Jane Birkin - Birkin Gainsbourg: Le Symphonique - Music & Performance - CD

Japanese pianist/composer Nobuyuki Nakajima arranged these dramatic symphonic adaptations of Gainsbourg classics for this 2017 album by Serge's longtime lover and muse. No one has more of a personal connection to these compositions than Birkin, and you've never heard treatments of these beloved French songs like these: "L'anamour," "La Javanaise," "L'amour de Moi," "Les Dessous Chics," "Ces Petits Riens," "Une Chose Entre Autres," "Pull Marine" and more. This new limited-edition release adds an unissued instrumental medley plus a very special DVD: 40 minutes of private Gainsbourg/Birkin footage with Jane's commentary. And that second CD? It's their live-in-2012 "Via Japan" release, previously available only in Japan! Warner Classics/Parlophone.