Gérard Pierron Chante Gaston Couté

The son of peasants, Gaston CoutE - he died in 1911 aged 31 - became a brilliant young poet who advocated free will. From the broad plains of his native Beauce to cabarets in Montmartre, the works he left behind him carry humanism of astonishing power. He called himself the feller who went bad and, writing in French or patois, he gave voice to the disillusion of the Belle Epoque and its unequal, bellicose and natio nalistic society in the throes of industrialization. His works have a universal, modern symbolism thanks to his unique feeling for words and rhythm. This retrospective deals with 30 years of explorations by GErard Pierron, an artist-artisan and composer of invaluable melodies whose perfor mances of Gaston CoutE's work in a musical setting are central to Pierron's artistic career. GErard Pierron provides a magnifi cent, invigorating reading of this nobly spiritual heritage. Augustin BONDOUX & PATRICK FREMEAUX

Disc 1
1: Le Gas Qu'a Perdu L'esprit
2: Le Foin Qui Presse
3: Le Fondeur De Canons
4: La Complainte Des Trois Roses
5: Le Dimanche
6: Cantique Païen
7: Les P'tits Chats
8: Sur Un Air De Reproche
9: La Toinon
10: Saoul Mais Logique
11: Le Patois De Chez Nous
12: La Complainte Des Ramasseux D'morts
13: Grand-mère Gatiau
14: Les Draps Qui Sèchent Sur Le Foin
15: Les Cailloux
16: Les Mangeux D'terre
17: Les Quatre Saisons Du Prisonnier
18: Le Pressoir
19: Le Déraillement
20: La Paysanne

Disc 2
1: Le Champ D'naviots
2: Les Mauves
3: Jour De Lessive
4: Béret, Beurre, Cornichon
5: Après Vendanges
6: La Dernière Bouteille
7: Cantique Païen
8: Le Jour Du Marché
9: Les Oies Inquiètes
10: Les Conscrits
11: Les Taches
12: Chanson Du Braconnier
13: Les Moulins Morts
14: Le Vent Du Ch'min
15: Petit Porcher
16: Petit Poucet
17: En Revenant Du Bal

Disc 3
1: Le Vieux Trouvère
2: Le Gas Qu'a Perdu L'esprit
3: Je N'ai Rien Refusé De La Tendresse Humaine
4: Sur Le Fil
5: Le Jour Du Marché
6: Les Bohémiens
7: La Chanson Du Braconnier
8: La Toinon
9: La Complainte Des Ramasseux D'morts
10: Sera Celle Qui M'aimera
11: La Causette
12: Le Temps D'amour
13: Le Déraillement
14: L'enfermée
15: Les Conscrits
16: Le Discours Du Traineux
17: A L'ouest L'été
18: La Paysanne

Number of Discs: 3

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