Amour Danse et violons 42

Pourcelissimo

Frank Pourcel

لما بتفرج على فيلم أبيض واسود بيبقى نفسي انط جوه التلفزيون ايام الروقان والناس اللي بتتكلم بصوت واطي والحياة البطييييييييئة :)) enjoy

A journey to the past موسيقى أبيض واسود

Poucel

From the Rock Opera composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg: La Révolution Française

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Francais,Francais

From La vie brêve composed by Manuel de Falla
This tilte is part of the compilation for download only, including some of Françoise Pourcel's favorites recordings by her father

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Danse Espagnole ( La Vie Brêve)

If I love

from the compilation ORIGINAL CLASSICS vol 2 released 2014 for download only

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Ave Maria

Werner Muller Orchestra - Zingaro - Gypsy - Gitano

Werner Muller Orchestra - Zorba's Dance

From the CD remastered in 2013: Edith et Pourcel
Previously released in 1983
Medley including: La Goualante du pauvre Jean- Mon manege a moi-Milord

MEDLEY (la Goualante Du Pauvre Jean.Mon Manege A Moi..Milord)

soundtrack composed by Henri Mancini
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Breakfast at Tiffany's: Moonriver

This song composed by Franck Pourcel, was released on the album AMOUR DANSE ET VIOLONS vol 18 (Harmonie)
it was the theme for a french TV serie
Included in the compilation for download only ORIGINALS vol 8

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Service de nuit

From the compilation ORIGINALS VOL 8, this track was originally released on the album Amour Danse et violons vol 16.
Composed by Franck Pourcel and Emil Stern

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Pizzicati Pizzicato

From Tannhauser scene II, this great arrangement by Maestro Pourcel
a beautiful music!

Tannhauser (Romance A L'étoile)

When I uploaded this track, I didn't expect that about 3 millions people will listen to it.
So, I have to explain few things. I'm not the artist or the composer of this piece of music, and unfortunately idk the artist neither.
I uploaded this music when my Grandma passed away, she was my favorite person in Earth, I loved her more than I loved anyone in my life and I don't think that I'll love anyone the same as her. May she rest in peace.

This music is for you my Grandma, I Love you ..

Nostalgia - (Soft Piano & Violin)

A hit in France is the 60s, "The sky, the sun and the sea"
Enjoy and relax

Le Ciel, Le Soleil Et La Mer

en hommage a Claude Francois, qui était un ami de Franck, voici Clo Clo composé en 1983 et remaslerises en 2015 pour le coffret 2015
To honor his friend Claude Francois, Franck composed Clo Clo in 1973. This is part of the new release Coffret 2015

CLO CLO

from the album Amour Danse et violons vol  41.
Released by Warner Music France in 2015

Killing me softly with this song

from Amour Danse et violons 42, just released in the Coffret 2015 by Warner Music
This song was an original hit song by DRUPI in 1973

VADO VIA

From Amour Danse et violons #42 first released in 1973 by Emi. Now remastered and included in the Boxset 2015 by Warner Music France

ANGIE

first released in 1971
remastered in 2011

Jésus Christ Superstar

composed by Franck Pourcel in 1973
remastered in 2015

Vivaldi I love you

Hauser & Petrit Çeku - Concierto de Aranjuez

Mon Amour | Hauser

Chanson composée par Franck Pourcel
Paroles Charles Aznavour
Composed by Franck Pourcel/Lyrics Charles Aznavour

In Spanish: "Con"

Avec

song composed by Armando Manzanero
released in Mexico on the Cd: "100 Años" vol 2

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Esta tarde vi Llover

Charmed | Pride and Prejudice OST

Born in Marseilles August 11, 1913
His father, a musician in the navy in Marseilles, starts teaching him music at 6 years old
He learns violin at the Conservatoire in Marseilles but alsos drums because he loves jazz. Then he spends a year in Paris at the Conservatoire.
1931: he works as a violonist at the Théâtre des Variétés in marseilles
June 10, 1939 he marries Odette.
At that period he becomes the musical director of some singers, among them Yves Montand, and Lucienne Boyer, with whom he is going to tour the world.
1946: he has a baby- girl named Françoise.
1952: he emigrates to US, and get the Green card and the musician  Union card, because he wants to produce a big band orchestra.
1953, a french producer Maurice Tézé, calls him back in France to record his first record Blue Tango and the follow up Limelight
He gets his first success with this record, and from now, all french singers want to hire Franck, called ‘The American » to be their musical director.
1954 he records his first LP under the label Pathé-Marconi- he will record 9 LPs in 3 years. and will create the serie Amour Danse et Violons which will include 54 LPs
1956, he records his version of  Only You, the success created by yhe Platters ; he will sell over 3 millions copies in the US
Between 1956 and 1972 he is the regular conductor for France at the Eurovision song contest.
1958 he starts recording classical music ; with his serie Pages Célèbres he will record popular classical pieces with 80 musicians, so leading his « Varieties » public to the discovery and appreciation of classical music.
His Pages Célèbres give him the chance to direct famous classical orchestras like :

The London Symphony orchestra
The Society of Concerts for the Conservatoirte
The BBC orchestra ar the Royal Festival Hall
The Lamoureux Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel

His records are distributed in over 50 countries
1962: he composes together with Paul Mauriat and Raymond Lefèvre the famous hit « Chariot » created by Petula Clark and followed up by Little Peggy March as « I will follow Him ».
In 1992 the song will become the main theme of the motion picture Sister Act 1 & 2.

He will record until 1995 with EMI

He achieves, among many other distinctions:

1956: The Grand prix du disque Français
1957: The Grand prix du disque in Brazil
1963: The Golden disc in Venezuela
1965: Amsterdam: The Edison Price (The equivalent of the film Oscars) for his orchestrations of Pop music
1965: Award of the “DISQUE POPULAIRE”
1967: Back to the USA for an important promotion journey. He conducts in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Hollywood…
1968: Golden disc in Colombia for his popularity in this country-Disco Mundo
1969: Grand Prix du disque of the Charles Cros Academy in Paris
1970: Gold record in Japan, for the album “FOR YOUR LOVELY BABY”
1976:Gold record in Japan for “ADORO”

Franck has broken all the selling records of the European orchestras

He dies on November 12, 2000 in Neuilly-France, from Parkinson desease.

Active years: 50s,60s,70s,80s,90s.
