“The stars of this CD are the birds. Often discreet, whether migrants or residents, it’s in the spring when looking for a mate and nesting that the different species’ songs are at their height. Each bird then tries to make itself heard above the general chorus in woods, fields and gardens.” Pierre Palengat

This 3CD set presents a selection of broadcasted archives related to Robert Arnaut great interviews during the years he spent as a producer at France Inter (French National Broadcast #1). The selection has been made by Thomas Baumgartner, a producer at France Culture, with the recorded comments by Robert Arnaut. The 3 CDs are summarized on this in three categories around "Les grands temoins" (« The great witnesses » CD#1: with Jean Thevenot, Emile Fradin, Le General Maxime Weygand, Maurice Schumann, Konrad Lorenz, Amadou Hampate Ba, Albert Schweitzer, etc.); "Les scientifiques aventuriers" (« The scientists and adventurers » CD#2 with Simha Arom, Rene Bureau, Theodore Monod, Henri Collomb, Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt , Pierre Amado, etc.); "Rencontres fortuites" (« Unexpected meetings » CD#3 with Jean-Pierre Marielle, Boby Lapointe, Georges Brassens, Salvador Dali, Pierre Constant, Jean-Marie Calloch, etc.). In French.

On top of the famous “Viennese Waltz”, all kinds of waltzes have been popular in the early 20th Century: Slow Waltz, English, Creole or French Waltzes… This CD belongs to the “Dance Master Classics” anthology, a collection of 20 discs compiled by specialists in each of dancing’s domains. Gathered here in almost exhaustive fashion for the very first time, this a panorama of the best titles in dancehistory, grouped by aesthetic form, follow one special guiding principle: to magnify the relationship between dancers and music. Noël Herve & Patrick Fremeaux

Recorded in 1962, this album explodes with vitality. Just when teenagers were discovering the Twist on English and American records, pianist Claude Bolling avoided the trap of playing cover-versions and began writing jazz arrangements of rhythm & blues songs… and those who listened to the quality of Claude Bolling’s swinging piano in this Big Band fronted by Gerard Badini immediately fell under its spell. Now reissued by Fremeaux & Associes in agreement with Claude Bolling, this is the dance-album which originally received the Charles Cros Academy Prize. Syncopation from the rhythm-section, efficient brass, a chorus well in place, plus the perfection of Claude Bolling s piano, demonstrate just how much this record deserved that prize. Patrick FReMEAUX

"Memphis Slim only obtained his seat in the Blues Hall of Fame after his death, but he was an unavoidable reference on the blues scene, and a major influence on many rock ‘n’ roll and folk artists. This anthology contains his best moments on record between 1940 & 1961 in a 3CD set showing all the diversity of this great pianist, from his first pieces, still anchored in pre-war Bluebird blues, to his debuts as a folksinger, not forgetting the many titles he originally recorded for a black audience which became classics in countless versions by Slim and other artists." Gerard HERZHAFT

In 2004, Romane and Stochelo Rosenberg recorded Elegance, an album that sealed their friendship and musical partnership. Four years later, they went back into the studio with a quartet to record Double Jeu. Featuring Stephane Huchard on drums and bassist Marc-Michel Le Bevillon, the result is more than just a tribute to the music of Django, but also pays homage to his innovative spirit. This is a must-have album for all guitar fans from one of the premier independent labels of gypsy jazz.

(2-CD set) Django Reinhardt was my first inspiration. I never heard someone play like him, his sliding ring so modern. What he expressed was exactly the way in which I wished to play. Joe PASS. Includes a 32 page booklet with both French and English notes.

Elmore D is one of the last great bard to preserve Walloon identity. In waters that combine the river Meuse and the river Mississippi, he draws from seminal blues the anti-authority spirit and the socio-regional anchors he uses to tell stories of hard-working labourers, anti-establishment attitudes and the lives of simple folk whose births he has witnessed. And he has all the cards to tell those stories: a powerful, melancholy voice, together with playing that shines in the absence of all frills and complacency. Elmore D (born Daniel Droixhe) is also a Man of Letters & The Humanities: this popular singer in the Walloon dialect, philologist and 18th century historian, is also a member of the Royal Belgian Academy of French Language & Literature. And, as a young man, he was also an illustrator for Hara Kiri magazine… In addition to the bonds of esteem and friendship that tie Fremeaux & Associes to the bluesman from Liege, we are proud to present the already-revealed part of the discography of an artist whose humanity contains beauty and greatness. Augustin BONDOUX & Patrick FReMEAUX

“Two nature concerts, without any commentary, each lasting 32 minutes, transport you from the Black Sea to the Balkans. Sixty eight reference numbers, combined with the details in the enclosed booklet, will enable you to identify the thirty eight different species. Recorded by Pierre Huguet with the help of the French Ministry of the Environment.” Patrick Fremeaux

This recording unites around Jean-Charles Capon and his six compositions, two exeptional musicians on songs inspired by Paris. Artists that listen to each other, strings that answer to one another, and songs that breath, shared pleasures, astonishing freestyles and an interpretation that enlightens.

This is the fourth volume of Fremeaux's new collection, about the History of French Litteracy. Directed by Alain Viala, an esteemed historian and College Professor, in coedition with famed editor "Presses Universitaires de France" (PUF), this collection proposes to stress the history of French literacy during the Enlightment. A 5 CD audiobook, in French.

"An exploration of sounds during a special hour in nature’s cycle: the natural world awakening. This sound CD (more than 50 minutes playing time) allows the listener to discover the intensity of natural sounds at dawn on different biotopes in Africa. Jean-Claude Roche has recorded the natural soundscapes of dawn in South Africa, Kenya, Senegal and Cameroon." Patrick FReMEAUX

Five landscapes, five different biotopes, each one with it's specific species, and also it's own acoustics, over a wide range or narrow, in open space or enclosed. All mainly recorded during May, at dawn, at that special moment of first light, before the sun rises.

This CD features actors Jean-Pierre Cassel and Jean Topart joined by 13 additional actors. Together they tell the story of "Don Quixote." This adaptation has been made for children. Spoken in French.

Recorded at Davout Studio, Paris, France. Includes liner notes by Claude Bolling. Personnel: Claude Bolling (piano); Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute); Eric Franceries (guitar); Marielle Nordmann (harp); Patrice Fontanarosa (violin); Renaud Fontanarosa (cello); Guy Touvron (trumpet); Pierre-Yves Sorin (double bass); Vincent Cordelette (drums).