Edith Piaf - Paris Olympia
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Artist: Edith PiafBrand: PIAF,EDITH
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2001-04-24
Music Label: Emd Int'l
Soundtracks:
- Milord (Live)
- Heureuse (Live)
- Avec Ce Soleil (Live)
- C'Est A Hambourg (Live)
- Legende (Live)
- Enfin Le Printemps (Live)
- Padam Padam (Live)
- Hymne A L'Amour (Live)
- L'Accordeoniste (Live)
- Mon Manege A Moi (Live)
- Bravo Pour Le Clown (Live)
- Les Mots D'Amour (Live)
- Les Flons Flons Du Bal (Live)
- T'Es L'Homme Qu'Il Me Faut (Live)
- Mon Dieu (Live)
- Mon Vieux Lucien (Live)
- Non Je Ne Regrette Rien (Live)
- La Ville Inconnue (Live)
- La Belle Histoire D'Amour (Live)
- Les Blouses Blanches (Live)
Music reviews of Paris Olympia
Music Review: The Finest of Her Late Live Recordings
Rating: 5 Stars
To the French, Edith Piaf is a source of great national pride, and continues to be an enduring icon nearly 50 years after her death. To Americans, she has unfairly been labeled by some as, "The French Judy Garland" more for the circumstances of their tragic life stories, their drug addiction, and the fact that both died at age 47, than because of any vocal similarity. Still, both were powerhouse singers of enormous strength and dramatic ability, especially for their uncanny ability to transform a song into heartfelt expressions of amazing intensity.
When it comes to Piaf, there are many different camps of opinion on the subject of her best recordings. I find that many fans who are fluent in French prefer her 1940's studio recordings to the more dramatic vocal beseeching of her live 1950's and early 1960's recordings, made shortly before her death. Conversely, her English speaking fans, many of whom understand little or no French, frequently prefer the later period, and the live recordings from that period in particular. I am among those who champion her late period, although lately I have found a new fascination for her earlier works.
As such, I believe there are few better introductions to Piaf than this collection, which contains my favorite versions of some of her biggest hits, in particular the songs Milord, C'est a Hambourg, Enfin L'Printemps, Padam...Padam, L'accordeoniste, Mon Manege a Moi, Bravo pour Le Clown, Hymne A L'Amour and Non Je Ne Regrette Rien. Piaf's voice was never stronger, and the appreciation of her audience (as heard in the abundant applause) never more heartfelt, than on these live tracks, all recorded at the Paris Olympia - her artistic home, and scene of some of her greatest triumphs during the last decade or so of her life.
There are also a few songs on this CD that I was previously unfamiliar with that I have also become quite fond of. Avec Ce Soleil and Mon Vieux Lucien (which has a rather bizarre false start that elicits quite a bit of laughter and applause) have added themselves to my list of Piaf favorites. And while I have one or two favorite live performances from the Olympia on vinyl that EMI has chosen to exclude from this recording, the list of my favorites is complete enough that I cannot hesitate to recommend this wonderful CD. I own about a dozen CD's of Piaf from various periods of her life; for me, this collection contains some of the most thrilling performances by this wonderful artist, a singer who had few equals in the 20th century.
Description of Paris Olympia
No Description AvailableMedia Type: CD
Artist: PIAF,EDITH
Title: AT THE PARIS OLYMPIA
Street Release Date: 01/11/2005
Genre: FRENCH
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