Chants d'Auvergne
Chants d'Auvergne is a collection of folk songs from the Auvergne region of France arranged for soprano voice and orchestra or piano by Joseph Canteloube between 1923 and 1930. The songs are in the local language, Occitan. The best known of the songs is the "Baïlèro", which has been frequently recorded and performed in slight variations of Canteloube's arrangement, such as for choir or instrumental instead of the original soprano solo.
The first recording, of eleven of the songs, was by Madeleine Grey in 1930, with an ensemble conducted by Élie Cohen. The songs are part of the standard repertoire and have been recorded by many singers.
The melodic elements of two of these songs, "Baïlèro" and "Obal, din lou limouzi ", were incorporated into William Walton's soundtrack for Laurence Olivier's film Henry V. "Baïlèro" has also been re-arranged for full chorus by Goff Richards for the National Youth Choir of Great Britain. It was recorded by Tony Osborne Sound for use in a Dubonnet advertisement in 1972.
The five series
1st Series
- "La pastoura als camps "
- "Baïlèro "
- "Trois bourrées"
- *"L'aio de rotso "
- *"Ound'onoren gorda ? "
- *"Obal, din lou limouzi "
2nd Series
- "Pastourelle"
- "L'Antouèno "
- "La pastrouletta e lou chibalié "
- "La delaïssádo "
- "Deux bourrées"
- *"N'ai pas ieu de mio "
- *"Lo calhe "
3rd Series
- "Lo fiolairé "
- "Passo pel prat "
- "Lou boussu "
- "Brezairola "
- "Malurous qu'o uno fenno "
4th Series
- "Jou l'Pount d'o Mirabel "
- "Oï ayaï"
- "Per l'Efan "
- "Chut, chut"
- "Pastorale"
- "Lou coucut "
5th Series
- "Obal, din lo coumbèlo "
- "Quan z'eyro petitoune "
- "Là-haut, sur le rocher"
- "Hé! beyla-z-y dau fé! "
- "Postouro, se tu m'aymo "
- "Tè, l'co tè "
- "Uno jionto pastouro "
- "Lou diziou bé "
Discography
- Netania Davrath, with an anonymous orchestra conducted by Pierre de la Roche
- Véronique Gens, with the Orchestre National de Lille conducted by Jean-Claude Casadesus and Serge Baudo
- Frederica von Stade, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Antonio de Almeida
- Kiri Te Kanawa,with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Tate
- Dawn Upshaw, with the Orchestre National de Lyon conducted by Kent Nagano
- Victoria de los Angeles, with the Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux conducted by Jean-Pierre Jacquillat
- Arleen Augér, with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier
- María Bayo, with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife conducted by Victor Pablo Perez
- Karina Gauvin, with the Canadian Chamber Ensemble conducted by Raffi Armenian
- Jill Gomez, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley
- Madeleine Grey, 1930
- Sara Macliver, with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brett Kelly
- Marvis Martin, with the Orchestre d'Auvergne conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow
- Anna Moffo, with the American Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski
- Patricia Rozario, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by John Pritchard
- Nicole Theven, with the Orchestre National de la RTF conducted by Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht
- Lucie de Vienne Blanc, with a cor anglais and oboe accompaniment
- Renée Fleming: Renée Fleming: The Beautiful Voice, with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Tate
- Renée Fleming: Guilty Pleasures, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sebastian Lang-Lessing
- Yvonne Kenny: Simple Gifts, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Kaminski
- Magdalena Kožená: Waldbühne: Goodbye Sir Simon!, with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Simon Rattle
- Ana Maria Martinez: Soprano songs and arias, with the Prague Philharmonia conducted by Steven Mercurio
- Karita Mattila: Villa Lobos: Bachianas Brasilieras and other works, with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
- Kate Royal: Recital, with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Edward Gardner
- Frederica von Stade: A Song of Thanksgiving, with the Utah Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joseph Silverstein
- Frederica von Stade: Frederica von Stade Live!, with Martin Katz
- Sarah Brightman: Classics
- Barbara Courtney-King: Pastourelle
- Elysium : Auvergne Chants, with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Lesley Garrett: Diva! A Soprano at the Movies, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Andrew Greenwood
- Lesley Garrett: Prima Donna, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Ivor Bolton
- Lesley Garrett: Simple Gifts, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Robinson
- Katherine Jenkins: Premiere, with the Arcadian Ensemble conducted by James Morgan
- Eddi Reader: Peacetime
- Barbra Streisand: Classical Barbra
- Susan Reed: Songs of the Auvergne