Mireille Mathieu - Sings Ennio Morricone

France's Grand Dame of Song Takes on the Repetoire Composed by Perhaps the Most Prolific Soundtrack Scorer and Composer the World Has Ever Known. Mathieu is a True Wonder of the World. Album Details

Exceptional CD, likely Mireille's best album.

As my title says, this is likely Mireille Mathieu's best album, whether CD or LP. What can I add to the other favorable reviews of this CD? Background is what I can add. This CD is composed of ten songs from a 1974 recording session in Rome in which Mireille sang songs composed by Enno Morricone. However, Mr. Morricone was more involved than just authoring the music; he wrote the arrangements and conducted the orchestra at these sessions. Thus, this is not just Ms. Mathieu recording Mr. Morricone's music, but is a collaboration between the singer and composer. That collaboration may be why this album is so outstanding. The album contains seven songs in French and three in Italian. Thus, both the types of songs and the languages vary in the album. As stated in other reviews, the Morricone songs challenge the impressive vocal range possessed by Ms. Mathieu. [Note: The CD titled "Canto Morricone, Vol 3" (Songs of Morricone, Vol. 3) contains four more songs from that recording session. "Nata Libera" (Naturally Free) and "Quando Verranno I Giorni" are in Italian, and "Pas vu, pas pris" (No see, no take) and Mon ami de Toujours" (My Friend from Toujours) are in French. These songs add to my admiration of that recording session. One wonders if any more treasures from that session are in the vault of some Italian recording studio. One hopes so.] September 27, 2008

Pure Joy...

Haunting, melodic, powerful. Generations of movie and music lovers have marvelled at the work of Ennio Morricone. With the great Mireille Mathieu, the Maestro found one of the few vocalists in the world who could do justice to his music. Together, they are just magic.

Like a previous reviewer, I have listened to this album for over twenty years, and wore out my vinyl copy. If it's possible to wear out a CD, I'll probably find out with this one!

There simply aren't enough stars available to properly rate this album- If you are a Mireille M fan, you will already have a copy. If you love the Maestro, just BUY IT, and you'll find out what I mean... June 15, 2008

What a find!

Ennio Morricone is well-known as a composer of scores for movies and TV; he did the music for several of Clint Eastwood's "spaghetti westerns". Mireile Mathieu is a worthy successor to Edith Piaf. My congratulations to the genius who thought to bring these two talents together. July 23, 2007

Mireille Mathieu sings Ennio Morricone

No one has to convince me that Mireille can sing
Ennio Morricone's music. She has the most fantastic
versatile voice range I have ever heard. I have been
a fan of her singing since 1968 when I first arrived
in France for 2 years. She is the only French
singer I will ever listen to. October 3, 2006

Mireilles chansons d'or

I have been a fan of Mireille Mathieu for over thirty years.
Everything she does she excells,but this album must truley be the jewel in the crown.
From 'Un jour tu reviendras' to 'Melodie', its sheer listening pleasure. The range of her unique voice, coupled with the tremendous amount of emotion that this lady can generate is typical of this French perfectionist. January 29, 2002

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