UMG - J-Various Hamelin - Edgar Et Ses Fantomes - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Various Artists - Ultimate Disney / Various [COMPACT DISCS] UK - Import date 06/29/2018

This recording reflects musical life in France in the eighteenth century. Leaving aside the prestigious repertoire of vocal and instrumental works, however, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien share with us music that played an important part, first of all, in the daily lives and musical practices of the aristocracy, before gaining much wider appeal among the Parisian middle and lower classes, so that in the end it was popular at every level of society. Everyone in eighteenth-century Paris was familiar with and fond of the songs known as brunettes and petits airs tendres. Minuets, too, their tunes borrowed from well-known operas and their words sometimes changed, and contredanses (country dances), imported from the ballrooms of England, permeated society, appealing to the lowly and to the titled alike. These pieces were not intended for passive listening, but to be played, sung, danced, and experienced on a daily basis, whenever the opportunity arose. Being appreciated throughout the various social strata, they acted, so to speak, as a common denominator- a taste and a sensitivity that were shared by all, in the French capital and beyond. Album Tracks 1. Suite de Trois Branles de Village 2. Bobbing Joe 3. Excuse Me 4. Red House 5. Pourquoy Doux Rossignol 6. Le Beau Berger Tircis 7. La Magnotte - la Petite Jeanneton - Les 6 Visages 8. J'avois CRÛ Qu'en Vous Aymant 9. La Furstemberg 10. La Royale 11. L'amour M'a Fait Un Beau Présent 12. Je Me Levé Par Un Matin 13. Malbrough 14. La Mississipy 15. Que Mon Martire Me Seroit Doux - Ou Êtes-Vous Allés Mes Belles Amourettes - Ah! Que Ces Bois, Ces Ruisseaux, Ces Fontaines 16. Ive Ballet de Village en Sol Majeur 17. Heureux Qui Peut Plaire 18. La Jeune Iris 19. La Caroline 20. Le Sabotier 21. Dans Nos Bois 22. L'amant Le Plus Fidèle 23. J'ai Du Bon Tabac 24. Menuet D'isis 25. Men

Album Tracks 1. Act I 2. Act II 3. Act III 4. Cecil B. Demille Talks with the Stars