Tracklista:1. Forget Me2. Miss You3. Side Tracked4. Fade to Black5. Love Too Soon6. Spread So Thin7. Tricky8. Ring That Bell9. Working Together
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus... Every day, all around the world, in places of worship or in the privacy of the home, in various languages and dialects, millions of people repeat this salutation. Some wind a rosary through their fingers as they repeat it; others are lulled by the sound of their own voice, the rhythm of the verse, the inspiration of the words. Appeasement, strength, juxtaposition of biblical text and Christian prayer, it is not surprising that the Hail Mary, or Ave Maria, was integrated into religious services as early as the 5th century. Two centuries later, the “Angelic Salutation” to the Virgin Mary during the Annunciation (Luke 1:28), to which is appended that of Elisabeth during the Visitation, would become a preferred form of personal prayer. While initially, prelates preferred their flocks to focus more on their Credos and Pater nosters, the Ave Maria would become part of children’s religious education starting with the Council of Béziers in 1246. Its definitive form was promulgated by Pope Pius V in 1568. The Ave Maria appeared in the Gregorian Antiphonary and its melody often formed the reciting tone in Ars antique motets and the unifying theme in 16th century masses. However, composers more frequently treated it as an element of the liturgy, as an antiphon or the offertory. The Ave Maria of Josquin des Prez is based on a sequence (chant sung after the alleluia during certain feasts) and develops one trope in particular. (This unofficial amplification of liturgical texts aimed to give them a more solemn character; one of the most well known is the Ave verum, which emerges from the Sanctus. This recording features a version by William Byrd.) The version falsely attributed to Jacques Arcadelt was in fact composed in the 19th century by Pierre-Louis Dietsch, chapel master at La Madeleine in Paris, who freely adapted the 16th-century composer’s three-voice madrigal “Nous voyons que les hommes.” Anton Bruckner revisited the Ave Maria three times during his career. The second, a seven-voice a capella version and the most widely sung today, was premiered in 1861, after his five years of formal study in Vienna, to commemorate the founding of the Liedertagel Frohsinn choir, which he conducted at the time. The three most famous Ave Marias are undoubtedly those attributed to Schubert, Gounod, and Caccini. Franz Schubert’s version was originally a setting of “Ellen’s Third Song” in the German translation of Walter Scott’s epic poem The Lady of the Lake. It was only later that the Latin text replaced the German. When Charles Gounod improvised a countermelody to the first prelude of Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier, his father-in-law, Pierre Zimmermann, transcribed it. Here, too, the familiar Latin text only later replaced the original, Alphonse de Lamartine’s poem “Le Livre de la vie.” The Ave Maria attributed to Giulio Caccini was in fact composed by Vladimir Vavilov about 40 years ago (he first recorded it on the Melodiya label in 1970). After Vavilov’s death, organist Mark Shakhin sent the “newly discovered” work to other musicians to ensure its renown. According to the Gospel of St. Luke, when the Angel informed Mary that she would give birth to the Saviour, her first words were in praise of God: Magnificat anima mea Dominum (My soul doth magnify the Lord). This song, or canticle, transposed into the liturgy of the Vespers, and becoming an integral part of it, would also engender many musical settings. Claudio Monteverdi wrote two versions, published in 1610 in his Vespers for the Blessed Virgin, dedicated to Pope Paul V. The first, in seven voices supported by six instruments and basso continuo, is more grandiose in nature. The second, heard here, is a six-part work with continuo that plays the intimacy card but remains one of the most inspired works of the choral repertoire from any period. Few works have so masterfully united the austerity of Gregorian chant with the virtuosity of festal choral style. In 1989, Arvo Pärt set the same text in a work for solo soprano and a capella choir, divided into verses (the solo voice anchored to one note over a lower melodic line) and tutti sections (in three, four or six voices). Pärt’s Magnificat is a remarkable example of “tintinnabulation,” a style developed by the Estonian composer in which the notes of a root-position chord are treated like three bells, with repetitive musical gestures creating a sensation of timelessness or a continuous present. © Lucie RenaudTranslation: Peter Christensen
Tracklista: 1. Leadbelly - Midnight Special 2. Williams, Big Joe - Baby Please Don't Go 3. Williamson, Sonny Boy - Good Morning Little School 4. Terry, Sonny / Mcghee, Brownie - Whoopin' The Blue 5. King, B.B. - That Ain't The Way To Do It 6. Bland, Bobby Blue - Farther Up The Road 7. Walker, T-Bone - Stormy Monday 8. Witherspoon, Jimmy - Times Gettin' Tougher Than To 9. Charles, Ray - Lonely Avenue 10. Pierce, Webb - There Stands The Glass 11. Williams, Hank - You Win Again 12. Allison, Mose - If You Live 13. Jordan, Louis - Early In The Morning 14. Waters, Muddy - Forty Days & Forty Nights 15. Hooker, John Lee - Dimples 16. Reed, Jimmy - Ain't That Lovin' You Baby? 17. Williamson, Sonny Boy - I Cross My Heart 18. Waters, Muddy - I Just Want To Make Love To You 19. Rodgers, Jimmie - Frankie & Johnny 20. Leadbelly - Take A Whiff Of Me
Tracklista:1. Ouragan (Hurricane)2. C'est Lamour Qui Fait Quon Saime (It's Love That Makes You Happy)3. Je Suis a Toi (I Am Yours)4. Cri Du Coeur (Hearts Cry)5. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (No, I Regret Nothing)6. La Vie Lamour (Love and Life)7. Les Mots Damour (The Words of Love)8. Milord (Mister)9. Boulevard Du Crime (Boulevard of Crime)10. La Ville Inconnue (The Unknown City)11. Je M'imagine (I Imagine Me)12. La Belle Histoire Damour (The Beautiful Love Story)13. Les Flons-flons Du Bal (The Racket from the Dance Hall)14. Tes L'homme Quil Me Faut (You're the Man That I Need)15. Mon Vieux Lucien (My Old Lucien)16. Marie Trottoir (Marie Streetwalker)17. C'est Peut-etre Ca (Maybe That's What It Is)18. Le Billard Electrique (The Pinball Machine)19. Faut Pas Quil Se Figure (Must'nt Let Him Think That)20. Quil Etait Triste Cet Anglais (How Sad He Was, That Englishman)21. Toi, Tu Lentends Pas (You Don't Understand)22. Ca Fait Drole (It's Funny)23. Fallait-il (Was It)24. Quatorze Juillet (Bastille Day)25. La Vie En Rose
Tracklista:1. Brushstroke2. Reflection3. My Block4. Cocaine Fingertips5. Grace of God (Feat. DJ Los)6. That Place7. Word...8. Decisions9. Timberlan'd Up (Feat. Royce Da 5'9")10. Come Back Home11. Mona Lisa
Tracklista: 1. Rise Up2. Honesty3. Better That Way4. Glenn Tipton5. Big Demands6. Cold Hard Cash7. Come Down8. The Garden9. Another10. Please Forget Me
Tracklista:1. Woman2. I Give You My Heart3. Broke4. Freedom5. How Deep My Love Goes6. Do That for You7. Beautiful People8. Dance the Pain Away9. Something Real10. I'm Already Home11. It's Gonna Be Alright
Tracklista: CD 1 1. Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) 2. Deep Purple 3. The Lady Is A Tramp 4. Transatlantic Lullaby 5. Begin The Beguine 6. Careless 7. This Can't Be Love 8. All The Things You Are 9. Our Love Affair 10. Room Five Hundred And Four 11. Ain't It A Shame About Mame? 12. It's Always You 13. Yes, My Darling Daughter 14. I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much) 15. How Did He Look? 16. Minnie From Trinidad 17. As Time Goes By 18. I Don't Want Anybody At All (If I Can't Have You) 19. Sophisticated Lady 20. There Goes That Song Again 21. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 22. It's Been A Long Long Time 23. (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings 24. Porgy 25. Old Folks At Home (Swanee River) 26. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 27. I'm Gonna Love That Guy (Like He's Never Been Loved Before) CD 2 1. Creole Love Call 2. The Blues I Love To Sing 3. Chicago Stomp Down 4. Rhapsody In Love 5. Minnie The Moocher 6. Doin' What I Please 7. Too Darn Fickle 8. I Got Rhythm 9. Baby Mine 10. I'm Red-Hot From Harlem 11. Strange As It Seems 12. I'll Never Be The Same 13. You Gave Me Everything But Love 14. This Time It's Love 15. Baby! 16. I Must Have That Man 17. Drop Me Off In Harlem 18. Reachin' For The Cotton Moon 19. Truckin' 20. I'm In The Mood For Love 21. I'm Shooting High 22. Say You're Mine 23. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 24. That Old Feeling 25. German Theatre Promotional Record; Truckin' / Solitude / I Can't Give You Anything But Love / I Must Have That Man / Diga Diga Doo / Truckin'
Tracklista:1. An Adult2. I Am a Telescope3. Just the Same4. Still Working On It5. Piece of Mind6. I Spoke to Euan7. Exhibition Song8. Cake On Your Birthday9. Snake in the Grass10. In Amsterdam11. Don't Try & Take Me Down12. Not That Kind of Guy13. Quarantined River
Tracklista: 1. Take That Look Off Your Face2. Let Me Finish #13. It's Not the End of the World4. Goodbye Mum, Goodbye Girls5. Haven In The Sky6. First Letter Home7. Speed Dating8. Second Letter Home9. Tyler King10. Capped Teeth and Caesar Salad11. You Made Me Think You Were in Love12. Capped Teeth and Caesar Salad (Reprise)13. It's Not the End of the World (If He's Younger)14. Third Letter Home15. Unexpected Song16. Come Back With the Same Look in Your Eyes17. Let's Talk About You18. Take That Look Off Your Face (Reprise)19. Tell Me On a Sunday20. It's Not The End Of The World (If He's Married)21. Fourth Letter Home22. Ready Made Life / I'm Very You23. Let Me Finish #224. Nothing Like You've Ever Known25. Fifth Letter Home26. Somewhere, Someplace, Sometime