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Louis Beydts: Mélodies & Songs

Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Tristan Raës (piano)

Louis Beydts: Mélodies & Songs

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Having won plaudits for his recording of the complete mélodies of Fauré, Dubois has found the ideal next step. He has risen to the top rank of interpreters of French song thanks to his exceptional...

Financial Times, 13th March 20244 out of 5 stars

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Louis Beydts: Mélodies & Songs

Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Tristan Raës (piano)

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Awards:

Having won plaudits for his recording of the complete mélodies of Fauré, Dubois has found the ideal next step. He has risen to the top rank of interpreters of French song thanks to his exceptional...

Financial Times, 13th March 20244 out of 5 stars

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Cyrille Dubois is unstoppable: after two albums dedicated to Liszt and the Boulanger sisters, both acclaimed by the critics, and a flamboyant complete set of Fauré songs, the tenor is back to his preferred repertoire, the French art-song. He reunites with his accomplice, pianist Tristan Raës, to bring the Bordeaux composer Louis Beydts (1895-1953) out of oblivion, most of whose pieces are recorded here for the first time.

From these miniatures, Cyrille Dubois draws the sap of the musician's art: a pure product of French hedonism, refined and elegant, with a generous vocality... but also daring, for Beydts forbids himself nothing: echoes of jazz and light music, of Hahn or Fauré, polymodality and polytonality, his melodies traverse everything with supreme freedom, between fantasy, humour and contemplation.

By transporting us into this singular universe, Cyrille Dubois establishes himself as an invaluable performer of the repertoire and a pioneer of French music, with an uncommon mastery of the combination of word and music.

  • Release date: 15th Mar 2024
  • Label: Aparté
  • Catalogue number: AP345
  • Length: 82 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Beydts: D'Ombre et de soleil
Work length14:57
I. Dans la saison qu'Adonis fut blessé…
Track length1:39
II. Toi qu'empourprait l'âtre d'hiver…
Track length1:25
III. Dormez, ami…
Track length1:50
IV. Douce plage où naquit mon âme…
Track length1:42
V. L'hiver bat la vitre et le toit…
Track length1:52
VI. Iris, à son brillant mouchoir…
Track length1:04
VII. Le temps irrévocable a fui…
Track length2:44
VIII. Puisque tes jours ne t'ont laissé…
Track length2:41
Beydts: Ballades françaises (6)
Work length14:20
I. Le Marchand de sable
Track length1:39
II. Les Petits veaux d'Haizettes
Track length2:23
III. Le Regard éternel
Track length3:14
IV. La Corde
Track length2:20
V. Rencontre à la fontaine
Track length2:25
VI. Si le bon Dieu l'avait voulu…
Track length2:19
Beydts: Le Cœur inutile
Work length13:48
I. La saison qui dévêt les bois…
Track length1:15
II. Ceux que nous aimons…
Track length2:43
III. Adonis
Track length2:33
IV. Les dieux que j'appelais…
Track length2:13
V. Dans les ombres de mon âme…
Track length0:48
VI. Après la mortelle aventure…
Track length4:16
Beydts: Odelettes (4)
Work length12:28
I. Je n'ai qu'un très humble jardin…
Track length2:30
II. Quelle douceur dans mes pensées…
Track length2:57
III. Auprès de toute fontaine…
Track length1:53
IV. Reprends la route du bois sombre…
Track length5:08
Beydts: Humoresques (5)
Work length8:19
I. Mademoiselle Rose
Track length1:41
II. À la fontaine
Track length2:34
III. Le Coquebin
Track length1:21
IV. L'Eau claire
Track length1:35
V. Bonjour, Monsieur…
Track length1:08
Beydts: Le Pont Mirabeau
Work length3:51
Beydts: La Fontaine de Pitié
Work length3:20
Beydts: Le Sylphe
Work length2:19
Beydts: Chansons pour les oiseaux
Work length9:12
I. La Colombe poignardée
Track length2:32
II. Le Petit pigeon bleu
Track length1:43
III. L'Oiseau bleu
Track length3:19
IV. Le Petit serin en cage
Track length1:38

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Awards and reviews

13th March 2024

Having won plaudits for his recording of the complete mélodies of Fauré, Dubois has found the ideal next step. He has risen to the top rank of interpreters of French song thanks to his exceptional sensitivity of style, and his regular accompanist, Tristan Raës, ensures immaculate teamwork.
4 out of 5 stars

April 2024

Another superb disc, in short, from a singer and pianist who always seem to think and feel as one. Its rediscoveries may prove significant, too.
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