Songs of France

1. I Love Paris

2. Poor People of Paris

3. Under Paris Skies

4. Soir, le Seine

5. Mademoiselle de Paris

6. Fifi

7. Montmartre

8. Day With Frere Jacques

9. Gay Boulevardier

10. Belle Parisienne

11. Can Can

Songs of France,Various Artists,Alshire,France,Int'l & World Music,Pop

Average customer rating: Great Singer! Great CD! Wonderful Compilation of Edith Piaf Eternelle Mesmerizing and enchanting... The definitive single CD

Eternelle: The Best Of Edith Piaf Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Edith Piaf Edith Piaf: Her Greatest Recordings 1935-1943 La Vie en Rose: La Mome Edith Piaf: 30th Anniversaire Aznavour: Ses Plus Grands Succes ASIN: B000050ZM2 Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

1. La Vie En Rose
2. Hymne A L'amour
3. Padam... Padam
4. Johnny Tu N'es Pas Un Ange
5. La Goualante Du Pauvre Jean
6. Sous Le Ciel De Paris
7. L'homme A La Moto
8. Mon Manege A Moi (Tu Me Fais Tourner La Tete)
9. Non Je Ne Regrette Rien
10. Milord
11. Les Flonflons Du Bal
12. Les Mots D'amour
13. Fallait-il?
14. La Foule
15. Tiens V'la Un Marin
16. Le Droit D'aimer
17. A Quoi Ca Sert L'amour?
18. L'accordeoniste

Customer Reviews:

Great Singer! Great CD!.......2007-07-19

Definitely a must-have for those who grew up in the 40's and the 50's. Good listening music and what a solid voice! I will never get tired of listening to Edith Piaf.

Wonderful Compilation of Edith Piaf.......2007-03-09

Such a pleasure to hear so many songs that Ms. Piaf made famous especially, "Milord", "La Vie En Rose", and "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien". A great compilation! I only wish a word booklet had been included, but you can't have everything. Ms. Piaf's voice is more than enough!

Eternelle.......2007-02-17

The songs are wonderful, Edith Piaf has a beautiful voice. The songs are sung in French, a masterpiece.

Mesmerizing and enchanting..........2002-03-26

I love this collection. It has all of my favorite songs of Edith Piaf. This one is truly a classic. You won't be dissatisfied.

The definitive single CD.......2002-02-11

EMI did a nice job of remastering these tracks, so that they are cleaner and more dynamic than ever before. This is significant since there is so much Piaf product out there from second-generation tapes/old records/etc. Including the most well-known of Piaf's songs this, then, has become the definitive single CD of her work. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating: review of amazon orders Matthew Hit the Nail on the Head Piaf Tonight! The sad and tragical nosthalgie ! not as good as i thought it would be

Edith Piaf: 30th Anniversaire Edith Piaf Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Edith Piaf Edith Piaf: Her Greatest Recordings 1935-1943 Eternelle: The Best Of La Vie en Rose: La Mome Aznavour: Ses Plus Grands Succes ASIN: B000002TMF Release Date: 1994-04-05

Tracks:

1. La Vie En Rose
2. J'm'en Fous Pas Mal
3. Les Trois Cloches
4. Les Amants De Paris
5. Bal Dans Ma Rue
6. Plus Bleu Que Tes Yeux
7. Hymne A L'amour
8. Jezebel
9. Padam Padam
10. Hymn To Love
11. Bravo Pour Le Clown
12. Johnny, Tu N'es Pas Un Ange
13. La Goualante Du Pauvre Jean
14. Le 'Ca Ira'
15. L'accordeoniste
16. La Vie En Rose (En Anglais)
17. C'est A Hambourg
18. L'homme A La Moto
19. Les Amants D'un Jour
20. Autumn Leaves
21. Dans Les Prisons De Nantes
22. Pour Moi Toute Seule
23. Il Y Avait

Tracks:

1. La Foule
2. Mon Manege A Moi (Tu Me Fais Tourner La Tete)
3. Fais Comme Si
4. Je Sais Comment
5. Milord
6. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
7. Les Flonflons Du Bal
8. Le Vieux Piano
9. Mon Vieux Lucien
10. Mon Dieu (En Anglais)
11. Sous Le Ciel De Paris
12. Les Amants
13. A Quoi Ca Sert L'amour
14. Une Valse
15. Emporte-Moi
16. L'homme De Berlin
17. Legende (Inedit)
18. Un Dimanche A Londres (Inedit)
19. A L'enseigne De La Fille Sans Coeur
20. La Valse De L'amour
21. Les Mots De L'amour

Amazon.com essential recording

Abandoned as a baby and raised in a brothel, Piaf was dicovered singing in the streets of Paris by a club owner, who started her 30-year career during which time she became France's best-loved and best-known songstress, with major hits from beginning to end. At times singing in front of the band with no microphone, her powerful voice and emotional delivery was a striking contrast to her diminutive size. Nicknamed "the Little Sparrow," Piaf was plagued by controversy, from implications in a clubowner's death to multiple affairs (including Yves Montand and Charles Aznavour), drugs, and alcohol. Her torchy cabaret and dramatically theatrical songs eventually won her global recognition. This two-CD set covers highlights of her career up to her death in 1963, many of which are now standards. Described in France as "the greatest figure in the history of song," her voice still rings with a passion for life, something that eventually consumed her. --Derek Rath

Customer Reviews:

review of amazon orders.......2007-05-07

While Im happy with the products i purchased, all of them arrived damaged..The cd covers were all broken. i think the packaging needs to be much better and safer for international mail.

