Cyrille Dubois - Louis Beydts: Melodies & Songs - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Cyrille Dubois is unstoppable after two albums dedicated to Liszt and the Boulanger sisters, both acclaimed by the critics, and a flamboyant complete set of Fauré songs, the tenor is back to his preferred repertoire, the French art-song. He reunites with his accomplice, pianist Tristan Raës, to bring the Bordeaux composer Louis Beydts (1895-1953) out of oblivion, as most of his pieces are recorded here for the first time. From these miniatures, Cyrille Dubois draws the sap of the musician's art. A pure product of French hedonism, it is refined and elegant, with a generous vocality but also daring, for Beydts forbids himself nothing. Echoes of jazz and light music, of Hahn or Fauré, polymodality and polytonality, his melodies traverse everything between fantasy, humor and contemplation with supreme freedom. By transporting us into this singular universe, Cyrille Dubois establishes himself as an invaluable performer of the repertoire and a pioneer of French music, with an uncommon mastery of the combination of word and music. Album Tracks 1. Beydts D'ombre Et de Soleil II. Toi Qu'empourprait L'âtre D'hiver 2. Beydts D'ombre Et de Soleil III. Dormez, Ami 3. Beydts D'ombre Et de Soleil IV. Douce Plage Où Naquit Mon Âme 4. Beydts D'ombre Et de Soleil V. L'hiver Bat la Vitre Et Le Toit 5. Beydts D'ombre Et de Soleil VI. Iris, À Son Brillant Mouchoir 6. Beydts D'ombre Et de Soleil VII. Le Temps Irrévocable a Fui 7. Beydts D'ombre Et de Soleil VIII. Puisque Tes Jours Ne T'ont Laissé 8. Beydts Six Ballades Françaises I. Le Marchand de Sable 9. Beydts Six Ballades Françaises II. Les Petits Veaux D'haize 10. Ttes 11. Beydts Six Ballades Françaises III. Le Regard Éternel Beydts Six Ballades Françaises IV. La Corde 12. Beydts Six Ballades Françaises V. Rencontre À la Fontaine 13. Beydts Six Ballades Françaises VI. Si Le Bon Dieu L'avait