As the title suggests, the sunny timbre of the soprano Amel Brahim-Djelloul and the piano of Nicolas Jouve reveal to us a rich landscape of melodies inspired by traditional and popular song. This same rich vein also generously fed Ravel’s Greek melodies as well as Canteloube’s Songs of the Auvergne, the Castilian Melodies of Henri Collet (the most Spanish of French composers), and Respighi’s Four Scottish Songs.

Amel Brahim-Djelloul soprano
Nicolas Jouve piano

First part

Reynaldo HAHN (1874-1947)
Extract from Venezia
L’avvertimento
La barcheta
Che pecà

Ottorino RESPIGHI (1879 -1936)
Quattro arie scozzesi
When the kye come hame
Within a mile of Edinburgh
My heart’s in the Highlands
The Piper of Dundee

Henri COLLET (1885-1951)
Extract from Chansons populaires castillanes
and from Chansons populaires de Burgos
Serenata
Cancion para Niños
Bolero
Cancion de Novia
Epitalamio
Cancion de Baile

Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937)
Popular greek melodies
Le réveil de la mariée
Là-bas, vers l’église
Quel galant m’est comparable
Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
Tout gai !

Second part

Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Volkslieder
Da unten im Tale
Die Trauernde
Dem gang zum Liebchen
In stiller Nacht

Jésus GURIDI (1886-1961)
Extract from Canciones castellanas
Allá arriba en aquella montaña
!Sereno!
Llámale con el pañuelo
Mañanita de San Juan

Joseph CANTELOUBE (1879-1957)
Extract from Chants d’Auvergne
La pastoura als camps
Postouro, sé tu m’aymo
Pastourelle
Lou Bossu