Les Retrouvailles

Les Retrouvailles
Studio album by
Released23 May 2005
GenreClassical crossover
Length43:33
LabelIci, d'ailleurs...
ProducerYann Tiersen and Fabrice Laureau
Yann Tiersen chronology
Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright
(2004)
Les Retrouvailles
(2005)
On Tour
(2006)

Les Retrouvailles is the fifth studio album by French musician Yann Tiersen. Released in 2005 through Ici, d'ailleurs... record label, it features a number of high-profile guest vocalists, both French and Anglophone alike: Christophe Miossec, Dominique A, Elizabeth Fraser (of the Cocteau Twins), Jane Birkin, and Stuart Staples (of the Tindersticks). As is customary with his albums, Tiersen showcases his multi-instrumental skills, which on the album encompasses the accordion, piano, mandolin, and harpsichord, among others.

Les Retrouvailles also includes a DVD featuring a short film entitled La Traversée, directed by Aurelie du Boys, which documents the making of the album and incorporates an animated video for the non-album track, "Le Train," and also live versions of a handful of songs.