Michel Legrand & friends

Description

When one of the most famous French composers in the world gathers his friends around his songs and his piano... In this exceptional new album, Michel Legrand invites the big names of Francophone music to reinterpret with him his greatest standards: those known by all, as well as others to discover. Accompanied by his orchestra, Michel Legrand brings his songs to life through the talent of the greatest interpreters of our generation. Among them, Charles Aznavour (Les Moulins de mon coeur), Thomas Dutronc (Alcatraz), Maurane (L'adieu), Vincent Niclo (Un parfum de fin du monde), the great Quebec star Mario Pelchat (Et si demain), or Brigitte (La Chanson des Jumelles des Demoiselles de Rochefort)... All have responded present to collaborate on this album with unprecedented sounds, accompanied by Michel Legrand and his immense talent as a pianist. Great composer, musician, and arranger, Michel Legrand is known notably for his work in Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, L'Affaire Thomas Crown, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, and Un été 42. Throughout his career, he won 3 Oscars, 5 Grammy Awards, and composed more than 200 pieces of music for cinema and television.