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Alexandre Tharaud (piano, narrator), Thomas Dunford (theorbo), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Pierre Dumoussaud

Pianosong
I wondered how 'Pianosong' would come across without the lyrics that are a commentary, both serious and gay (in its original meaning) of an era gone by. With Tharaud, a master of many piano...

Gramophone Magazine, December 2025

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Special offer. Pianosong

Alexandre Tharaud (piano, narrator), Thomas Dunford (theorbo), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Pierre Dumoussaud

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I wondered how 'Pianosong' would come across without the lyrics that are a commentary, both serious and gay (in its original meaning) of an era gone by. With Tharaud, a master of many piano...

Gramophone Magazine, December 2025

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With Pianosong, Tharaud pays homage to the great French singers and songwriters of the 20th century (Brel, Piaf, Barbara, Gainsbourg, Trenet, Ferré, Berger) by transposing their songs into a new pianistic and symphonic language.

  • Release date: 17th Oct 2025
  • Label: Erato
  • Catalogue number: 2173285090
  • Length: 89 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Poulenc: Improvisation No. 15, FP 176 "Hommage à Edith Piaf"
Work length3:21
Olivieri: Tornerai
Work length3:50
Arcady Brachlianoff, Charles Trenet: Vous oubliez votre cheval
Work length1:32
Giraud: Sous le ciel de Paris
Work length3:19
Wiener: 2 Chansons de Charles Trenet: No. 2, L'âme des poètes
Work length2:24
Gérard Jouannest: Mathilde
Work length3:57
Gainsbourg: Le poinçonneur des Lilas
Work length2:58
Ferré: Opus X
Work length2:10
Michel Emer: À quoi ça sert l'amour
Work length2:12
Brassens: Les passantes
Work length4:12
Glanzberg: Padam padam
Work length2:33
Brel, J: Ne me quitte pas
Work length3:33
Laurent Boutonnat: Ainsi soit je
Work length3:07
Michel Fugain: Une belle histoire
Work length3:25
Claude Nougaro: Cécile ma fille
Work length3:18
Yves Duteil: Au parc Monceau
Work length2:33
Berger, M: Évidemment
Work length3:09
Alice Dona, Serge Lama: Improvisation sur "Je suis malade"
Work length3:56
Ferré: Thème pour l’Andante d’un concerto de piano
Work length1:19
Poulenc: Les chemins de l’amour, FP 106
Work length3:03
Wiener: 2 Chansons de Charles Trenet: No. 1, Mes jeunes années
Work length3:11
Monnot: Improvisation sur "L'hymne à l'amour"
Work length3:31
Pesson: Noir dormant (D'après Barbara)
Work length2:40
Barbara: Ma plus belle histoire d'amour
Work length4:28
Weissenberg: Il n'y a pas de hasard, il n'y a que des rendez-vous
Work length3:24
Aznavour: La Bohème
Work length3:36
Julien Clerc: Pièce bleue
Work length2:18
Sheller: La Bavaroise
Work length2:32
Ferré: Thème de François
Work length1:37
Le piano et le pianiste
Work length2:51

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December 2025

I wondered how 'Pianosong' would come across without the lyrics that are a commentary, both serious and gay (in its original meaning) of an era gone by. With Tharaud, a master of many piano styles, any qualms can be set aside, his roles here including singer, arranger and improviser.
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