Matthew Hit the Nail on the Head.......2006-10-02

Matthew hit the nail on the head when he wrote:

"This two CD set is highly recommended for Piaf fans (as if they didn't know that already), fans of French classic vocals and fans of international music. Thank goodness Edith Piaf shared her talents with us while she lived amongst us--fans of the arts are infinitely better off because of Piaf's substantial contributions to the arts."

The Piaf legend will live forever and should. I, too, recommend the Carnegie two-cd set. It's enthralling from start to end.

Piaf, Garland and Minnelli...the world will never see women performers like these again.

Great reveiw, Matthew!

Piaf Tonight!.......2006-10-02

This two CD set is not merely a magnificent sampling of Edith Piaf's songs; it is a celebration of her career as one of the greatest female singers the world has ever known or ever will know. The songs include many of her beloved songs recorded by Piaf between 1946 and 1963.

These wonderful French classics by Piaf include "La Vie En Rose;" "Les Trois Cloches;" "Hymne À L'amour;" "Jezebel;" "Padam Padam;" "Autumn Leaves" sung in English; "Milord;" "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien;" and "Les Amants De Paris." There are, of course, many more wonderful songs--all with beautiful musical arrangements--on this two CD set. There are even two unedited songs that show how Piaf worked on a song before it was polished: "Légende" and "Un Dimanche À Londres."

While almost all of the remastering is excellent, a few songs were not done to completion. For example, "Hymne À L'amour" on the first CD is obviously simply recorded from an old 78 rpm record complete with surface noise and scratches; and "L'homme De Berlin" sounds as if someone was holding tissues in front of the microphone in order to create a muffled reproduction of the recording. However, this is a minor disappointment because the rest of the package is so perfect.

The liner notes offer an excellent essay about Piaf's life written in both English and French. There are several photos of Edith Piaf and two of them are colorized for effect. The liner notes also provide songs credits and the year each song was recorded.

Piaf recorded much, much more than these two CDs could ever hope to cover simply because her career spanned so many years; if you like this set I strongly recommend other Piaf CD recordings including her performances at Carnegie Hall in 1956 and 1957. This two CD set is really best viewed as either a thorough introduction to Piaf or as a very good retrospective of her career including most of her greatest songs.

This two CD set is highly recommended for Piaf fans (as if they didn't know that already), fans of French classic vocals and fans of international music. Thank goodness Edith Piaf shared her talents with us while she lived amongst us--fans of the arts are infinitely better off because of Piaf's substantial contributions to the arts.

The sad and tragical nosthalgie !.......2004-09-04

There are lives who would seem destined to burn in themselves to reach the sincere expression the hard rapport to express and moreover to feel the song and make of their special repertoire his inspiration source .
Halliday , Edith Piaf , Maria Callas ; three different styles but a common cause the loneliness , the unability to be really loved besides her mythical sphere .
In the case of Piaf the pain was so close to her that I really think Piaf adopted as his partner and she faced that awful truth . After the Marcel Chardin death you feel this twist of fate and the sense of the emptiness in every one of her themes .
La foule , Hymn a l'amour or amants d 'un jour for instance are the best proof of this sadness who seems to fly far beyond the melody and become in a permament leit motive .
Edith Piaf will be always have a very special place in the soul of all those who love without being loved , who have loved , those who still love and specially for those who consider that they just can not love anymore.

not as good as i thought it would be.......2003-01-13

I am going to be the only dissenter here. The choice of songs is excellent, and this is why i bought the CD.

However, I think that several of the selected songs must be early versions which were then fine tuned by E. Piaf over the years. I have listened to other CDs and vinyl record where renditions such as Jezebel, and La Foule where much more forceful and on a higher emotional level.

A good choice for people who have not heard the later versions of the songs, or those prefer to hear the earlier versions,

Average customer rating: Edith Piaf: Both Recordings Edith Piaf A Good Second Piaf casual music listener Pleasantly surprised

Edith Piaf: Her Greatest Recordings 1935-1943 Edith Piaf Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Edith Piaf Eternelle: The Best Of Edith Piaf: 30th Anniversaire Aznavour: Ses Plus Grands Succes La Vie en Rose: La Mome ASIN: B000001HIM Release Date: 1995-07-18

Tracks:

1. Mon Legionnaire
2. Un Coin Tout Bleu
3. Mon Coeur Est Au Coin D'Une Rue
4. Le Grand Voyage Du Pauvre Negre
5. Ballade De Mr. Browning
6. C'Etait Une Histoire D'Amour
7. On Danse Surma Ma Chanson
8. De L'Autre Cote De La Rue
9. C'Est Toi Le Plus Fort
10. Fais-Mois Valser
11. Paris-Mediterranee
12. Mon Apero
13. Le Fanion De La Legion
14. Mon Amant De La Coloniale
15. Entre St. Ouen Clingancourt
16. L'Etranger
17. C'Etait Un Jour De Fete
18. Les Momes De La Cloche
19. Elle Frequentait La Rue Pigalle
20. C'Est Lui Que Mon Coeur A Choisi
21. L'Accordianiste

Customer Reviews:

Edith Piaf: Both Recordings.......2007-05-17

Edith Piaf: 30th AnniversaireI bought both of these recordings for my husband. It was one of the better presents I ever got for him. He is throughly enjoying both of them.

