GAINSBOURG
Looking for Melody
More than ever, Gainsbourg exerts a fundamental aesthetic influence on artists from all backgrounds, an influence that transcends musical genres and borders. Through this concert, Les Apaches extend Gainsbourg's artistic approach, a man who became a true cultural icon thanks to his ability to defy conventions, anticipate trends, and champion stylistic fusion, all while drawing inspiration from classical music, the foundation of his artistic training.
He who didn't hesitate to borrow notes or words from great poets and composers, only to remix and reinvent everything, forged an artistic path that aspires to a reconciliation between the sophisticated and the popular. "One must be absolutely modern," wrote Rimbaud, and Gainsbourg sang it with conviction, and Les Apaches interpret it today with creativity and exhilaration!
PROGRAM
An original creation by Les Apaches, blending the songs of Serge Gainsbourg with symphonic works and poems that nourished his imagination, from Dvořák to Grieg, from Baudelaire to Rimbaud, and culminating in a new work composed by Fabien Cali for the program.
Dvořák / Gainsbourg
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", excerpt from the 1st movement
(arrangement D.Walter ) (1893)
Initials BB (1968) (arrangement P. Hattat)
Grieg / Gainsbourg
Peer Gynt, Solveig's Song (arrangement by D. Walter ) (1876)
Lost song (1987)
Ketèlbey / Gainsbourg
In a Persian Market (1920) (arrangement by B. Gousset)
My Lady Heroine (1987)
Brahms / Gainsbourg
Symphony No. 3, 3rd movement ( 1883) (arrangement by B. Gousset)
Baby Alone in Babylon (1983)
Gainsbourg
Melody Waltz (1971) (arrangement by P. Hattat)
Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", excerpt from the 4th movement
(arrangement D.Walter ) (1893)
Grieg / Gainsbourg
Peer Gynt, Solveig sings in the hut (arrangement D.Walter ) (1876)
Lost song (1987)
Ravel / Gainsbourg
Pavane for a Dead Princess (1899) (arrangement by D. Walter )
Loves of Deception (1990)
Dvořák / Gainsbourg
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", excerpt from the 4th movement
(arrangement D.Walter ) (1893)
The Story of Melody Nelson (excerpts from texts) (1971)
Fabien Cali
In Paradisum – Artificialis (2026)
World Creation
DISTRIBUTION
The Apaches! (12 musicians)
Julien Masmondet , musical and artistic director
Marie Oppert of the Comédie Française , singer and narrator
Fabien Cali , musical creation
