Les Retrouvailles [ENHANCED] [IMPORT]

Yann Tiersen

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 30, 2005)
• Original Release Date: May 20, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: Ici d’'Ailleurs
• ASIN: B000852GIQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,050 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

With his whimsical, melancholy music, Yann Tiersen has become a sought-after composer, not only for his soundtrack work, but in his own right. Borrowing from French folk music, chanson, musette waltz and street music, as well as rock, avant-garde, and classical and minimalist influences, Tiersen's deceptively simple style has been likened to Chopin, Erik Satie, Philip Glass, and Michael Nyman. THis is his 2005 album featuring guest vocalists Liz Frazier, Jane Birkin, Stuart Stapple & Dominique A. Virgin.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, October 5, 2006

By	Yann Tiersen "Music Lover" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

I love this music, I cant even describe it. It is out of this world.
If you liked his soundtrack of the move Amelie, you are going to love this one, it is a little more contemporary and more diverse. Its great.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The music that makes you dream, February 12, 2009

By	M. Milkevicius (Golden, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is for sure not Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain soundtrack... Way deeper and whole-souled.

If you like the old drawer chest of your grandma and bouquet of wild flowers on top of it, if you like to sit in old grandpas chair on lazy and calm summer evening - is for you.

Les Retrouvailles is a passionate album. Happily and sadly romantic with a wonderful touch of mystery and mystique. In total, there are sixteen tracks of pure mental delight decorated with piano, accordion, harpsichord, violin, mandolin, bass, guitar, banjo, melodica, toy piano, typewriter, vibraphone and various rhythm instruments.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very solid, April 3, 2008

By	Boxorice (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews

If you are a fan of Yann Tiersen then you will like this record. I don't think it is as strong as Le Phare or Rue des Cascades but it is very solid. There are a couple songs with electric guitar, bass, and drums which are good. But personally, I like when he sticks with the traditional instruments. Elizabeth Frazer sings on 2 songs and I think that's pretty exciting.