Prévert et Kosma

The encompassing review of Chanson .The names and some form of flow what follow time and evolution of Frenchmanship in chanson.

Joseph Kosma was a Hungarian Jew who studied in Germany and, on the run from the Nazis, ended up in France, fighting with the Resistance and composing scores for classic French films like La Grande Illusion and Les Enfants du Paradis. Even more famous than his film scores, however, were his cabaret songs, which intelligently synthesize the French chanson with German cabaret, gypsy violin music, the feverish passion of klezmer, and a pizzazz that is all Hungarian. A list of his lyricists and collaborators is a roll call of mid-century France –Prévert, Sartre, Raymond Queneau, and Juliet Greco.

Marlène Jobert lit Prévert avec une apparente naïveté mais sa conscience de l'esprit poétique de l'auteur en fait une interprète intelligente qui connait jusqu'au bout des mots la démarche du poète. Certains textes sont peut-être un peu difficiles (ex: "La grasse Matinée" ou encore "Dans ma maison") en regard de la maturité de certains enfants, mais la poésie de Prévert est tellement "colorée" que chacun peut en goûter les délices à sa façon. …

Passion Jaroussky marks 20 years since Philippe Jaroussky made his professional debut and commenced his rapid ascent to stardom. As the French countertenor says, “Even after all these years, my passion for music is undimmed.” Ranging musically from the 16th to the 21st century, the triple album comprises both new recordings and highlights from recent albums, and it also showcases Jaroussky’s collaborations with a host of major singers – from the worlds of both classical music and pop – instrumentalists, conductors and orchestras.