Chansons de la Fontaine · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: Chansons de la Fontaine
Description: 1997 Chansons de la Fontaine. Monomotapa. CD. Nineteen fables rendered as songs. Composition and arrangements of almost all: Jean Chavot. Auvidis Jeunesse. Studio du Palais. Liège, Belgium: Studio S.O.S. €3.49 from Ansali Multimedia Vertriebs GmbH through Ebay, Dec., '05.

This disc is a very pleasant surprise. The texts of La Fontaine are presented verbatim, if not always at the same level of intensity or audibility. But each text is encased in a true chanson, with its own rhythm and persuasion. These chansons move! I enjoyed the first four immensely, not least the conjunction of the third and fourth: "The Rat and the Elephant" and "The Frog Who Wanted to Be as Big as An Ox." They are very much about the same pretentiousness. The voices here work together wonderfully! An accompanying little booklet with clever illustrations offers a key refrain from each song.
Source: €3.49 from Ansali Multimedia Vertriebs GmbH through Ebay, Dec., '05.
Date: 1997
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