Edith Piaf.......2007-02-17

What a delight to hear Edith Piaf's lovely voice! Lovely songs, and it is well done.

A Good Second Piaf.......2005-10-01

Once she has won your heart, you will want this collection to hear how she developed as a performer -- and came to be a great symbol of France in the 20th Century

casual music listener.......2005-09-10

Adds depth to a music collection; sound quality of old recording makes it interesting

Pleasantly surprised.......2005-08-12

Having heard a song by Edith Piaf while watching the movie "Saving Private Ryan" and being captivated by the sound of her voice, I decided to venture into a completely new direction in my listening library. I must admit that I have not been able to take this CD out of any player that happens to be around me! Even though I have no idea of the lyrics, Ms. Piaf has the ability to draw you in and make you feel like you understand exactly what she is saying. She is joyful, tragic, coy, sad, dramatic, and ultimately she leaves me with the feeling of her devotion to her art and her time in history.

Average customer rating: Huge surprise! Better in French Handy reference for lyric meanings in English

Hymn to Love: All Her Greatest Songs in English Edith Piaf Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Edith Piaf Edith Piaf - A Passionate Life Piaf - Her Story, Her Songs La Vie en Rose: La Mome 75 Chansons ASIN: B0000C8WYE Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

1. Hymn To Love
2. One Little Man
3. La Vie En Rose (Version Anglaise)
4. Chante Moi (Version Anglaise)
5. Simply A Waltz
6. My God
7. Don't Cry
8. Autumn Leaves
9. I Shouldn't Care
10. The Three Bells
11. 'Cause I Love You
12. My Lost Melody
13. Heaven Have A Mercy
14. No Regrets
15. Lovers For A Day (Live)
16. Heureuse (Live)

Amazon.com

Frankly, it feels a bit weird to listen to Edith Piaf perform in English. There aren't many singers so associated with a country as Piaf is with France. And yet she did record some of her hits in English in an attempt to facilitate her career in the United States. While newcomers to the singer's oeuvre should start with her French albums, this CD is fascinating for advanced Piaf listeners. Most of the sides were cut 1950 and show Piaf in fine vocal form on tracks such as "La vie en rose" (she switched from English to French for the title) and "Autumn Leaves" ("Les feuilles mortes"), a strangely compelling hybrid that alternates between French and English. Piaf was certainly more at ease singing in French, but her charismatic sense of drama could break through in just about any language. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Collection of the "Little Songbird's" Hits that She Re-recorded in English.

Customer Reviews:

Huge surprise!.......2007-05-12

What an unbelievable surprise - and joy - to discover Edith Piaf singing in English, and sometimes songs which she never sang in French! Her accent is ten times worse than mine... but the voice remains, outstanding!

Better in French.......2007-01-06

I think Edith Piaf was one of the world's great chanteuses. However, she loses a lot in translation. Whereas her songs in French are effective, touching and powerful, in English they are somewhat bland. Perhaps this has to do with the translations which almost always water down the French. Perhaps it is because her command of English is not great. In any case, for the REAL Piaf, buy anything she recorded in French--you will be transported.

Handy reference for lyric meanings in English.......2005-12-13

This is a nice enough album. I think she sounds a lot nicer in French, but some of these songs are fun, and if you have enjoyed some of her original music and been curious what they might mean in English, this is one way to get a sense of them. Of course, it would be nicer if all the albums came with liner pages of lyrics but they don't. (Edith Piaf sings clearly enough in French that even an amateur language scholar can try to follow the songs by ear however.) I bought this album when I bought "The Voice of the Sparrow," and while I like that one a lot better, and can listen to it more, this one is handy to have. If you do like lyrics in translation, you might also like to check out the music of Joni James and Nana Mouskoura. Their voices are very different from hers, but the multi-lingual aspect is fun.

