Chants d'Auvergne

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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. The songs are in the local language, Occitan.

The first recording was by Madeleine Grey. The songs are part of the standard repertoire and have been recorded by many singers, notably Victoria de Los Angeles in 1973. BBC Radio 3 recommends the recording by Dawn Upshaw on Erato.[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". 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

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[edit] 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)”

[edit] 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)”

[edit] 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)”

[edit] 4th Series

“Jou L'pount D'o Mirabel (Au Pont De Mirabel)”
“Oi Ayai”
“Pour L'enfant”
“Chut, Chut”
“Pastorale”
“Lou Coucut (Le Coucou)”

[edit] 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)”

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] CD Review, 22 March 2003
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[edit] Recordings

Anna Moffo
Madeleine Grey
Victoria de Los Angeles
Dawn Upshaw
Kiri Te Kanawa

Elysium[2]