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A mistral gagnant was a kind of famous candy which involved a lottery. Some of the Mistral candies were "winning" (gagnant) and one could get another one for free. When Renaud was an adult, these candies were not on sale anymore. Renaud says that he never intended to include the song on his album eventually called Mistral gagnant. He reasoned ...
Fanfare (150 mesures pour les 150 ans de la maison Heugel) for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones, Op. 400 (1962) Piano Quartet, Op. 417 (1966) Homage à Igor Stravinsky for string quartet, Op. 435 (1971) 3 Études sur des thèmes du Comtat Venaissin for string quartet, Op. 442 (1973) Quintets
Mistral gagnant is a studio album from French artist Renaud on the Virgin France label, now part of EMI, released in 1985.. The first song, "Miss Maggie", made Renaud a controversial character in the United Kingdom because the song praises women for their non-violence and honesty with the exception of PM Margaret Thatcher (a version of the song with the lyrics adapted in English was also ...
Ma Gonzesse (French slang for My Chick) is the name by which the third untitled studio album of French singer-songwriter Renaud is commonly referred to. It was released in 1979 by Polydor Records.
Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan (French pronunciation: [ʁəno pjɛʁ manɥɛl seʃɑ̃]; born 11 May 1952 in Paris), known as Renaud, is a French singer-songwriter.. With twenty-six albums to his credit, selling nearly twenty million copies, he is one of France's most popular singers.
The Toreador Song, also known as the Toreador March or March of the Toreadors, is the popular name for the aria " Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" ("I return your toast to you"), from the French opera Carmen, composed by Georges Bizet to a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy.
The first one, "Ma liberté contre la tienne", peaked only at #34, while the second one, "Une femme comme une autre", failed to reach the top 50 (#78). Two other songs from Le Mot de passe were released as singles in 2000 ("Mon chercheur d'or" and "Les chansons commencent"), but in their live versions available on Kaas' 2000 album Live. They ...
Mistral used the poem to promote the language, Occitan the lingua franca of Southern France until the vergonha, as well as to share the culture of the Provença area. He tells among other tales, of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, where according to legend the dragon, Tarasque, was driven out, and of the famous and ancient Venus of Arles.