Average customer rating: The Sparrow

Au Carnegie Hall 1956-1957 Edith Piaf Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Edith Piaf Edith Piaf: 30th Anniversaire La Vie en Rose: La Mome Hymn to Love: All Her Greatest Songs in English Eternelle: The Best Of ASIN: B0000C8WYC Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

1. Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin
2. Sous Le Ciel De Paris
3. Je T'ai Dans La Peau (Du Film Boum Sur Paris)
4. Misericorde
5. C'est A Hambourg
6. Padam...Padam
7. Hymn To Love
8. Monsieur Le Noble
9. Le Fanion De La Legion
10. Merry Go Round (Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin)
11. Bravo Pour Le Clown
12. Les Amants De Paris
13. Je Hais Les Dimanches
14. The Little Man
15. Escale
16. L'homme A La Moto
17. Autumn Leaves
18. Mariage
19. La Vie En Rose

Tracks:

1. L'accordeoniste
2. Monsieur Saint Pierre
3. C'est Pour Ca
4. Je T'ai Dans La Peau
5. Les Amants D'un Jour
6. Les Grognards
7. C'est, A Hambourg
8. Misericorde
9. La Goualante Du Pauvre Jean
10. Padam... Padam
11. Un Jeune Homme Chantait
12. La Fete Continue
13. Heureuse
14. L'homme A La Moto
15. Telegramme
16. Hymne A L'amour
17. Bravo Pour Le Clown
18. La Vie En Rose

Customer Reviews:

The Sparrow.......2007-01-15

I love the fact you can find anything on Amazon. This was a gift I purchased for my mother. She loves Edith Piaf. It came quickly, I gave it to her for Christmas. She loves the CD. I would have spent a lot of time going to different stores to find this CD, it is not top of the charts. Thank you Amazon.

Average customer rating:

Edith Piaf: L'Intégrale (Complete) / 20 CD / 413 Chansons Manufacturer: EMI Music France ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Box Sets | Stores | Music Vocal Pop & Oldies | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Au Carnegie Hall 1956-1957 The Letter Piaf - Her Story, Her Songs The Ultimate Collection Very Best of Judy Garland: The Capitol Recordings 1955-1965 ASIN: B000MR9DZ4 Release Date: 2007-02-26

Tracks:

1. M de La Cloche
2. Java de Cgue
3. ranger
4. Mon Ap
5. Reste
6. Fille et le Chien
7. Hiboux
8. J'Suis Mordu
9. Julie Jolie
10. Quand M
11. Fais Moi Valser
12. Va Danser
13. Mon Amant de La Coloniale
14. Deux Mtriers
15. Y Avait du Soleil
16. N'Est Pas Distingu
17. Chands d'Habits
18. Petite Boutique

Tracks:

1. Mon Lonnaire
2. Fanion de La Lon
3. Ne M'ris Pas
4. Contrebandier
5. Entre Saint-Ouen et Clignancourt
6. Dans un Bouge du Vieux Port
7. Mon Cur Est au Coin d'Une Rue
8. Corr' et Ryer
9. Paris-Mterran
10. Jeune Homme Chantait
11. Browning
12. C'est Toi le Plus Fort
13. Ding, Din, Don,
14. Tout Fout l'Camp
15. Mauvais Matelot
16. Partance
17. J'Entends La Sir
18. Chacal
19. Marin Fait des Voyages
20. Madeleine Qu'avait du Cur
21. C'est Lui Que Mon Cur a Choisi
22. Grand Voyage du Pauvre Ne

Tracks:

1. Je N'En Connais Pas La Fin
2. Elle Frentait La Rue Pigalle
3. Petit Monsieur Triste
4. Deux Copains
5. Sur une Colline (La Valse Sans Joie)
6. Y'en a un de Trop
7. On Danse Sur Ma Chanson
8. C'est La Moindre des Choses
9. Jimmy C'est Lui
10. Escale
11. Embrasse-Moi
12. Accordiste
13. J'Ai Dansvec l'Amour
14. Ot-Ils Mes Petits Copains?
15. C'est un Monsieur TrDistingu
16. C'ait un Jour de F
17. Tu Es Partout
18. Simple Comme Bonjour
19. Coin Tout Bleu
20. Vagabond
21. C'ait une Histoire d'Amour
22. J'Ai Qu'e Regarder

Tracks:

1. C'ait Si Bon [Int]
2. Valse de Paris [Int]
3. Ses Mains [Int]
4. Je Ne Veux Plus Laver La Vaisselle [Int]
5. Brun et le Blond
6. Disque Us
7. Chanson d'Amour [Int]
8. Histoires de Cur
9. Monsieur Me Suit dans La Rue
10. Coup de Grisou
11. C'est Toujours La M Histoire
12. Chasseur de l'H
13. Deux Rengaines
14. Y'a Pas de Printemps
15. Monsieur Saint-Pierre
16. Gars Qui Marchaient
17. Riait
18. Regarde-Moi Toujours Comme
19. Celui Qui Ne Savait Pas Pleurer
20. De l'Autre Cote La Rue

Tracks:

1. M de La Cloche
2. ranger
3. ranger
4. M de La Cloche
5. Fais-Moi Valser
6. Deux Mtriers
7. Chands d'Habits
8. Mon Lonnaire
9. Ne M'ris Pas
10. Jeune Homme Chantait
11. Fanion de La Lon
12. Fanion de La Lon
13. Mon Lonnaire
14. Mon Lonnaire
15. Ding, Din, Don,
16. Tout Fout le Camp
17. Partance [Prise Inte]
18. Chacal [Prise Inte]
19. Fanion de La Lon
20. Marins, Fait des Voyages
21. Madeleine Qu'avait de Cur
22. Madeleine Qu'avait de Cur [Prise Inte]
23. Mauvais Matelot
24. Java en Mineur

