Aboulker Isabelle - Melodies - Voix & Piano

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There is something for everyone in this collection of Isabelle Aboulker’s most beautiful melodies: the passionate vocalises of Je t’aime, composed for the fiery Patricia Petitbon, sit alongside limpid fables by La Fontaine (The Crow and the Fox, The Lion in Old Age and more), while the unnerving eeriness of the merchant of souls in Au Marché de Saint-Paul contrasts with the light humour of the Savoir-vivre cycle, and the melancholy accents of Lettre d’amour make way for the irresistible charm of L’Inconstante.Isabelle’s prosodic clarity and voluptuous focus on the evocative power of words speak of a deep attachment to the legacy of French song composers.In turn impetuous or melancholy, this thrilling music knows how to aim straight for the heart.Au marché Saint-Paul, j’irai – I Am Off to the Market DayChanson de la côte – Song of the CoastCheeky Little Tunes from Flaubert’s Dictionary of Received IdeasCher Pierre que je ne reverrai plus ici… – Dear Pierre, Whom I Shall not See Here Again…Escale à Rio – Stopover in RioJe t’aime – I love youL’Archet – The BowL’Inconstante – The Inconstant OneLa Cigale et la fourmi – The Grasshopper and the AntLa Femme noyée – The Drowned WifeLa Jeune Veuve – The Young WidowLa Princesse au petit pois – The Princess and the PeaLe Corbeau et le renard – The Crow and the FoxLe Lièvre et les grenouilles – The Hare and the FrogsLe Lion devenu vieux – The Lion in Old AgeLe Loup et l’agneau – The Wolf and the LambLe Loup et le chien – The Wolf and the DogLes Animaux malades de la peste – The Plague-Stricken AnimalsLettre d’amour – Love-LetterPetites mélodies impertinentes, extraits du “Dictionnaire des idées reçues” de Flaubert –Savoir vivre et usages mondains – Guide to Fine Etiquette and Wordly MannersTenir – Holding