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Born Bangalter in 1947, Daniel Vangarde is a French songwriter and producer. In 1967, he met Jean Kluger who became his publisher. In the 1970s, their tandem stood out in those fields, for a plethora of popular French artists such as Petula Clark, Claude François, Joe Dassin, Dalida, Régine, Sheila and Ringo. 1975 saw the birth of Vangarde’s label, Zagora Records, and his first and only solo LP. Later on, Vangarde and Kluger were responsible for a number of hit songs by The Gibson Brothers, Ottawan and La Compagnie Créole. With or without Kluger, Vangarde also wrote and produced songs that remained underground, under several monikers and for various artists. This compilation opens these incredible vaults with 20 rare tracks and hidden gems from the secret father of French disco, recorded between 1971 and 1984. First track out now, double LP (limited edition) and CD available for preorder. For disco funk, library music and cosmic beats lovers.

"Grand Prix de Rome for composition in 1923, Jeanne Leleu deserves a dazzling triumph that any other country apart from ours would have already brilliantly accorded her." (Le Monde, April 30, 1947) A child prodigy and virtuoso at the piano, Jeanne Leleu was chosen to premiere Ravel's famous piece "Ma mère l'Oye" at the age of eleven. A brilliant composer, she wrote many masterpieces, songs, chamber music, ballets and symphonic works. Her pieces were performed at the Paris Opera and by the most important orchestras of her time, and she was unanimously acclaimed by her peers and by the critics. This first volume, devoted to her youthful works, will allow listeners to rediscover a major, unjustly forgotten figure in 20th century music.

Oui-da, vous entendrez bien ici le cor des alpes et le yodel traditionnel de toute cette belle région de la planète ! Mais dans un cadre musical et technique qui n’a rien d’improvisé : la mezzo Marie-Claude Chappuis s’est adjointe un bel éventail de musiciens allant des cordes jusqu’à l’accordéon, de la mandoline au luth, sans oublier une demi-douzaine de solistes vocaux pour certains morceaux, et un chœur tout ce qu’il y a de suisse puisqu’il s’agit du Choeur des Armaillis de la Gruyère. On alterne du français au suisse alémanique et à l’italien, du chant quasi-baroque pour certaines pièces du folklore ancien, au yodel le plus effréné, pour un beau moment de douceur et de nostalgie, qui prouve que la Suisse n’est pas qu’un pays de banques, de réfugiés fiscaux et de coucous, mais aussi de musique et de tradition.

L'organiste britannique Joseph Nolan a réalisé une très belle intégrale de l'œuvre pour orgue de Widor sur trois orgues français, tous construits par Cavaillé-Coll et aussi somptueux les uns que les autres : ceux de La Madeleine à Paris, principalement pour les symphonies, de Saint-Sernin à Toulouse et de Saint-François de Sales à Lyon pour les autres opus. L’œuvre de Widor ne se résume pas à l'excitante toccata de la Cinquième symphonie, même si cette page – hommage bouleversant de la France romantique à l'esprit de Johann Sebastian Bach – marque durablement par son ton lumineux. À rebours d'un Daniel Chorzempa, interprète fougueux et avant tout coloriste (Philips), Joseph Nolan adopte des tempos mesurés, tranquilles, surexposant l'aspect architecturé des œuvres de Widor, né en 1844 – la même année que Rimski-Korsakov – et décédé en 1937, la même année que Ravel, Pierné et Roussel.

A score illuminated by the magic of instrumental timbres, rich in rhythmic invention and harmonic spells. Since Hänsel and Gretel or L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, we have perhaps not adorned the world of childhood with a more attractive garment.
Mermaids, fairies, pirates, Indians, wild beasts; family disputes, loss of children; nostalgia for looking back at one's past, etc. From reflections on eternal childhood to the most spectacular battles, may this opera – like James Matthew Barrie's tale – open up to all levels of reading.

Adventurous French reed multi-instrumentalist Sylvain Rifflet returns with his Alphabet Quartet. A composer with an open outlook, Sylvain Rifflet has put his finger on the pulse of modern times, masterminding an innovative and spell-binding brand of music in which the modernity of his jazz sound juggles with the whorls of New York minimalism. The creative use of treated metals and kalimba (thumb piano) as percussion, with guiatr and music box ensures a novel sonic interplay.