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Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a fly on the wall at a Parisian café during the first few decades of the last century? During this time, Paris was bursting with music and art, and the cafés would be filled with patrons singing and drinking into the wee small hours of the morning. Well, until time travel is possible, the next best thing might be Painters In Paris: Le Café Concert, a fantastic CD from Museum Music. Museum Music is a New York City-based company that creates compilations celebrating the relationships between music, art, history, and more. Painters In Paris was created specifically for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit entitled "Painters In Paris: 1895 - 1950, and if you close your eyes, it's easy to be transported back to that time period and imagine yourself in one of those fabled French cafés. The song selection is terrific, including recordings by Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, Josephine Baker, and other popular singers from the era. The final selection on the CD is George Gershwin's "An American In Paris," which beautifully captures with music the experience of an American's visit to Paris. The compilation is carefully and thoughtfully constructed, and will take listeners on a joyous journey to the City of Light at its finest!
Paris is one of my favorite cities in all of the world. It is spectacularly beautiful. Not to mention the French language makes me absolutely melt! I wish I had the money to visit whenever my heart desired. Sadly, my wallet cannot afford it. Thankfully, instead, I have Painters in Pairs: Le Cafe Concert, a compilation by Museum Music for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This CD is filled with beautiful melodies that you might have heard in Paris during the first half of the 20th Century. The music will transport you instantly to gay Paris without the cost of the plane fare! I love this music!
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this wonderful complication of primarily French songs, Painters in Paris. It is an accompaniment to the exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art entitled “Painters in Paris 1895-1950”. This exhibit champions the rich cultural diversity of the Post-Impressionist artists who came to Paris, because, as quoted by Gertrude Stein, “…Paris, the place where tradition was so firm that they could let anyone have the emotions of unreality…” Miro, Picasso, Soutine, Ernst, and Modigliani created their works during this era. The spirit is captured so well on the CD by including digital masters made from the original 78 and LP recordings. The original soundtrack sounds take you back in time. I enjoyed particular hearing Maurice Chevalier singing Toi et Moi and Josephine Baker with Wal-Berg and his Orchestra perform De Temps en Temps. Close your eyes, crank up your photograph, and prepared to be entertained.
Paris is always the dream, the inspiration, the joy for many of us. If your soul is in Paris, these selections will be your theme. From the relatively unfamiliar, such as Aime Doniat, and Micheles Arnaud (unknown perhaps to Americans), through the guitar styling of the Django Reinhardt years, and Josephine Baker's shenanigans, this new CD compiled by Museum Music covers the smooth, the cabaret, and the classic side of Paris. From the street corners of Montmartre, to the concert hall, and theaters, the selections herein represent the best and the boldest of what we call "representative". Poetic love songs in French like "Easy to Love" were popularized by the cross-cultural artists such as the fabulous Josephine Baker. Maurice Chevalier, in his straw boater, known to film audiences the world over, is the very image of French. And to wrap up the entire package, Museum Music has included Gershwin's "American in Paris": a full glorious 18 minutes of Eugene Ormandy's superbly conducted version with the Philadelphia Orchestra. I grew up with that version, and the Oscar Levant interpretation, so Maestro Ormandy is near and dear to my heart. As is Paris, and her music. Think of every blind moment you've spent, picturing yourself on the Pont des Arts beneath a starry sky, with Paris at your feet. That's how this music will make you feel.
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PAINTERS IN PARIS
Commissioning Organization: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Item Number: MM108
Music Genre: French Cabaret, Jazz, Classical
Running Time: 60:19
Companion CD to the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition, Painters in Paris: 1895-1950. Travel back in time to the period when Paris was the creative Mecca of modern art, and its cafes were overflowing with vibrant and infectious music. Featuring a selection of spirited café concert performances by Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, Josephine Baker, Django Reinhardt and others, and concluding with George Gershwin’s incomparable, An American In Paris. A must-have CD for Francophiles and art enthusiasts alike.
TRACK LIST
1. Maurice Chevalier
Toi et Moi (2:52)
2. Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Le Quintette du Hot Club de France)
Dinah (2:34)
3. Ray Ventura
Tiens, Tiens, Tiens (from Tourbillon de Paris) (2:38)
4. Edith Piaf
La Vie En Rose (3:06)
5. Michèle Arnaud
De Place en Place (3:04)
6. Aimé Doniat
Fermons Nos Rideaux (1:57)
7. Joséphine Baker with Wal-Berg & his Orchestra
C'est si Facile de Vous Aimer (Easy To Love) (3:02)
8. Aimé Doniat
Reviens (3:23)
9. Joséphine Baker with The Comedy Harmonists
Sous Le Ciel D'Afrique (from Princess Tam Tam) (4:11)
10. Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Le Quintette du Hot Club de France)
I'm Confessin' That I Love You (2:54)
11. Micheline Dax
Le Voyage à Robinson (2:21)
12. Joséphine Baker with Wal-Berg and his Orchestra
De Temps En Temps (3:19)
13. Eric Amado
La Valse Brune (2:49)
14. Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Le Quintette du Hot Club de France)
Nuages (The Bluest Kind of Blues) (3:14)
15. Philadelphia Orchestra (Eugene Ormandy, Conductor)
An American in Paris (18:14)
Who We Are. Museum Music, Inc. is an award winning multi-media company based in New York City that specializes in creating customized, state-of-the-art audio compact discs (CDs) and enhanced compact discs (ECDs) for museums and other specialized organizations.
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Our Motivation. Art. Photography. Nature. Culture. Religion. History. Achievement. Music is a universal influence. And, Museum Music is dedicated to helping our clients reveal the power of music connected to a theme.
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