Chants d’Auvergne (Songs from the Auvergne) is a collection of folk songs from the Auvergne region of France arranged for soprano voice and orchestra by Joseph Canteloube between 1923-1930. Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a Province of This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret (b Annonay, ( Ardèche) 21 October 1879 – d The songs are in the local language, Occitan. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan
The first recording was by Madeleine Grey. Madeleine Grey, ( 11 June 1896 - 13 March 1979) was a French classical singer whose voice is usually described as Soprano but which The songs are part of the standard repertoire and have been recorded by many singers, notably Victoria de Los Angeles in 1973. Victoria de los Ángeles (in Catalan Victòria dels Àngels ( November 1, 1923 &ndash January 15 BBC Radio 3 recommends the recording by Dawn Upshaw on Erato. Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a world-renowned American Soprano See also Erato (dryad In Greek mythology, Erato (Ἐρατώ is one of the Greek Muses The name would mean "lovely" [1]
There is also CD of a new arrangement of many of the folksongs Canteloube collected in a recording from 2000 Auvergne Chants (Decca Records) recorded by the medieval vocal group "Elysium". Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. This recording has a soundtrack feel to it, but at the same time harks back to the original folksong origins.
The best known of the songs is the Bailero
Contents |
Track listings
1st Series
“La Pastoura Als Camps (La Bergere Aux Champs)”
“Bailero (Chant De Bergers De Haute-auvergne)”
“Trois Bourrees”
“L'aio De Rotso (L'eau De Source)”
“Ound'onoren Gorda ? (Ou Irons-nous Garder ?)”
“Obal, Din Lou Limouzi (La-bas Dans Le Limousin)”
2nd Series
“Pastourelle”
“L'antouenou (L'antoine)”
“La Pastrouletta E Lou Chibalie (La Bergere Et Le Cavalier)”
“La Delaissado (La Delaissee)”
“Deux Bourrees”
“N'ai Pas Ieu De Mio (Je N'ai Pas D'amie)”
“Lo Calhe (La Caille)”
3rd Series
“Lo Fiolaire (La Fileuse)”
“Passo Pel Prat (Viens Par Le Pre)”
“Lou Boussu (Le Bossu)”
“Brezairola (Berceuse)”
“Malurous Qu'o Uno Fenno Bourree (Malheureux Qui A Une Femme)”
4th Series
“Jou L'pount D'o Mirabel (Au Pont De Mirabel)”
“Oi Ayai”
“Pour L'enfant”
“Chut, Chut”
“Pastorale”
“Lou Coucut (Le Coucou)”
5th Series
“Obal, Din Lo Coumbelo (Au Loin, La-bas Dans La Vallee)”
“Quan Z'eyro Petitoune (Lorsque J'etais Petite)”
“La Haut, Sur Le Rocher”
“He! Beyla-z-y Dau Fe! (He! Donne-lui Du Foin!)”
“Postouro, Se Tu M'aymo (Bergere Si Tu M'aimes)”
“Te, L'co, Te! (Va, L'chien, Va!)”
“Uno Jionto Postouro (Reg Ret) (une Jolie Bergere)”
“Lou Diziou Be (On Disait Bien)”
References
Recordings
Anna Moffo
Madeleine Grey
Victoria de Los Angeles
Dawn Upshaw
Kiri Te Kanawa
Elysium[2]
Anna Moffo (June 27 1932 - March 9 2006 was an Italian-American Opera singer one of the leading dramatic-coloratura Sopranos of her era she possessed a warm and Madeleine Grey, ( 11 June 1896 - 13 March 1979) was a French classical singer whose voice is usually described as Soprano but which Victoria de los Ángeles (in Catalan Victòria dels Àngels ( November 1, 1923 &ndash January 15 Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a world-renowned American Soprano Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC (ˈkiri ˈtɛ ˈkɑːnəwə bornDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic