Philippe Jaroussky on "La Boîte à Musique" 31.7.09 . Part VI.

Philippe Jaroussky chez Jean-François Zygel

"La Boîte à Musique" 31.07.2009

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"Green" by Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) , from "Romances sans paroles" ( in "Aquarelles", no. 1) , published 1872 .

"Offrande" by R. Hahn (1874-1947) , published 1891.

Voici des fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles et des branches
Et puis voici mon coeur qui ne bat que pour vous.
Ne le déchirez pas avec vos deux mains blanches
Et qu'à vos yeux si beaux l'humble présent soit doux.

J'arrive tout couvert encore de rosée
Que le vent du matin vient glacer à mon front.
Souffrez que ma fatigue à vos pieds reposée
Rêve des chers instants qui la délasseront.

Sur votre jeune sein laissez rouler ma tête
Toute sonore encor de vos derniers baisers ;
Laissez-la s'apaiser de la bonne tempête,
Et que je dorme un peu puisque vous reposez.


"Elégie" by Jules Massenet (1842-1912) , originally composed in 1866 for a piano cycle "Pièces de Genre", Op. 10 Nº 5. In 1872, he incorporated the piece into "Les Erinnyes ", a play by Leconte de Lisle. The sorrowful melody for muted cello became a solo piece entitled "Mélodie-Elégie" and was arranged numerous times for many instruments and instrumental ensembles. At some point it was adapted to the lyrics "O doux printemps d´autre fois" by Louis Gallet (1835- 1898) as also obviously :
Here the lyrics by Pierre Lorys.

Rêve d'un bonheur effacé,
Mon coeur lassé t'appelle en vain dans la nuit
Tendres serments échangés,
Soirs enivrés, vous reposez dans l'oubli...
C'est la fin des beaux jours, ô souvenir de nos brèves amours !
La nuit descend lentement sur nos coeurs
L'automne effeuille les fleurs,
La paix du soir vient adoucir nos douleurs
Tout nous trahit, tout nous fuit sans retour
Tout nous trahit sans retour ........

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Guests:

Philippe Jaroussky
Michel Delpech
Marie-Claude Pietragalla
Le Quatuor Ébène
Grégoire
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[poperagurl]

maybe he had a girlfriend in the audience? :p

[bouboulita75]

Thank you very much for posting this, dear Jana! :)

Quick question: have you noticed that Philippe seems to have winked at someone at 9:51? I was wondering... would he want to thank the cellist, or... coult it be his mother that we can see behind this cellist at 9:38?! I find her so beautiful, and in a way, she looks like Philippe... doesn't she? Anyway, this is just a thought... :)

[Harm1Harm1Harm]

@poperagurl , I he doesn't, he can pick one out.

[bettigyv]

jamiiiiiiieee de la musique

[miahiv]

uuuuuuuuu aaaaaaaaaa very nice

[JaRoWi1647]

@bouboulita75

It is not his mother. :-)

[bouboulita75]

uhhhh... I don't know why, but I prefer my "mum" theory ! lol

Well, or let's say that he had just a mote in his eye ! :p

[bouboulita75]

No, there is no striking resemblance... This was just a thought/theory I had...

But for sure, he winked at someone... but whom?

[poperagurl]

do you mean the silver-haired woman with the colourful dress (as seen about 7:14) ? I've never seen Philippe's mother so I wouldn't know... if that is her I don't see a striking resemblance.