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(4-CD set) SOUND ANTHOLOGY ON SOCIALISM - For the first time ever this sound anthology reunites 80 years of audible evidence which covers almost two centuries of history. This venture involved several years of research and comprises historical speeches as were made by the most influential personalities at the end of the 19th century and during the first thirty years of the 20th century, as well as rare recordings including workers' songs and an International dating back to 1899, the very year it was sung for the first time during a socialist congress. The anthology is complete with a 200 page book which explains in detail the historical context behind each recording and which includes a variety of illustrations. -

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This CD has been specially conceived for children. It enables them to discover Antiquity through one of its most exiting narratives, and one of the most beautiful examples of heroic behaviour: Ulysses. This is an adaptation of Homer’s work read by the actor Jean-Pierre Cassel with a musical composition by Jean-Francois Alexandre. In French.

A Counter History of Philosophy by famous French philosopher Michel Onfray - with 400 000 records sold until today! "A parallel history of thinking, that rehabilitates the hedonist and materialist tradition, that resuscitates the gnostics, libertines, baroques, dyonisiac socialists, free spirits and other visionaries..." Robert Maggiori, Liberation

(2-CD set) For the first time ever, the Sound Archives Institute allows us to listen to the original recordings of one of the greatest symbolic events of the 20th century - the sinking of the Titanic and offers a sequential presentation on two compact discs, covering the historical accounts as given by surviving eyewitnesses. These sound documents, issued for the very first time, come complete with a substantial 88-page booklet. Moreover, for the first time since 1912, we can hear the authentic sound of the Titanic's whistle! NB : During the Titanic's transatlantic crossing in April 1912, both French and English speaking passengers were aboard. Half of the accounts are in French and the other half in English. English versions of the French accounts are provided in the booklet for added comprehension.

Luc Ferry is a major philosopher of our times. Also known for his political action (he was the minister for Education between 2002 and 2004), Luc Ferry has a great career as a writer and as a teacher. These skills enable him to deliver an amazingly clear-to-understand speech, exclusively recorded in studio for Fremeaux & Associes, in various set devoted to a great philosopher (Kant, Nietzsche). In this new release, Luc Ferry has chosen a different approach and explains the philosophical background of Christianity. Not as a believer, but in order to understand the evolution compared to the Greeks, and the basis of our societies. In French.

Written by Moliere during the XVIIth century, 'Les fourberies de Scapin' is one of the most famous play of French Literature. On stage there are Francois Perier, Claude Rich and Louis de Funes, amgonst the most popular French actors of the 60's. A comedy classic, 2 CD, in French.

6-CD box set features philosophers of the 20th Century. The first disc contains readings of various works read by actors; the other discs feature readings by the individual philosophers of their own work. Includes readings by Jean Paul Sartre, Gabriel Marcel, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Emmanuel Levinas, Alexandre Koyre, Vladimir Jankelvitch, Etienne Gilson, Michel Foucault, Jean-Toussaint Desanti, Gilles Deleuze, Henry Corbin, Michel de Certeau, Georges Canguilhem, Henri Bergson, Raymond Aron, Louis Althusser. All readings are in the French language.

This 2 CDs boxset proposes a smart analysis on Hannah Arendt's philosophy on cultural studies, explained by Jean-Francois Mattei one of the most important French philosopher and press columnist.

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This 4-CD set pays tribute to the French poet Jacques Prevert. He is generally considered as the 20th century’s greatest writer. For his words are simple. They are intended for those they describe. The tragic aspect is never absolute for Prevert – the last word is always with humour. Prevert was an author for commoners, an aristocrat of the streets. Each of the CDs is dedicated to a particular topic (childhood, love, music, freedom) and features a selection of Prevert’s texts read by the author himself or by great actors, his friends (radio archives) – including interviews of his contemporaries. In French..

With this volume # 11, Michel Onfray concentrates on various great philosophers of 19th century: Thoreau, Darwin, Schopenhauer, Feuerbach… A 13 CDs box set by Michel Onfray. In French. A Counter History of Philosophy by famous French philosopher Michel Onfray - with 500 000 records sold until today! "A parallel history of thinking, that rehabilitates the hedonist and materialist tradition, that resuscitates the gnostics, libertines, baroques, dyonisiac socialists, free spirits and other visionaries..." Robert Maggiori, Liberation

Luc Ferry is a major philosopher of our time. Also known for his political action (he was the minister for Education between 2002 and 2004), Luc Ferry has a great career as a writer and as a teacher. These skills enable him to deliver an amazingly clear-to-understand speech, exclusively recorded in studio for Fremeaux & Associes, in various set devoted to a great philosopher (Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger) or to the philosophical links of major notions (for instance in is "Le Christianisme" boxed set). In this new release, Luc Ferry has chosen a different approach and explains the philosophical background of Mythology. In French.