Tracks:

1. Elle Frentait La Rue Pigalle
2. C'est La Moindre des Choses
3. Embrasse-Moi
4. Embrasse-Moi [Prise Int]
5. Escale
6. Fille de Joie Est Triste [L'Accordiste 1ST Version, Inte]
7. C'ait un Jour de F
8. Ot-Ils Mes Petits Copains?
9. Vagabond
10. Vagabond [Prise Int]
11. J'Ai Qu''Regarder [Prise Directe]
12. Tu Es Partout
13. Monsieur Saint-Pierre
14. Monsieur Saint-Pierre [Prise Int]
15. Coup de Grisou [Prise Int]
16. Chasseur de l'H [Prise Int]
17. Coup de Grisou
18. Chasseur de l'H [Prise Int]
19. Chasseur de l'H
20. Monsieur Saint-Pierre
21. Monsieur Saint-Pierre
22. Escale
23. C'ait une Histoire d'Amour [Prise Int]
24. Homme des Bars

Tracks:

1. Adieu Mon Cur
2. Chant des Pirates
3. C'est Marveilleux
4. Dans Les Prisons de Nantes - Les Compagnons de la Chanson, Edith Piaf
5. Cne
6. Trois Cloches - Les Compagnons de la Chanson, Edith Piaf
7. Roi a Fait Battre Tambours - Les Compagnons de la Chanson, Edith Piaf
8. Petit Homme
9. J'M'en Fous Pas Mal
10. Mariage [First Version]
11. Vie en Rose
12. Refrain Courait dans La Rue
13. Geste
14. Si Tu Partais
15. Cloches Sonnent
16. Monsieur Ernest a Rsi
17. Sophie
18. Chanson rois Temps
19. Qu'as-Tu Fait John?
20. C'est Pour
21. Homme Comme Les Autres

Tracks:

1. Mariage
2. Amants de Paris
3. Monsieur Lenoble
4. Monsier X...
5. Vieux Bateaux
6. Pleut
7. a Chant
8. Amour du Mois de Mai
9. Cousu de Fil Blanc
10. Dany
11. Paris
12. Pot Pourri "Bouquet de Chansons"
13. Prisonnier de La Tour
14. Pour Moi Toute Seule
15. Bat dans Ma Rue
16. Orgue des Amoureux
17. Pleure Pas
18. Hymne 'Amour
19. P'tite Marie
20. Tous Les Amoureux Chantent
21. Ciel Est Ferm

Tracks:

1. Fait Bon T'Aimer
2. Chevalier de Paris
3. F Continue
4. C'est un Gars
5. C'est d'La Faute es Yeux
6. Vie en Rose [Version Anglaise]
7. Hymn to Love
8. Three Bells
9. y Avait
10. Simply a Waltz
11. Chante Moi [Version Anglaise]
12. Autumn Leaves
13. Don't Cry
14. My Lost Melody
15. I Shouldn't Care
16. 'Cause I Love You
17. Demain il Fera Jour
18. Matin Jusqu'au Soir
19. Homme Que J'Aimerai
20. Avant l'Heure
21. Rien de Rien
22. C'est Toi

Tracks:

1. Si, Si, Si
2. Valse de l'Amour
3. Chanson Bleue
4. Chante Moi
5. Enfant
6. Plus Bleu Que Tes Yeux
7. Je Hais Les Dimanches
8. Padam...Padam
9. Rue aux Chansons
10. Chanson de Catherine
11. Jbel
12. Node La Rue
13. l'Enseigne de La Fille Sans Cur
14. Tgramme
15. C'est Toi [Edith Piaf Seule]
16. Je T'Ai dans La Peau
17. Mon Ami M'A Donn
18. Bal de La Chance
19. Gueule Madame - Edith Piaf, Jacques Pills
20. Monsieur et Madame
21. Notre Dame de Paris
22. Elle a Dit
23. Amants de Venise

Tracks:

1. Bravo Pour le Clown!
2. Croix
3. Jean E Martine (Le Routier)
4. Pour Qu'elle Soit Jolie Ma Chanson - Edith Piaf, Jacques Pills
5. Et Moi
6. Sur Anne
7. N'Y Va Pas Manuel
8. Effet Que Tu Me Fais
9. Heureuse
10. Amants de Venise
11. Johnny Tu N'Es Pas un Ange
12. Goualante du Pauvre Jean
13. Ira
14. Bel Indiffnt (Pi en 1 Acte)

Tracks:

1. Heureuse
2. Sous le Ciel de Paris
3. Avec Ce Soleil
4. Mea Culpa
5. Enfin le Printemps
6. Homme au Piano
7. Retour
8. Snade du Pav
9. Chemin des Forains
10. C'est ambourg
11. Grand Amour Qui S'Ach
12. Miscorde
13. Lnde
14. Soudain une Vall
15. Homme a Moto
16. Avant Nous
17. Amants d'Un Jour
18. Toi Qui Sais
19. Dame
20. Accordiste
21. Et Pourtant
22. Marie La Franse

Tracks:

