Various Composers - Je chante la nuit (Agathe Peyrat; Pierre Cussac)

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1. Claude Debussy - Beau soir
2. Georges Bizet - Je crois entendre encore
3. Joseph Colombo, Tony Murena - La vie d'ici bas
4. Albert Lasry, Charles Trenet - Le soleil et la lune
5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Reine de la nuit (Pierre Cussac)
6. Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre
7. Giacomo Puccini - E lucevan le stelle
8. Jean-Philippe Rameau - Soleil, fuis de ces lieux
9. Alain Clavier - Éternelle
10. Frederick Edward Weatherly - Danny boy
11. Maurice Yvain - Je chante la nuit
12. Henry Purcell - See Even Night Herself Is Here
13. Bernice Petkere - Close Your Eyes
14. Léo Delibes - Sous le ciel tout étoilé
15. Richard Wagner - Romance à l'étoile

Agathe Peyrat, soprano & ukulele

Pierre Cussac, accordion & voice

Date: 2026

Label: Alpha Classics

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Soprano and ukulelist Agathe Peyrat and accordionist and vocalist Pierre Cussac form an inventive duo renowned for their genre-blending versatility. In their latest program, the pair reimagines classical opera arias and art songs, including works by Mozart, Debussy, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Puccini, Delibes, and Wagner, alongside popular chansons by Maurice Yvain, Charles Trenet, André Minvielle, and Brigitte Fontaine. Through custom arrangements themed around night and day, Peyrat and Cussac transform traditional pieces into intimate songs. Their performances navigate the full spectrum between shadow and light, driven by a shared, contagious joy of collaborative music-making.

Soprano and ukulelist Agathe Peyrat has built a distinctive career defined by cross-disciplinary freedom, drawing on classical training at the Maîtrise de Radio France and London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Equally at home in traditional opera, contemporary musical theater, and non-classical song, she has performed at major venues, including the Philharmonie de Paris, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, with acclaimed ensembles like Pygmalion and Aedes. Peyrat frequently collaborates on innovative theatrical adaptations, leads cabaret and song projects with her ukulele, and performs in an inventive duo with accordionist Pierre Cussac, reflecting a commitment to music that transcends genre boundaries.

Accordionist and bandoneonist Pierre Cussac, a graduate of the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP) and the Sorbonne, is an eclectic musician and arranger whose artistic style blends classical, traditional, and jazz influences with improvisation. A laureate of the Fondation Cziffra, Cussac has performed worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician at major venues including the Berliner Philharmonie, Tokyo International Forum, and Palais Garnier alongside leading ensembles such as the Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris and Klangforum Wien. Known for cross-genre collaborations with artists like Agathe Peyrat and ensembles like La Symphonie de Poche, he frequently devises original, audience-focused programs and recordings.

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