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Just heard the sad news on the radio: Michel Legrand passed away at the age of 86. Over the last years he dedicated himself more to concert music, publishing for instance two concertos, one for piano and one for cello.
Thanks for your talent and dedication, a whole life full of music!
Another of the greats gone.
RIP M. Legrand. Thank you for all your music.
I particularly like a recording Michel did with his long time collaborator, Catherine Michel for orchestra and harp. Terrific version of The Go-Between.
Other favourites: Summer of '42; Picasso Summer; the Other Side of Midnight; the Three Musketeers; Robin and Marian (It would be interesting to see Twilight Time produce a BD with the Legrand score and the Barry score as alternates. Not sure though if Barry scored a different edit to that given to Legrand.); finally, what I think of as his masterpiece, Ice Station Zebra.
While I enjoyed some of his jazz inspired scores, I tended to find them a little raucous in places.
However, M. Legrand had a phenomenal range to his scoring abilities and for that we should all be grateful.
Nice obituary in The Guardian today.
Stan
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Hi Laurent, sorry if I confused you, I do have the 4 cd set and it is stunning (just like the Delerue 6 cd set), but it does seem difficult to obtain now which is a shame.
Dave
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No news whatsoever about his passing on CNN website ???!!!!
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For anyone in LA, the March 3 Kritzerland show is a Legrand tribute.
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Revisiting THE HAPPY ENDING in the FSM SOUNDTRACK TREASURY box.
Lukas added tones of material to this one!
Not something I would have bought individually but much here to enjoy.
Has something of that free-wheelin jazzy feel of WIND.
Check it out!
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