Philip Chiu - "Voyages" / Pianist Philip Chiu presents Voyages, "a deeply personal album that represents a humble attempt to capture something elusive to me: a sense of belonging. Where do we belong? To whom do we belong? What belongs to us, what is ours simply because it was handed to us, and what is ours because we chose it?
Arion Orchestre Baroque/Mathieu Lussier - "Les Soupers du Roy" / The French spirit of the "Grand Siècle des Lumières" shines through this new album with Arion Orchestre Baroque, conducted by Mathieu Lussier. Taking it's name from a work composed by Michel-Richard Delalande, Les Soupers du Roy features works by French baroque composers including André Cardinal Destouches, François Colin de Blamont, Jean-Philippe Rameau and François Francœur.
Marie Nadeau-Tremblay - "Obsession" / "Obsession" is the fascinating theme of violinist Marie Nadeau-Tremblay's new album. She is joined by Mélisande Corriveau (viola da gamba), Eric Milnes (harpsichord and organ) and Kerry Bursey (tenor and lute). The works on this album share obsessive or compulsive characteristics: a theme and it's variations (Louis-Gabriel Guillemain's "La Furstemberg," La Folia, Une jeune fillette); a repeated basso continuo line (pieces by Dietrich Buxtehude and Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber) or a haunting rondo theme that returns constantly (François Francoeur). Virgin Music Group; Virgin Music International; Classical
Flûte Alors! - "Scherzi forastieri" / The Montréal-based ensemble Flûte Alors! Takes a journey into the musical world of Renaissance Italy on it's new album, Scherzi forastieri. The program features instrumental versions of canzonas (songs) from Giovanni Antonio Cangiasi's collection of the same name, along with madrigals by Cipriano de Rore, Girolamo Dalla Casa and Nicolò Corradini. Virgin Music Group; Virgin Music International; Classical
ATMA Classique is proud to present Art Choral, Vol. 6: Moderne with Ensemble ArtChoral under the direction of Matthias Maute. Volume 6 surveys modern choral repertoire from 20th and 21st century composers, including Canadian Andrew Balfour (Pr?ter rerum seriem), Americans Samuel Barber (Agnus Dei), Aaron Copland (Help Us, O Lord), and Morten Lauridsen (O magnum mysterium), and English composer Edward Elgar, among others.
Ensemble ArtChoral/Matthias Maute - "Art Choral, Vol. 2: Baroque I" / Ensemble ArtChoral under the direction of Matthias Maute. Volume 2 surveys choral repertoire by late Renaissance and early Baroque masters such as Claudio Monteverdi (Italy), Carlo Gesulado (Spain), Gaspar Fernandes (Portugal), Heinrich Schütz, Hans Leo Hassler (Germany) and Henry Purcell (England) - composers whose music reflects the flowering of vocal polyphony in pre-baroque Europe. Virgin Music Group; ATMA Classique; Classical.
Luc Beauséjour - "Bach : Un itinéraire" / Harpsichordist and organist Luc Beauséjour makes his ATMA Classique debut. This musical biography of Bach follows an itinerary of different locations where the composer worked or held posts. Luc explains, "The various jobs Johann Sebastian Bach held during his life, whether working for a prince or a municipality, influenced his musical production. I have selected one piece written at each of the places in which Bach worked, so this recording project offers a panorama of his works for harpsichord." Virgin Music Group; ATMA Classique; Classical
