Oldelaf Après L'amour

Après is a studio album of mostly French covers by Iggy Pop. Continuing his recent love affair with all things Gallic, rock icon Iggy Pop follows up 2009's Michel Houellebecq-inspired Preliminaires with a collection of largely French-language cover versions, Après. Its ten tracks feature renditions of Edith Piaf's "La Vie en Rose," Serge Gainsbourg's "La Javanaise," and Joe Dassin's "Et Si Tu N'Existais Pas" as well as interpretations of English pop classics from the Beatles ("Michelle"), Cole Porter ("What Is This Thing Called Love?"), and Frank Sinatra ("Only the Lonely").

A talented pianist with a style diverse enough to fit into swing, bop, and more adventurous settings, Roland Hanna was one of the last in an impressive line of great pianists who emerged in Detroit after World War II (including Hank Jones, Barry Harris, and Tommy Flanagan). After serving in the Army and studying music at Eastman and Juilliard, Hanna made a strong impression playing with Benny Goodman (1958). He worked with Charles Mingus for a period in 1959, and went on to generally lead his own trios. Hanna was an integral part of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis orchestra (1967-1974), and in 1974 helped found the New York Jazz Quartet (with Frank Wess).

Après un rêve is the title of one of Gabriel Fauré’s most beloved melodies. We have selected the quintessence of the composer’s catalogue in this collection of beautiful tunes featuring Jacqueline du Pré, Sabine Devieilhe, Philippe Jaroussky or Barbara Hendricks.

Mémoriance is a unique sounding French symphonic progressive band from the 1970s who released 2 studio albums. Their debut album, "Et Après…", is a fine blend of styles, ranging from fellow French symphonic bands like Ange, Atoll and Carpe Diem, but also with a blend of Steve Hackett style guitar playing, as well as a hint of "Wish You Were Here", era Pink Floyd.
Their second release "L'Écume des jours d'après Boris Vian" is a concept album, based on the 1947 philosophical novel "L'Ecume des jours" (Froth on the Daydream), by Boris Vian.

« Après une lecture de Bach… » est une pièce au lyrisme intense, écrite, comme « La Suicidaire », pour violon seul, avec qui dont elle partage le tempo lent et le climat sombre, le caractère mélancolique et douloureux. Dans son enregistrement, Marina Chiche s'est attachée à conférer à chaque pièce une égale intensité expressive, mettant en évidence la rigueur de la construction formelle de chacune des pièces interprétées, choisissant « d'accuser les contrastes et de mettre en valeur les particularités stylistiques de chaque partition », néanmoins unies par la similitude de leur écriture harmonique et contrapuntique.

Mémoriance is a unique sounding French symphonic progressive band from the 1970s who released 2 studio albums. Their debut album, "Et Après…", is a fine blend of styles, ranging from fellow French symphonic bands like Ange, Atoll and Carpe Diem, but also with a blend of Steve Hackett style guitar playing, as well as a hint of "Wish You Were Here", era Pink Floyd.
Their second release "L'Écume des jours d'après Boris Vian" is a concept album, based on the 1947 philosophical novel "L'Ecume des jours" (Froth on the Daydream), by Boris Vian.

Francis Poulenc - Poulenc d'après Poulenc (1988) {Pearl GEMM CD 9311}
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Classical / 20th Century / Chamber Music / Neo-Romantic / Piano / Historical

Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963) was a French composer almost as famous for his personal life as his music, including his Gloria and piano works. Born in Paris in 1899, Poulenc's mother was an amateur pianist who taught him to play. As a young composer, he was influenced by musicians like Debussy, Satie, and Stravinsky - he caught the latter's attention with his first surviving composition, Rapsodie Nègre, written in 1917.