Close your eyes and allow Jonathan Nott, the Marc Perrenoud Trio and the OSR transport you into the immortal world of film music by Michel Legrand. One of the most prolific composers in the history of cinema, both in Europe and in the United States, Michel Legrand was awarded three Oscars. Unparalleled in his ability to combine rhythm and melody, Legrand was popular as an arranger, jazzman, singer and composer.

French musicals such as Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort and Jacques Demy'sPeau d'Âne are full of themes that have travelled the world. The atmosphere changes with the music for Robert Mulligan's Summer of ‘42, the story of love affair between a shy, dreamy teenager and a young woman whose husband is away at war. This delicate film is illuminated by the romantic music of Michel Legrand. Released in 1968, The Thomas Crown Affair starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. Michel Legrand saved the film by suggesting to the director that he cut it down from five hours to one hour and forty minutes with a splendid score.

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