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Michel Legrand and Natalie Dessay; photo by Simon Fowler

Natalie Dessay, the French soprano, has made a recording called “Entre elle et lui.” Well, who are her and him? Apparently, Dessay herself and Michel Legrand. She sings his music on this disc.

And he plays the piano, and does some singing, too.

Legrand is a grand old man of French music, a composer who has existed on the border of classical and pop.

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He is somewhat like another French composer, Claude Bolling, although Bolling, I believe, is more a jazzman.

The two of them are almost exact contemporaries: Legrand was born in 1932, Bolling two years before.

Legrand has indisputably a classical pedigree, if there is such a thing. His father, Raymond, was a conductor and composer who studied with Fauré.

Michel Legrand studied with Nadia Boulanger, like everyone else.

In his catalogue is a great amount of film and television music, including many songs. Among the songs on the Dessay d Michel Legrand, Natalie Dessay – Entre Elle Et Lui – CD ... HIVE