5060216346366

Aboulker: Melodies - Songs: En Francais And In English

Julia Kogan & Isabelle Aboulker

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: FHR066

Release Date:  07 December 2018

Label:  First Hand Records

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5060216346366

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    There is something for everyone in this collection of Isabelle Aboulker's most beautiful melodies, released in Aboulker's 80th birth year and sung here by soprano Julia Kogan. The passionate vocalises of Je t'aime sit alongside limpid fables by La Fontaine (The Crow and the Fox, The Lion in Old Age and more), while the unnerving eeriness of the merchant of souls in Au Marche de Saint-Paul contrasts with the light humour of the Savoir-vivre cycle, and the melancholy accents of Lettre d'amour make way for the irresistible charm of L'Inconstante. Isabelle's prosodic clarity and voluptuous focus on the evocative power of words speak of a deep attachment to the legacy of French song composers. In turn impetuous or melancholy, this thrilling music knows how to aim straight for the heart.



    A double CD for the price of one, CD1 features songs in the original French with CD2 presenting the same songs sung in English. Released in Aboulker's 80th birth year, the album features the composer at the piano and many première recordings.



    "Aboulker's elegant settings of fables and etiquette tips are compelling...It's really, really enjoyable. Help make it a best-seller, and buy your copy today." Best of 2019: Classical CD, The Arts Desk, Graham Ricson, 28th December 2019

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Le Lion devenu vieux
      • 2. La Chatte metamorphosee en Femme
      • 3. L’Inconstante
      • 4. Savoir-vivre et usage mondain: a propos de la chaussette blanche?
      • 5. Savoir-vivre et usage mondain: comment on offre le bras?
      • 6. Savoir-vivre et usage mondain: et a propos de gants?
      • 7. Le Loup et l’Agneau
      • 8. La Femme qui craignait le tonnerre
      • 9. La Femme noyee
      • 10. Escale à Rio
      • 11. Au marche de Saint-Paul, j’irai
      • 12. La Cigale et la Fourmi
      • 13. L’Archet
      • 14. La Tortue et les deux Canards
      • 15. Tenir
      • 16. Lettre d’amour
      • 17. Le Corbeau et le Renard
      • 18. La Princesse au petit pois
      • 19. Couplets: Jusqu’au plaisir de nous revoir?
      • 20. Je t’aime: vocalise amoureuse pour soprano eperdue

      Disc 2

      • 1. The Lion in old age
      • 2. The Cat transformed into a Woman
      • 3. The inconstant one
      • 4. Guide to fine etiquette and worldly manners: on the subject of white socks?
      • 5. Guide to fine etiquette and worldly manners: offering one’s arm?
      • 6. Guide to fine etiquette and worldly manners: and about gloves?
      • 7. The Wolf and the Lamb
      • 8. The Woman who feared thunder
      • 9. The drowned Wife
      • 10. Stopover in Rio
      • 11. I am off to the market day
      • 12. The Grasshopper and the Ant
      • 13. The Bow
      • 14. The Tortoise and the two Ducks
      • 15. Holding
      • 16. Love letter
      • 17. The Crow and the Fox
      • 18. The Princess and the pea
      • 19. Couplets: We certainly must meet again
      • 20. I love you: amorous vocalise for distraught soprano