“In this CD of more than 66 minutes, David Rosane takes the listener to the fascinating forests of Yutaje, in the South of Vene zuela. Here are natural atmospheres, recorded in stereo, at sunrise, during the heat of the day, at sunset or during the night, throughout the different Amazonian habitats: forests, secondary undergrowth, clearings, river-side canopy forest, etc. In this sort of “lost world”, the listener will even hear the breathing of the Boto, a South American river dolphin…” 16 natural soundscapes in Yutaje (Venezuela)

“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 is the first 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 starting with this 5 CD set dealing with the Medieval.

This 12 CD box delivers a masterpiece in the history of both Broadcasting and French literature: the complete recordings of Paul Claudel interviews by Jean Amrouche, realized for the National Broadcasts in 1951 and 1952. In French.

This 4 CD set delivers a selection of Marcel Proust's novel "Du côte de chez Swann" (Swann's way in English) the first volume of "A la recherche du temps perdu" ("In Search of Lost Time"). This masterpiece of French literature is read by famed actor Daniel Mesguich. Audiobook in French.

From Erasmus to Montaigne. This 4rth volume of Michel Onfray's "counter-history of philosophy". Michel Onfray studies here the pre-Renaissance period, focused on 2 main characters of late medieval philosophy: Erasmus and Montaigne. 13 lessons in 13 CD, in French.

Region by region, Fremeaux & Associes Geographic constructs a geography of sounds. It presents the listener with a series of authentic, unaltered landscapes without reconstruction or addition. The approach focuses on natural and technological soundscapes and the way these change with each passing hour or season or as the heavens open. Fremeaux & Associes Geographic baut eine Geographie der Töne auf, deren Region die Werkeinheit ist. Die CD bietet dem Gehör eine Folge von authentischen Landschaften, ohne Umwandlung, ohne Rekonstruktion und ohne Hinzufügung. Der Ansatz interessiert sich für unser Besitztum und ist auf natürliche und technologische Tonlandschaften orientiert, ihre Entwicklungen je nach Uhrzeit, Jahreszeit, die Niederschläge… Fremeaux & Associes Geographic construye una geografía de sonidos, donde la región constituye la unidad de la obra. El disco propone escuchar una serie de paisajes autenticos, sin transformaciones, sin reconstrucciones ni anadidos. El enfoque pretende destacar el patrimonio y está orientado hacia los paisajes sonoros naturales y tecnológicos, y su evolución segun la hora, la estación, la climatología… Fremeaux & Associes Geographic costruisce una geografia dei suoni, la cui regione e l’unitA d’opera. Il disco propone all’ascolto una serie di paesaggi autentici, senza trasformazione, ricostruzione o aggiunta. In questi paesaggi... L’approccio e patrimoniale e si orienta verso paesaggi sonori naturali e tecnologici, verso le loro evoluzioni a seconda dell’ora, della stagione, delle precipitazioni atmosferiche... Fremeaux & Associes Geographic stelt een geografie van geluiden op, waarbij de streek een deel van het oeuvre vormt. Fremeaux & Associes Geographic brengt een opeenvolging van authentieke landschappen ten gehore, zonder vervorming, reconstructie of toevoegingen. De benadering is patrimoniaal en is gericht op natuurlijke en technologische geluidslandschappen, en hun ontwikkeling die afhangt van de tijd, het seizoen, de neerslag…

This CD delivers a 1954 recording session by Fernandel reading "Le Medecin malgre lui" (Moliere). Audiobook in French.

(13-CD box set) Michel Onfray is one of the greatest contemporary French philosophers. He always refuses honors and medals, and he teaches philosophy in the Normandy technical school. Deeply concerned with teaching to the lower class he comes from (his father was a farmer), he built a university where lessons are given for free to in the evening, after work hours. This set features 13 lessons he gave in this university. The lessons cover the period from Gassendi to Spinoza. In French.

This is the second 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 Renaissance. A 5 CD audiobook, in French.