Julien Behr – Confidence (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Julien Behr – Confidence (2018)
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The first solo album from the excellent youngster Julien Behr, who has already played at the Paris Opéra, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, the Bordeaux and Lyon Opera Houses and cities such as Salzburg, Vienna, London, Cologne and many other great venues as well as making recordings of various lyrical works including L’Enfant et les sortilèges with Bavarian Radio. As debut albums go, he has made a daring choice in selecting some of the more unknown areas of French opera rather than the more popular pieces from Don José, Romeo, Faust and other big names. Instead, he has taken some gems from the Romantic repertoire (if we extend it up to the First World War for the sake of argument) which are little-heard of. From Gounod, he has selected Cinq-Mars ; from Bizet, La Jolie fille de Perth (one of Bizet’s most exquisite passages); from Thomas, Mignon; and then, better-known but still uncommon, Léhar The Merry Widow; Godard, Jocelyn; and Delibes Lakmé. His diction is utterly impeccable; his transparent and airy voice evokes Heddle Nach or Jussi Björling, which serves the repertoire perfectly. The album closes with a few hits from the Romantic repertoire such as Vous qui passez sans me voir by Charles Trenet – well, the lyrics are from the Fou chantant, while the music is by Johnny Hess and Paul Misraki, and the song was originally written for Jean Sablon – evidence of Behr’s love of lighter genres, for sure. .

Tracklist:
1-01. Julien Behr – Cinq-Mars – Prelude et cavatine de Cinq-Mars ‘A vous, ma mere… o chere et vivante image’ (06:20)
1-02. Julien Behr – Jean de Nivelle – Recit et stances de Jean ‘J’ai vu la banniere de France !’ (05:44)
1-03. Julien Behr – Fortunio – Air de Fortunio ‘J’aimais la vieille maison grise’ (02:53)
1-04. Julien Behr – Le chevalier Jean – Scene et air de Jean ‘Parlons de moi, le voulez vous ? … Oui j’aime, helas !’ (05:04)
1-05. Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon – Ludus pro patria – La nuit et l’amour (05:56)
1-06. Julien Behr – La jolie fille de Perth, WD 15 – Serenade de Henry Smith ‘Partout des cris de joie… A la voix d’un amant fidele’ (04:08)
1-07. Julien Behr – Jocelyn, Op. 1 Berceuse ‘Caches dans cet asile’ (04:42)
1-08. Julien Behr – Lakme – Cavatine de Gerald ‘Prendre le dessin d’un bijou… Fantaisie aux divins mensonges’ (05:21)
1-09. Julien Behr – Le pays du sourire – Air de Sou-Chong ‘Je t’ai donne mon cœur’ (04:04)
1-10. Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon – Habanera (04:25)
1-11. Julien Behr – Mignon – Romance de Wilheim Meister ‘Elle ne croyait pas, dans sa candeur naive’ (03:54)
1-12. Julien Behr – La veuve joyeuse – Air de Camille ‘Viens dans ce joli pavillon’ (03:45)
1-13. Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon – Aux etoiles (02:30)
1-14. Julien Behr – Vous, qui passez sans me voir (03:54)

Personnel:
Julien Behr, tenor
Orchestre de l’Opera de Lyon
Pierre Bleuse, conductor

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