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C4U C4U French ExpressionsAndy Findon and Graeme Taylor, both members of the iconic bands, "The Home Service" and "Gryphon", collaborate to present a collection of early twentieth century French masterpieces, treated with a good helping of extravagant modification in these arrangements. |
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1. DEBUSSY CLAIRE DE LUNE 00:02:18 IN THIS CUE, THE THEME FROM DEBUSSY'S FAMOUS WORK FOR PIANO IS GIVEN A DARK, FLUTEY AND MOODY MAKEOVER.
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3. DEBUSSY GIRL WITH THE FLAXEN HAIR 00:02:34 FOLK FLUTES PLAY A PROMINENT ROLE IN THIS FRESH PERFORMANCE OF DEBUSSY'S FAMOUS PIANO MASTERPIECE.
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6. OFFENBACH BARCAROLLE 00:02:22 A DARK "FAIRGROUND" VERSION OF THIS POPULAR MELODY BY JACQUES OFFENBACH FROM "THE TALES OF HOFFMANÓ.
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8. SATIE GYMNOPEDIE 00:02:48 A LOW WHISTLE RENDITION OF SATIE'S ICONIC PIANO PIECE WITH DELICATE NEBULAR SYNTH BACKING AND A SLOW WALKING DOUBLE BASS.
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10. POULENC TIMOR ET TREBOR 00:02:42 AN ARRANGEMENT OF POULENC'S PENITENT MOTET 'TREMBLE IN FEAR', BEAUTIFULLY PERFORMED HERE ON A CHOIR OF FLUTES.
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13. RAVEL PAVANE POUR UNE ENFANT DEFUNTE 00:02:16 AN UNUSUAL AND POIGNANT BAMBOO FLUTE VERSION OF THIS BEAUTIFUL MELODY BY MAURICE RAVEL, WITH DEEP SYNTH BASS AND RHYTHM SECTION.
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16. SAINTS SAENS CHANSON NAPOLITAN 00:02:38 FLUTES AND BASS FLUTES LEAD IN A VERSION OF CAMILLE SAINTS-SA‘NS' BEAUTIFUL, MELANCHOLIC AND ENIGMATIC MELODIC SONG.
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19. FAURE BERCEUSE 00:02:34 A LIGHT, BREEZY FLUTE PERFORMANCE OF FAURŽ'S DELICATE BERCEUSE WITH A DELIGHTFUL, REFRESHING BACKING ON HARP AND BASS WITH LIGHT RHYTHMIC ACCOMPANIMENT.
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22. FAURE NOCTURNE IN E FLAT 00:02:08 A MOODY FLUTE PERFORMANCE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL FAURŽ MELODY WITH A DARKLY OMINOUS ACCOMPANIMENT.
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25. FAURE PAVANE 00:02:50 ULTRA LOW FLUTES FEATURE IN THIS DARK, THREATENING, YET ALLURING VERSION OF FAURŽ'S BEAUTIFUL, TIMELESS MASTERPIECE.
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28. FAURE LIBERA ME DOMINE 00:02:28 A POWERFUL PERFORMANCE ON LOW FLUTES LEAD FAURŽ'S PULSING MELODY FROM HIS REQUIEM, CREATING AN OMINOUS, PULSING AND OTHER-WORLDLY ATMOSPHERE.
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30. FAURE PIE IESU 00:03:10 A HYMNAL RENDITION OF THE ÔPIE IESUÕ FROM FAURŽ'S REQUIEM PERFORMED ON FLUTES WITH A SYNTH ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT.
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33. FAURE ROMANCE SANS PAROLES 00:02:16 A HIGHLY EVOCATIVE AND GRACEFUL VERSION OF FAURŽ'S ÔROMANCE SANS PAROLESÕ PERFORMED ON FLUTES WITH HARP, STRINGS AND DOUBLE BASS ACCOMPANIMENT.