on the box in the picture. The tune is Sous Le Ciel De Paris. https://vivdunstan.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/sousleciel.mp3 #music #FrenchMusic #CBA #musette #FrenchMusette
"Campus stellae"
Composer: Anonymous
[1 Novus Annus Dies Magnus
2 Ad Superni Regis Decus
3 Dies Ista Celebris
4 Congaudeant Catholici
5 Alleluia - Gratulemur Et Letemur
6 Dies Ista Gaudium
7 Res Est Admirabilis
8 Plebs Domini
9 Gregis Pastor
10 Uterus Hodie Virginis Floruit
11 Mira Dies Oritur
12 Cunctipotens Genitor Deus
13 Lilium Floruit
14 Quam Dilecta Tabernacula
15 Rex Immense
16 Clemens Servulorum Gemitus Tuorum
17 Flore Vernans Gratie
18 Judicii Signum]
Discantus/Brigitte Lesne
(Opus Production 1994)
https://songwhip.com/anonymous/campus-stellae
#NowListening #ClassicalMusic #music #musique #EarlyMusic #SacredMusic
#FrenchMusic #GregorianChant
#Discantus
Serge Gainsbourg - "Harley David Son of a Bitch" (1984)
Gainsbourg was an influential French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director whose varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize. But this song is very French pop, aggressively pushing social boundaries as the song delves into themes of lust, desire, and the pursuit of pleasure.
It really captures the essence of Gainsbourg’s unconventional and nonconformist attitude (it’s worth reading about this guy if you’re unfamiliar, he was wild).
And of course the song was covered by UK rockers The Bollock Brothers in 1987. I like both versions.
#OTD October 30, 1995
Principal animator for the Ren and Stimpy Show, April March, released her first EP, “Chick Habit”
This is a super cute album. The title track is sung in English, but it’s really a cover of track 2, the classic French pop tune "Laisse Tomber les Filles", originally written by the legendary Serge Gainsbourg and first made famous by French pop singer France Gall.
The rest of the tracks are just as good. March does a great interpretation of Gainsbourg's "La Chanson de prévert", and Jacques Dutronc's "Le temps de l'amour". Twangy guitars, smooth basslines, and cool rhythms throughout.
My friend Wendell Almeida plays percussion in a Franco-Brazilian band called Canto do Sol. They just released an album called "Avant l'Équinoxe". Please give them a listen if you want.
-M- is just too good not to share all the time, i still love the purple theme for this album.
https://youtu.be/pWp2RRbKVak
#M #matthieuChedid #revalite #frenchmusic
Dalida + Alain Delon: Paroles Paroles.
English translation or lyrics in the comments.
Finally. And it’s gorgeous. I’ve just been playing Sous Le Ciel De Paris, a very famous French musette tune. Despite me not being familiar with the button keyboard. I seem to be able to find the right notes by ear. And I will learn to play it properly. #accordion #squeezebox #France #musette #FrenchMusic
@Ioan
Started with #frenchmusic after a proper hardcore ferry trip with waves of h**l.
#JacquesDutronc & #georgebrassens (always make me laugh)
#charlesaznavour
#sergegainsbourg (whose vinyl & MANY MORE, like a WHOLE section could be found in a local supermarket!!)
#manuchao (why aren't political artists given as much space on radio anymore..)
Then arrived in #Honfleur where we took part & witnessed a lovely 1000 YEAR OLD #COMMUNITY #Tradition
Ate seafood & prepared for a week of #camping!
My new French #accordion is en route. Asking the factory for courier + tracking number if they have one. But woot! This is a totally different type of accordion, no piano keyboard, but a chromatic button accordion (C system). Gigantic challenge, but a wonderful workout for a right hand that is affected by #stroke damage and so often weaker. My way of fighting back. #squeezebox #neuro #buttonAccordion #chromatic #chromaticButtonAccordion #CBA #FrenchMusic
Just watching this #accordion performance from the French makers #Maugein my new button accordion is coming from soon. And I am utterly agog at the bloke playing backing music. He has an electronic keyboard with button accordion - left and right - adapters to play on. Never seen anything like it! https://youtu.be/1fhkFQptE3U #CBA #FrenchMusic #music #Squeezebox #chromatic #buttonAccordion #accordions
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - "no. 2" (1970)
#NowPlaying #CatherineRibeiro #FrenchMusic #MusiqueFrancaise #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiN-7mukU_REhU5mTeAQ8Cqi7XBi7VvJt
My blog post about slightly reorganising my collection of French #musette #accordion #music to optimise it for convenient practising. And how I got on today. And looking ahead to my new #CBA #chromaticButtonAccordion arriving from #France soon. https://vivdunstan.dreamwidth.org/372715.html #Squeezebox #Accordions #FrenchMusic #ButtonAccordion #FrenchAccordion