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Pianosong

Alexandre Tharaud, Orchestra National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Pierre Dumoussaud

Metamorphosis of French Chanson The flair of the French and their way of life: if you don't stroll through the streets of Paris every day, you can also immerse yourself in the songs of chanson greats such as Jacques Brel, Charles Trenet, Edit Piaf or Serge Gainsbourg. Another option is offered by the new Erato album by Alexandre Tharaud, who under the title Pianosong has created a monument to the immortal legacy of all these musicians and has translated their songs into a new musical language for the piano, inspired by symphonic colors. The Paris-born pianist, born in 1968, has transformed a selection of chanson classics from his homeland into a program of cinematic density in his own and others' arrangements - he was recently enthusiastically proclaimed the "high priest of French repertoire" by Deutschlandfunk. Pianosong brings historical worldwide hits such as La bohème by Charles Aznavour, Sous le ciel de Paris by Piaf or Ma plus belle histoire d'amour by Barbara, but also more recent work from the pen of French-Canadian singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. Alexandre Tharaud, always in search of the extraordinary, does not present his program as a succession of piano transcriptions: Through improvisation, experiment and listening to the soul of the music, the piano songs undergo a true metamorphosis that elevates this album by Tharaud, like his predecessor Cinéma, released in 2022 and dedicated to film music, above ordinary crossover projects.

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Tracklist

01 Poulenc: Improvisation No. 15, FP 176 "Hommage à Edith Piaf" 03:22
02 Olivieri: Tornerai (J'attendrai) 03:50
03 Trenet & Brachlianoff: Vous oubliez votre cheval 01:32
04 Giraud: Sous le ciel de Paris 03:19
05 Wiéner: 2 Chansons de Charles Trenet: No. 2, L'âme des poètes 02:25
06 Brel & Jouannest: Mathilde 03:58
07 Gainsbourg: Le poinçonneur des Lilas 02:58
08 Ferré: Opus X 02:11
09 Emer, Piaf & Sarapo: À quoi ça sert l'amour 02:12
10 Brassens: Les passantes 04:12
11 Glanzberg & Piaf: Padam, padam 02:33
12 Brel: Ne me quitte pas (Transcr. A. El Bacha) 03:34
13 Farmer & Boutonnat: Ainsi soit je 03:08
14 Fugain: Une belle histoire 03:25
15 Nougaro: Cécile ma fille (Arr. M. Vander) 03:18
16 Duteil: Au parc Monceau (Arr. Soudoplatoff) 02:34
17 Berger: Évidemment 03:09
18 Improvisation on "Je suis malade" by Lama & Dona 03:56
19 Ferré: Thème pour l’Andante d’un concerto de piano 01:19
20 Poulenc: Les chemins de l’amour, FP 106 03:04
21 Wiéner: 2 Chansons de Charles Trenet: No. 1, Mes jeunes années 03:12
22 Improvisation on "L'hymne à l'amour" by Monnot & Piaf 03:32
23 Pesson: Noir dormant (D'après Barbara) 02:41
24 Barbara: Ma plus belle histoire d'amour (Arr. G. de Chassy) 04:28
25 Weissenberg & Dufresne: Il n'y a pas de hasard, il n'y a que des rendez-vous 03:24
26 Aznavour: La bohème 03:37
27 Clerc: Pièce bleue 02:19
28 Sheller: La Bavaroise 02:32
29 Ferré: Thème de François 01:38
30 Jonasz: Le piano et le pianiste 02:51