Mer Jolie: Chants d'Acadie

Track Listings
1. Long de la Mer Jolie    
2. Reels Côté-Benoît-Leblanc    
3. Avec un Avocat/Bransle de Poitou    
4. Valses Benoît    
5. Joli Bois    
6. Belle Se Promène    
7. Medley Guinchard    
8. Mari Jaloux    
9. Valse d'Évangéline/Acadiana Two Step    
10. En Montant la Rivière    
11. Chanson À Grand Vent    
12. Naufrage en Mer    
13. Medley Briand    
14. Nourrice du Roi    

Mer Jolie: Chants d'Acadie, Music, Emile Benoit, Elmer Briand, Rufus Guinchard, American Traditional, Canadian Traditional, French Traditional, Various Composers, Chris Norman, Sylvain Bergeron, David McGuinness, Pierre Chartrand, David Greenberg, Suzie LeBlanc, Chamber, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Vocals, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Vocal, Vocal Music
Mer Jolie: Chants d'Acadie
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Acadia, blessed spirit of the waters...
 Mer Jolie: Chants d'Acadie

Manufacturer: Atma Classique
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Tout passe: Chants d'Acadie

ASIN: B00063MB2Q
Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Long de la Mer Jolie
  2. Reels CBenoLeblanc
  3. Avec un Avocat/Bransle de Poitou
  4. Valses Beno
  5. Joli Bois
  6. Belle Se Prom
  7. Medley Guinchard
  8. Mari Jaloux
  9. Valse d'angne/Acadiana Two Step
  10. En Montant la Rivi
  11. Chanson Grand Vent
  12. Naufrage en Mer
  13. Medley Briand
  14. Nourrice du Roi

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Acadia, blessed spirit of the waters..........2007-05-19

This is an unusual disc - baroque specialist Suzie LeBlanc has collected some Acadian songs that speak of waters and the shores beside the sea. Not only is the repertoire unique, but Suzie LeBlanc's singing is luminous, haunting and utterly exquisite. Her voice - a lyric shining soprano of great purity used in such a way that one hears every nuance of superbly articulated emotion - is a blessing. Lovers of early music will be familiar with her singing of Vivaldi, Rossi, Mouline, Strozzi, etc.

The same qualities, as well as a wonderful affinity for the fresh charm of these French Canadian songs (Ms LeBlanc is French-Canadian herself), make this recording an enthralling one. I can never listen to Suzie LeBlanc without thanking God for her exquisite contributions to the world of music, and this recording was no exception.

She has just released another very similar recording, called "Tout passe: Chants d'Acadie", in which the focus, while remaining upon Acadian songs, is shifted to reflect the great upheaval of Acadians forced out of their homelands, to wander upon what one could call a type of pilgrimage. That sense of pilgrimage is strongly highlighted in the recording - and once again, Ms LeBlanc's singing and choice of (often extraordinarily haunting) songs combine to produce a CD of great beauty and unforgettable interpretation.

I very highly recommend both this recording "Mer jolie" and its new "companion" CD of "Tout Passe". I have just played both recordings twice over while doing some research, and they are so charming and moving that it will be with reluctance that I move on to the next CD waiting to be heard.

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