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Maurice Ravel, Ernest Chausson, Frank Martin
Anne Sofie von Otter - La Bonne Chanson [French Chamber Songs]
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (26) - Disc #1
1. 1. Ravel: Trois Poemes de Stephane Mallarme I. Soupir
2. II. Placet futile
3. III. Surgi de la croupe et du bond
4. Chausson: Chanson perpetuelle
5. Martin: Trois chants de Noel I. Les cadeaux
6. II. Image de No l
7. III. Les Bergers
8. Delage Quatre Poemes hindous I. Madras
9. II. Lahore
10. III. Benares
11. IV. Jeypur
12. Saint-Saens: Une flute invisible
13. Poulenc: Rapsodie negre I. Prelude
14. II. Ronde
15. III. Honoloulou
16. IV. Pastorale
17. V. Final
18. Faure: La bonne chanson Op 61 I. Une sante en son aureole
19. II. Puisque l'aube grandit
20. III. La lune blanche luit dans les bois
21. IV. J'allais par des chemins perfides
22. V. J'ai presque peur, en verite
23. VI. Avant que tu ne t'en ailles
24. VII. Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'ete
25. VIII. N'est-ce pas ?
26. IX. L'hiver a cesse

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All Artists: Maurice Ravel, Ernest Chausson, Frank Martin, Maurice Delage, Camille Saint-Saens, Francis Poulenc, Gabriel Faure, Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
Title: Anne Sofie von Otter - La Bonne Chanson [French Chamber Songs]
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: 10/15/1996
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028944775228

Synopsis

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Taking its name from Fauré's famous La Bonne Chanson cycle, this is a collection of French songs for voice and diverse chamber ensemble. It includes not only the Fauré but Ravel's Three Poems of Stéphane Mallarmé, Frank Martin's Three Christmas Songs and, strangest of all, Poulenc's Rapsodie négre, an early, misguided attempt at Gauguin-esque exotica. Most of it is tasty stuff, particularly for those who have a high tolerance for musical radiance and don't need that much shade with their light. Performances by Otter are, as always, smart and fastidious, though perhaps a tad cool. -- David Patrick Stearns

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CD Reviews

One of von Otter's most enjoyable efforts. Buy It.

B. Marold | Bethlehem, PA United States | 05/05/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"'La Bonne Chanson' by mezzosoprano Anne Sophie Von Otter is the kind of album I really enjoy from today's great female classic vocalists. Next to interpretations of Kurt Weill's German works, the French art song is by far my favorite. It sounds less stilted than the English chamber song and far less heavy than the German Lieder from Shubert and his compatriots. It is neck and neck in my mind with good interpretations of Italian love songs.

I was fortunate to be able to compare this album with the Dawn Upshaw effort, 'The Girl With Orange Lips', on which she performs Ravel's 'Trois Poemes de Stephane Mallarme', which also open Von Otter's disk. I have to say that on these pieces, the two artists sound virtually identical, although Von Otter has just the slightest greater strength and authority in her voice. Picking between the two on these pieces would require a fair coin toss.

On the other hand, Von Otter's other material on this disk is far better than the material on Upshaw's disk, even though they also share performances of Maurice Delage's 'Quatre Poemes hindous'.

Von Otter's performances of Poulenc's 'Rapsodie negre' and Gabriel Faure's 'La Bonne Chanson' are especially good at having me sit up and take notice.

This is especially more enjoyable than her celebrated recordings of Edvard Grieg's songs."