Chants d'Auvergne
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Chants d'Auvergne is a collection of folk songs from the Auvergne
region of France
arranged for soprano
voice and orchestra or piano by Joseph Canteloube
between 1923–1930. The songs are in the local language, Occitan. The best known of the songs is the "Baïlèro", which has been frequently recorded and performed in slight variations of Canteloube's arrangement, such as for choir or instrumental instead of the original soprano solo.
The first recording, of eleven of the songs, was by Madeleine Grey
in 1930. The songs are part of the standard repertoire and have been recorded by many singers.
The melodic elements of two of these songs, “Baïlèro” and “Obal, din lou limouzi (La-bas dans le limousin)”, were incorporated into William Walton
's soundtrack for Laurence Olivier
's film Henry V
.
Auvergne (province)
Auvergne was a historic province in south central France. It was originally the feudal domain of the Counts of Auvergne. It is now the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province....
region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
arranged for soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
voice and orchestra or piano by Joseph Canteloube
Joseph Canteloube
Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret was a French composer, musicologist, and author best known for his collections of orchestrated folksongs from the Auvergne region.-Biography:...
between 1923–1930. The songs are in the local language, Occitan. The best known of the songs is the "Baïlèro", which has been frequently recorded and performed in slight variations of Canteloube's arrangement, such as for choir or instrumental instead of the original soprano solo.
The first recording, of eleven of the songs, was by Madeleine Grey
Madeleine Grey
Madeleine Grey was a French classical singer whose voice is usually described as soprano but which also encompassed a mezzo-soprano repertoire.-Early life:...
in 1930. The songs are part of the standard repertoire and have been recorded by many singers.
The melodic elements of two of these songs, “Baïlèro” and “Obal, din lou limouzi (La-bas dans le limousin)”, were incorporated into William Walton
William Walton
Sir William Turner Walton OM was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera...
's soundtrack for Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright...
's film Henry V
Henry V (1944 film)
Henry V is a 1944 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name. The on-screen title is The Cronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France . It stars Laurence Olivier, who also directed. The play was adapted for the screen by Olivier, Dallas...
.
1st Series
- “La pastoura als camps (La bergère aux champs)”
- “Baïlèro (Chant de bergers de Haute-Auvergne)”
- “Trois bourrées”
- “L'aio de rotso (L'eau de source)”
- “Ound'onoren gorda ? (Où irons-nous garder?)”
- “Obal, din lou limouzi (La-bas dans le limousin)”
2nd Series
- “Pastourelle”
- “L'Antouèno (L'Antoine)”
- “La pastrouletta e lou chibalie (La bergère et le cavalier)”
- “La delaïssádo (La delaissée)”
- “Deux bourrées”
- “N'ai pas ieu de mio (Je n'ai pas d'amie)”
- “Lo calhe (La caille)”
3rd Series
- “Lo fiolairé (La fileuse)”
- “Passo pel prat (Viens par le pré)”
- “Lou boussu (Le bossu)”
- “Brezairola (Berceuse)”
- “Malurous qu'o uno fenno (Malheureux qui a une femme)”
4th Series
- “Jou l'Pount d'o Mirabel (Au Pont de Mirabel)”
- “Oï ayaï”
- “Pour l'enfant”
- “Chut, chut”
- “Pastorale”
- “Lou coucut (Le coucou)”
5th Series
- “Obal, din lo coumbèlo(Au loin, la-bas dans la vallée)”
- “Quan z'eyro petitoune (Lorsque j'étais petite)”
- “Là-haut, sur le rocher”
- “Hé! beyla-z-y dau fé! (Hé! donne-lui du foin!)”
- “Postouro, se tu m'aymo (Bergère si tu m'aimes)”
- “Tè, l'co tè (Va, l'chien, va!)”
- “Uno jionto postouro (Reg Ret) (Une jolie bergère)”
- “Lou diziou bé (On dirait bien)”
Recordings
- Anna MoffoAnna MoffoAnna Moffo was an Italian-American opera singer and one of the leading lyric-coloratura sopranos of her generation...
- Madeleine GreyMadeleine GreyMadeleine Grey was a French classical singer whose voice is usually described as soprano but which also encompassed a mezzo-soprano repertoire.-Early life:...
- Victoria de los ÁngelesVictoria de los ÁngelesVictoria de los Ángeles was a Spanish Catalan operatic soprano and recitalist whose career began in the early 1940s and reached its height in the years from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. Her obituary in The Times noted that she must be counted “among the finest singers of the second half...
- Dawn UpshawDawn UpshawDawn Upshaw is an American soprano described as "one of the most consequential performers of our time" by the Los Angeles Times. The recipient of several Grammy Awards and Edison Prize-winning discs, Upshaw is at home both in opera and art song, and in repertoire from Baroque to contemporary...
- Kiri Te KanawaKiri Te KanawaDame Kiri Jeanette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC is a New Zealand / Māori soprano who has had a highly successful international opera career since 1968. Acclaimed as one of the most beloved sopranos in both the United States and Britain she possesses a warm full lyric soprano voice, singing a wide array...
- Frederica von StadeFrederica von StadeFrederica von Stade is an American mezzo-soprano. Born in Somerville, New Jersey, she acquired the nickname "Flicka" in her childhood. Von Stade attended the Mannes College of Music in New York City. She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1970 and in 1971 appeared as Cherubino in The...
- Véronique GensVéronique GensVéronique Gens is a French soprano. She has spent much of her career recording and performing Baroque music....
(Complete full orchestral version) - Netania Davrath
- Sarah BrightmanSarah BrightmanSarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
- Elysium, with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Decca, 2001)
- Maria Bayo with the Sinfonica De Tenerife conducted by Pablo-Perez