Songs of the Auvergne 2

Dawn Upshaw (Artist), Marie-Joseph Canteloube (Composer), Maurice Emmanuel (Composer), Kent Nagano (Conductor), Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon
• Conductor: Kent Nagano
• Composer: Marie-Joseph Canteloube, Maurice Emmanuel
• Audio CD (September 16, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B000005E57
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,843 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings

1. Songs Of The Auvergne: Bailero

2. Songs Of The Auvergne: I - L'Aio de Rotso

3. Songs Of The Auvergne: Interlude

4. Songs Of The Auvergne: II - Ound'onoren gorda?

5. Songs Of The Auvergne: Interlude

6. Songs Of The Auvergne: III - Obal, dins lou Limouzi

7. Songs Of The Auvergne: L'Antoueno

8. Songs Of The Auvergne: La Pastrouletta e lou Chibalie

9. Songs Of The Auvergne: I - N'ai pas ieu de mio

10. Songs Of The Auvergne: Interlude

11. Songs Of The Auvergne: II - Lo calhe

12. Songs Of The Auvergne: Malurous qu'o uno fenno

13. Songs Of The Auvergne: Perl'efon

14. Songs Of The Auvergne: Quand z'eyro petitoune

15. Songs Of The Auvergne: La-haut, sur le racher

16. Songs Of The Auvergne: He! Beyla-z-y dau fe!

17. Songs Of The Auvergne: Lou diziou be

18. La Pastoura als camps

19. Burgundian songs from the Beaune Area: Quand j'ai soti de mon villaige

20. Burgundian songs from the Beaune Area: Il etait une fille, une fille d'honneur

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let Dawn Upshaw take you by the hand..., February 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs of the Auvergne 2 (Audio CD)

I live in New Zealand. One winter's night, I'm in the car, seated next to my wife who's driving. We always have New Zealand's only classical station playing on the radio. A soaring vulnerable woman's voice pours out of the speaker, backed by this lush Ravel-late Romantic orchestration. I turn to my wife and say: "I bet that's Dawn Upshaw, the one who sang Gorecki's Third. But who the hell is that composer? It reminds me a bit of Puccini, but Puccini did not compose art songs for solo voice and orchestra." I listened intently until the DJ came on, who enlightened me. Such was my introduction to Cantaloube, whose name I had never encountered until that fateful evening.

Dawn Upshaw + Cantaloube = Something to comfort us aging Baby Boomers as we segue into the new century.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan, February 16, 2007

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George Peabody "Ariel" (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chants D'Auvergne / Chansons Bourguignonnes (Audio CD)

THIS MUSIC IS HIGHLY DESCRIPTIVE ENHANCED MUCH BY THE SOPRANO'S VARIANCE IN TONE QUALITY AND THE INGENIUS INSTRUMENTAL WRITING BY CANTELOUBE.

Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957) first began collecting and harmonizing the folksongs of the Auvergne in 1908, and in 1923 the first of the 'Chants d'Auvergne' was composed. For some years these songs were firmly established as a landmark in the French repertoire of songs for voice and orchestra, skillfully done, and an excellent vehicle for displaying the soprano voice.

Canteloube was educated at the conservatory 'Schola Cantorum', and studied there in 1902 with Vincent d'Indy in Paris. D'Indy's most important contribution to Canteloube's education was the rigorous technical training he provided, particularly emphasizing harmony and form.

D'Indy thus revealed to him "the power and purity of musical and poetic sources that spontaneously emanate from the earth; dances and popular songs, legends and rustic dances". All this can be ascertained in Cantelouble's 'Chants of the Auvergne'.

There are two that I will mention (because they are my favorites) from this group on the disc and are completely different from each other. "Lou Bossu" which is the rather cruel story of a hunchback who is attracted to a lovely young girl and approaches her for some kind of contact; she, in turn, teases him by faining interest until she finally totally rejects his advances. The phrases are in simple metrical style with the singer portraying both characters. Dawn Upshaw does this exceptionally well, and the orchestral accompaniment supports her and the text. Just a really interesting rendition.

The "Brezairola" (Berceuse) begins luxuriantly with its high violin solo duetting with various wind instruments behind, rather than in between, the song. This melody is one of the most beautiful tunes that I personally have ever encountered, and Upshaw does it justice.
This is a disc worth hearing if you like the classical folk tune experience, and it's all first-rate.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully refreshing and a very good value, February 24, 2006

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L. C. Gasper - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chants D'Auvergne / Chansons Bourguignonnes (Audio CD)

If my memory serves well, before receiving this set I had never heard the whole of Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne. Certainly I don't have sufficient familiarity with the work or the available recordings of it to offer any comparative comments one could rely on. Before buying this particular recording I spent some time listening to the clips of various recordings offered by Amazon. I liked the Upshaw-Nagano version best and have not been disappointed by the full recording. Without being at all superficial, this performance is delightfully refreshing. The set of two disks is very good value for the money.