1. One Little Man
2. Heaven Have a Mercy
3. Grognards
4. Comme Moi
5. Salle d'Attente
6. Foule
7. Prisons du Roi (Allentown Jail)
8. Opinion Publique
9. Mon Man oi (Tu Me Fais Tourner La T)
10. ranger [Premi Version]
11. Fais Comme Si
12. Vallet des Curs
13. Amants de Demain
14. Neiges de Finlande
15. Tant Qu'il y Aura des Jours
16. Eden Blues
17. Gitan et La Fille
18. Orgues de Barbarie
19. Je Sais Comment
20. Je Me Souviens d'Une Chanson
21. C'est un Homme Terrible
22. Tatave
23. T'Es Beau Tu Sais

Tracks:

1. Milord
2. Mon Man oi (Tu Me Fais Tourner La T)
3. C'est l'Amour
4. ranger - Robert Chauvigny, Edith Piaf
5. Non La Vie N'Est Pas Triste
6. Kiosque ournaux
7. Mo de Paris
8. Ouragan
9. Cri du Cur
10. Je Suis oi
11. Amants Merveilleux
12. Vieux Piano
13. Non Je Ne Regrette Rien
14. Vie l'Amour
15. Jzalem
16. Mots d'Amour
17. Boulevard du Crime
18. Mon Dieu
19. Des Histoires
20. Ville Inconnue
21. Je M'Imagine
22. Belle Histoire d'Amour
23. Flonflons du Bal
24. T'Es l'Homme Qu'il Me Faut

Tracks:

1. Blouses Blanches
2. Toujours Aimer
3. Mon Vieux Lucien
4. Dans Leur Baiser
5. Exodus
6. Marie-Trottoir
7. Billard ectrique
8. Faut Pas Qu'il Se Figure
9. Mon Dieu [Version Anglaise]
10. No Regrets
11. Bleuets d'Azur
12. Bruit des Villes
13. C'est Peut-ait
14. Qu'il ait Triste Cet Anglaid
15. Carmen's Story
16. Amants
17. Toi Tu l'Entends Pas
18. Fallait-Il?
19. Polichinelle
20. Valse
21. On Cherche un Auguste
22. Fait Dr

Tracks:

1. C'est Peut-re
2. Inconnu Excepte Dieu
3. Amants de Tel
4. Quatorze Juillet
5. Petit Brouillard
6. Quoi Sert l'Amour - Edith Piaf,
7. Emporte-Moi
8. Musique out Va
9. Diable de La Bastille
10. Droit d'Aimer
11. Roulez Tambours
12. Rendez-Vous
13. Monsieur Incognito
14. Chant d'Amour
15. J'En Ai Tant Vu
16. C'ait Pas Moi
17. Margot Cur Gros
18. Gens
19. Traqu
20. Tiens V'la un Marin
21. Homme de Berlin

Tracks:

1. Et Pourtant (Copie de Travail)
2. Johnny Fedora et Alice Blue Bonnet
3. Rideau Tombe Avant La Fin
4. Elle Avait Son Sourire
5. Elle Chantait - Les Compagnons de la Chanson, Edith Piaf
6. Et Toi (Tu N'As Pas Besoin de Mes Rs)
7. Dans Ma Rue
8. Rideau Tombe Avant La Fin - Robert Chauvigny, Edith Piaf
9. Miss Otys Regrets
10. Monsieur Est Parti en Voyage
11. Mort du Petit Cheval [Diffuse 1 Janvier 1991]
12. Sans y Penser
13. Quand Tu Dors
14. Embrasse-Moi
15. J'N'attends Plus Rien [Extraits]
16. J'En Ai Passes Nuits [Extraits]
17. Dcheur [Extraits]
18. Tant Qu'il y Aura des Jours

Tracks:

1. Droit d'Aimer
2. Quoi Sert l'Amour
3. Mon Dieu
4. Rue de Siam [Int]
5. Jean l'Espagnol [Int]
6. Rtition Boulevard Lannes au Domicile d'Edith Piaf: MichaLe Mur/Le
7. Sale Petit Brouillard [Extraits]
8. T'Es Beau Tu Sais - Georges Moustaki, Edith Piaf
9. Dimanche ondres - Edith Piaf,
10. Lnde
11. C'est Pour [Version du 78 Tours]
12. Homme Comme Les Autres [Version du 78 Tours]
13. Si, Si, Si - Eddie Constantine, Edith Piaf
14. Padam...Padam [Version Rregistren 2003]
15. Long des Quaid [Orchestral]

Tracks:

1. Je N'En Connais Pas La Fin [Instrumental]
2. Sous le Ciel de Paris
3. Je T'Ai dans La Peau
4. Miscorde
5. C'est ambourg
6. Padam...Padam
7. Hymn to Love
8. Monsieur le Noble
9. Fanion de La Lon
10. Merry Go Round
11. Bravo Pour le Clown!
12. Amants de Paris
13. Je Hais Les Dimanches
14. Little Man
15. Escale
16. Homme a Moto
17. Autumn Leaves
18. Mariage
19. Vie en Rose [Version Anglaise]

Tracks:

1. Accordiste
2. Monsieur Saint-Pierre
3. C'est Pour
4. Je T'Ai dans La Peau
5. Amants d'Un Jour
6. Grognards
7. C'est ambourg
8. Miscorde
9. Goualante du Pauvre Jean
10. Padam...Padan
11. Jeune Homme Chantait
12. F Continue
13. Heureuse
14. Homme a Moto
15. Tgramme
16. Hymn to Love
17. Bravo Pour le Clown!
18. Vie en Rose [Version Anglaise]

Album Details

2007 Reissue of a Mammoth 40th Anniversary 20 CD Box Set Released in Conjunction with the Arrival in Theatres of the Motion Picture Biography "la Mome", Directed by Olivier Dahan. Includes 413 Recordings, of which Seven Are Previously Unreleased and 77 Various Rarities and Alternative Takes. The Discs Include her Legendary Concerts at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1956 and 57.

Average customer rating: Songs To Remember Delightful! Best Silly Songs for Tots Simply wonderful Wish there were more like this for kids!

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Tracks:

1. Petit Cordonnier
2. Sur le Pont d'Avignon
3. Cane de Jeanne
4. Alouette
5. Dansons la Capucine
6. Abeille et le Papillon
7. De Quoi Qui Y'a
8. Prom'nons Nous Dans Les Bois
9. Petit Train
10. Arlequin Dans Sa Boutique
11. Petite Marie
12. Ferme de Zephirin
13. Mon P Avait 500 Moutons
14. Picotin Musicien
15. Encore un Carreau d'Cass
16. Panko l'Ourson
17. Claire Fontaine
18. Grand Mant Loup (Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?)
19. As-Tu Vu la Casquette?
20. Fourmi

Customer Reviews:

Songs To Remember.......2007-04-05

I have the original LP. I got in when I was in french immersion school in MD back in the late 70's. I am currently teaching my children french and am so glad to see this now comes on CD. I remember every song that I sang back in elemtary and the words of the singers so clear and the voices are such a delight to hear. This album brings back so many good memories. I cannot wait to share these songs wiith my children.

Delightful!.......2007-02-13

Our three boys (6y, 4y, and 2y) *love* this cd! We listen to it almost every day. The music is cheerful and gentle and the singers are pleasant to listen to.

Best Silly Songs for Tots.......2006-05-30

These songs are universally appealing to the 2 - 6 y.o. age group to whom I teach French. The arrangements are clear, sparkling, and very entertaining. The gregarious spirit of the album draws kids into repeating and singing along with little concern for content. As they become more interested and start asking questions, parents can find lyrics, and in some cases history, of these classic songs by entering titles into an international search engine.

Simply wonderful.......2005-11-03

I am so glad I bought this and will buy it as gifts for others. The musical arrangements are lovely (to mother, young child, and baby) and Lucienne Vernay has such a beautiful, clean and simple voice. What a delight to listen to.

Wish there were more like this for kids!.......2004-05-28

I thought the songs/tunes were very nice but couldn't understand most of the lyrics even though I took years of French in college and high school. My daughter (6) doesn't seem to care. Wish I could find more bilingual songs -- I highly recommend Global Village Kids Sing and Learn CD -- they have nursery rhymes in French and English. Since the words are familiar to my daughter, she can pick up the French meaning. Does anyone know of any more bilingual music like that?

Average customer rating: A "tres bon!" for Chansons, Accordions, Croissants

Chansons, Accordions, Croissants: 25 Original French Accordion Songs Cafe Parisien Manufacturer: Metro Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cafe de Paris: 1930-1941: 24 Accordion Classics Accordion Italiano C'est L'amour: Romantic French Classics French Cafe Frencher Style: French Cafe Accordion ASIN: B00004RIMT Release Date: 2003-02-24

Tracks:

1. Rosa Bianca - Orchestre Colmbo Du Bal Tabarin
2. Swing Valse - Gus Viseur
3. Nuages - Gus Viseur
4. Accordiste - Edith Piaf
5. Caprice Musette - Orcheste Mustte Carlinin
6. Winds & Strings (Andalousie) - Gus Viseur
7. Swing Guitare - Roger Etlens & Son Ensemble
8. Alhambra - Albert Haurd et Son Ensemble de La
9. Matelotte - Gus Viseur
10. Java du Tabarin - Maurice Muni et Son Orchestre Musette de la Rue de Lappe
11. Jeannette - Les Freres Colombo Du Bal Tabarin
12. Bois de la Cambe - Gus Viseur
13. Quand on Se Promene au Bord de l'Eau - Jean Gabin
14. Porter - Gus Viseur
15. Cafe au Lait - Tony Mur
16. Brise Napolitaine - Guerino Et Son Orchestre Musette
17. FlambMontalbanaise - Gus Viseur
18. Pegurinade - Les Freres Colombo Du Bal Tabarin
19. Valse de Minuit - Gus Viseur
20. Jour de Swing - Louis Richardet
21. Je Ne Saurai Jamais Dire Ca - Roger Chaput
22. Dans Les Musettes de Paris - Germaine Beria & Les Vagbonds Melomanes
23. Bastoche - Java Executee Par L'Orchestre Musette de Groch
24. Mado - Emile Vacher
25. Retour des Hirondelles - Robert Trogee & Ses Virtuoses

Album Description

Subtitled - Chansons Accordeons Croissants - 25 Original French Accordion Songs. Budget-price compilation highlights the cafe culture of Paris with tracks from Edith Piaf, Gus Viseur & Son Orchestre, & Jean Gabin. Metro. 2000.

