Est 1923

Patricia Petibon: La Belle Excentrique

Record and Artist Details

Composer or Director: Erik Satie, Francine Cockenpot, Reynaldo Hahn, Francis Poulenc, Manuel Rosenthal, Gabriel Fauré, Leo Ferré

Genre:

Vocal

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 64

Mastering:

DDD

Catalogue Number: 479 2465GH

479 2465. Patricia Petibon: La Belle Excentrique

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
Sports et divertissements, Movement: Les courses Erik Satie, Composer
Erik Satie, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Jolie môme - Gavrochinette Leo Ferré, Composer
Leo Ferré, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(La) Belle excentrique, Movement: Grande Ritournelle Erik Satie, Composer
Erik Satie, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Chansons villageoises, Movement: Les gars qui vont à la fête Francis Poulenc, Composer
Francis Poulenc, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Banalités, Movement: No. 4, Voyage à Paris Francis Poulenc, Composer
Francis Poulenc, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(3) Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, Movement: Hier Francis Poulenc, Composer
Francis Poulenc, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(3) Poèmes de Marie Roustan, Movement: Rêverie Manuel Rosenthal, Composer
Manuel Rosenthal, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(3) Poèmes de Marie Roustan, Movement: Pêcheur de lune Manuel Rosenthal, Composer
Manuel Rosenthal, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(3) Mélodies, Movement: La statue de bronze (Wds. Fargue) Erik Satie, Composer
Erik Satie, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
La tragique histoire du petit René Francis Poulenc, Composer
Francis Poulenc, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Sports et divertissements, Movement: Le pique-nique Erik Satie, Composer
Erik Satie, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Allons-y Chochotte Erik Satie, Composer
Erik Satie, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Je te veux Erik Satie, Composer
Erik Satie, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(La) Belle excentrique, Movement: Cancan'Grand-Mondain' Erik Satie, Composer
Erik Satie, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
On s'aimera Leo Ferré, Composer
Leo Ferré, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(6) Pieces, Movement: Désespoir agréble Erik Satie, Composer
Erik Satie, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(4) Songs, Movement: No. 3, Spleen (wds. Verlaine: 1888) Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
A Chloris Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Etudes Latines (Song-Cycle), Movement: Pholoé Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
(5) Mélodies, Movement: No. 2, En sourdine Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(La) Courte paille, Movement: Ba, be, bi, bo, bu Francis Poulenc, Composer
Francis Poulenc, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Chansons de monsieur Bleu, Movement: L'Éléphant du Jardin des Plantes Manuel Rosenthal, Composer
Manuel Rosenthal, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Chansons de monsieur Bleu, Movement: Fido, Fido Manuel Rosenthal, Composer
Manuel Rosenthal, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Chansons de monsieur Bleu, Movement: Le Vieux Chameau du zoo Manuel Rosenthal, Composer
Manuel Rosenthal, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Banalités, Movement: No. 1, Chanson d'Orkenise Francis Poulenc, Composer
Francis Poulenc, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(3) Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin, Movement: Aux officiers de la garde blanche Francis Poulenc, Composer
Francis Poulenc, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Banalités, Movement: No. 2, Hôtel Francis Poulenc, Composer
Francis Poulenc, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Automne (Colchiques dans les prés) Francine Cockenpot, Composer
Francine Cockenpot, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
(3) Songs, Movement: No. 1, Les berceaux (wds. Prudhomme: 1879) Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Patricia Petibon’s photo along with some art nouveau-ish script implies music from the belle époque. But no. This far more personal album comes by its ‘excentrique’ with madcap creations of Poulenc and Satie, sexy forays into popular modern song and quirky instrumental interludes between them all. Any guiding vision isn’t tidy or clear but ‘La belle excentrique’ is one of Petibon’s best discs so far.

Early on, she’s the master of Edith Piaf-style Sprechtstimme, grazing over notes, not quite alighting on any one pitch, making the vocal gesture paramount in a rollicking duet with actor Olivier Py in Leo Ferré’s ‘Pretty Girl’. She’s Satie’s absurdist, woozy-sounding soulmate in songs such as ‘The Bronze Statue’ and sounds like a street urchin low-life with scruffy-voiced Py in ‘Allons-y Chochotte’. Poulenc’s high-velocity patter has rarely sounded so effortless as with Petibon.

She also spins out a lyrical vocal line as beautifully as anybody, though some of the songs by Manuel Rosenthal still seem pretty thin. In more reflective songs, she goes for an unadorned intimacy that can make the music seem uneventful, though one still enjoys the many engaging facets of her vocal tone. I had great hopes for the Fauré and Hahn songs; and though she sings them with imaginative colouring, she doesn’t own these composers the way she does Poulenc. Her vulnerability feels a tad mannered.

479 2465. Patricia Petibon: La Belle Excentrique

Patricia Petibon: La Belle Excentrique

Sports et divertissements, Movement: Les courses

Jolie môme - Gavrochinette

(La) Belle excentrique, Movement: Grande Ritournelle

Chansons villageoises, Movement: Les gars qui vont à la fête

Banalités, Movement: No. 4, Voyage à Paris

(3) Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, Movement: Hier

(3) Poèmes de Marie Roustan, Movement: Rêverie

(3) Poèmes de Marie Roustan, Movement: Pêcheur de lune

(3) Mélodies, Movement: La statue de bronze (Wds. Fargue)

La tragique histoire du petit René

Sports et divertissements, Movement: Le pique-nique

Allons-y Chochotte

Je te veux

(La) Belle excentrique, Movement: Cancan'Grand-Mondain'

On s'aimera

(6) Pieces, Movement: Désespoir agréble

(4) Songs, Movement: No. 3, Spleen (wds. Verlaine: 1888)

A Chloris

Etudes Latines (Song-Cycle), Movement: Pholoé

(5) Mélodies, Movement: No. 2, En sourdine

(La) Courte paille, Movement: Ba, be, bi, bo, bu

Chansons de monsieur Bleu, Movement: L'Éléphant du Jardin des Plantes

Chansons de monsieur Bleu, Movement: Fido, Fido

Chansons de monsieur Bleu, Movement: Le Vieux Chameau du zoo

Banalités, Movement: No. 1, Chanson d'Orkenise

(3) Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin, Movement: Aux officiers de la garde blanche

Banalités, Movement: No. 2, Hôtel

Automne (Colchiques dans les prés)

(3) Songs, Movement: No. 1, Les berceaux (wds. Prudhomme: 1879)

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