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A French-rooted mix of piano, chamber music, jazz, and songs that evoke occupied France, perilous journeys, and the brothers’ stubborn hope. The instrumental opening moves from unease toward tenderness; the vocal half brings in period atmosphere, Jewish identity, resistance, and the enduring bond between Joseph and Maurice.
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20 songs
1
Un sac de billes
Armand Amar · Un sac de billes (Bande originale du film)
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2
Le petit âne blanc
Jacques Ibert · Milhaud/Ravel/Ibert/Saint-Saëns: A Quatre-mains Françaises - Bric-à-Brac
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3
Danse espagnole No. 1
Manuel de Falla · Reverie
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4
Gymnopédie No. 2
Erik Satie · Entremont Plays Satie
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5
Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor, M. 67: II. Pantoum. Assez vif
Maurice Ravel · Maurice Ravel - A Portrait
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6
Le boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58
Darius Milhaud · Milhaud: Le bœuf sur le toit; Le carnaval d'Aix; Le carnaval de Londres & Other Works
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España, Op. 165: No. 2, Tango
Isaac Albéniz · Romantic Piano Favourites, Vol. 9
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8
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune, L. 86
Claude Debussy · Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, La mer & Jeux
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9
Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
Claude Debussy · Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75, 3. Clair de lune
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10
Boléro, M. 81
Maurice Ravel · Ravel: Boléro
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11
Le chant des partisans
Anna Marly · Choeur de l'armée francaise (French Army's Choir)
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12
Nuit et brouillard
Jean Ferrat · Nuit et brouillard 1963
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13
L'affiche rouge
Léo Ferré · BD Music Presents Léo Ferré
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14
Le Temps Des Cerises
Yves Montand · Le Temps Des Cerises
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15
Les feuilles mortes
Yves Montand · Chante Prevert
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16
La Complainte de la butte
Cora Vaucaire · Cora Vaucaire
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17
Le déserteur
Boris Vian · Le déserteur
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18
Barbara
Jacques Prévert · Meilleure collection française: Le Meilleur de Jacques Prévert
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19
Comme toi
Jean-Jacques Goldman · Quand la musique est bonne
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