Album Details

Welcome to the Tree-lined Boulevards of Paris and the Heyday of the Bal Musette. Sit Back with Your Cafe Au Lait and Croissant and Relax as Edith Piaf, Gus Viseur, Tony Murena and Other Star Performers Serenade You with a Collection of the Finest Accordion Classics Ever Made.

Customer Reviews:

A "tres bon!" for Chansons, Accordions, Croissants.......2006-02-25

The CD conjured up images of being in a lively French bistro with a wonderful glass of wine, and the pleasant exchange of lively conversations among "locals." I would highly recommend for anyone wanting to set the mood for a themed event or who personally enjoys traditional French accordion music.

Average customer rating: Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material! Beginner or Expert Very Informative and Enjoyable Frank's view Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra

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Tracks:

1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
4. Hungarian Dance No.7
5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
10. Csardas Music
11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
18. Tzigane
19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
20. Caprice No.24
21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
27. The Violin Muted
28. Clair De Lune
29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
31. The Pizzicato Violin
32. Pizzicato Polka
33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
38. Hungarian Dance No.4
39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
42. Bolero
43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

1. Introduction To The Viola
2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
10. Cypresses (No.9)
11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
24. Elfentanz, Op.39
25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
28. Flamenco
29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
40. Capriccio Di Bravura
41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
6. Sa'Dawi
7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
8. Chamber Music No.II
9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
13. A Variety Of Techniques
14. Chamber Music No.II
15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
20. Naelden, Naelden
21. The Bachian Oboe
22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
26. The Swan Of Tuonela
27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
30. Bolero
31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
38. ...And Quite Low.
39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
44. Introduction To The Saxophone
45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
49. Bolero
50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
53. Sax-O-Phun
54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
60. Bolero
61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
6. Fanfare For The Common Man
7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
16. Billy The Kid
17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
21. The Birth Of The Trombone
22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
28. Hosannah
29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
35. The Horn And The Hunt
36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
9. Den Hoboecken Dans
10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
13. Gymnopedie No.2
14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
22. The Birth Of The Bongo
23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
37. Ravel And The Xylophone
38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
40. Introducing The Vibraphone
41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
44. Folk Dances
45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
52. Introducing The Celeste
53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
11. Mahler's Sleighbells
12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
30. Nocturnes
31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
35. The Oboe As Duck
36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
42. Canzon 28
43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
51. Images (Gigues)
52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

Average customer rating: The Beat Sets the Heart on Fire Just.... Beatiful Timeless Tales & Songs From Wedding and Funerals, Goran Bregovic

Tales & Songs From Wedding and Funerals Goran Bregonic Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ederlezi Le Temps Des Gitans: Extrait De La Bande Du Film "Kuduz" Music for Films Songbook Unza Unza Time ASIN: B000068PGX Release Date: 2002-08-26

Tracks:

1. Hop Hop Hop
2. Tale 1
3. Aven Ivenda
4. Sex
5. Tale Ii
6. Maki Maki
7. Tale Iii
8. So Nevo Si
9. Tale Iv
10. Cocktail Molotov
11. Tale V
12. Polizia Molto Arabbiata
13. Tale Vi
14. Te Kuravle
15. Tale Vii

Album Details

2002 Album Release from What Some Call a Gypsy Blend Symphonic Serbo-croate, Balkan Rock Music.

Customer Reviews:

The Beat Sets the Heart on Fire.......2006-08-25

Goran Bregovic and his unique ensemble will have you jumping out of your seat, smiling and dancing around the room, just as the audience did at Avery Fisher Hall this summer (2006) when Bregovic made his U.S. debut. "Tales And Songs From Weddings and Funerals" has a beat you'll want to keep playing.

Just.... Beatiful.......2004-08-29

I've only heard the soundtracks of Emir Kusturicas movies... but I got to say when I hear the song ''Aven Ivenda'' I feel like crying a river... it's just beatiful... how do they feel the songs... just beatiful.. amazing... all the cd is amazing.... great... unexplicable....

Timeless.......2004-03-03

Buy this one if you prefer Music to music.

Tales & Songs From Wedding and Funerals, Goran Bregovic.......2003-06-27

This is the best work of Goran Bregovic in the last ten years. There are so many things to talk and explain about Balkan culture, but many cannot ever understand it, although they still live over there. Of course that is even harder for people who do not know and never lived there. One needs to know history of Balkan, its culture, tradition, folklores, people diversity, tradition etc. to be able to understand everything that Bregovic is trying to tell us. Bravo, Goran! This time you really did it. You've told us a story without ending, a story about love, life and death. You incorporated everything together: new sound and old sound, new songs and old songs, and that all is very beautiful. You proved once again what a great artist you are.

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