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Suzanne Taffot, Catherine Daniel, Paul Williamson, Brandon Coleman - La Flambeau (2024)

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Suzanne Taffot, Catherine Daniel, Paul Williamson, Brandon Coleman - La Flambeau (2024)

Suzanne Taffot, Catherine Daniel, Paul Williamson, Brandon Coleman - La Flambeau (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet | 1:22:18 | 375 Mb
Genre: Classical

ATMA Classique is delighted to release the world premiere recording of David Bontemps’ 2020 chamber opera La Flambeau, based on the eponymous drama by Haitian playwright Faubert Bolivar. La Flambeau was premiered on February 7, 2023 at Montréal’s Salle Pierre-Mercure with Suzanne Taffot, Catherine Daniel, Paul Williamson and Brandon Coleman and the Orchestre classique de Montréal, conducted by Alain Trudel.Set in Haiti, the libretto for La Flambeau was adapted by Bontemps himself. La Flambeau tells the story of a dysfunctional couple, Monsieur (a narcissistic, ambitious intellectual obsessed with the ideals of the Republic) and Mademoiselle (who talks to her dead parents), who hire a working-class housewife. Through imposed dogma and deceptive behaviour, Monsieur abuses Mademoiselle. After a trial and a surreal confession, Monsieur is condemned through a kind of popular justice to become a zombie at the service of all.

Les Voix Baroques - Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri (2007)

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Les Voix Baroques - Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri (2007)

Les Voix Baroques - Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri (2007)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 54:02 | 243 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique | Catalog: ACD2 2563

Following on the heels of the practically definitive Cantus Cölln performance of Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri, this Atma Classique disc featuring Les Voix Baroques – a sort of all-star assemblage of early music vocalists – has a tough row to hoe. The singing – as one might expect from talents such as Suzie LeBlanc and Catherine Webster – is indeed excellent throughout, but there remain two significant problems with this recording, the first being the thin and rather scrawny recording, not helped by what sounds like a rather bare-bones approach to continuo.

Louise Bessette - Anthony Rozankovic: Origami (2024)

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Louise Bessette - Anthony Rozankovic: Origami (2024)

Louise Bessette - Anthony Rozankovic: Origami (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:22:17 | 227 / 188 Mb
Genre: Classical

With her latest recording, Origami, pianist Louise Bessette unveils a few pages from the musical journal of Montreal composer Anthony Rozankovic.His "origami music" or "score sculptures" are alternately dissonant, syncopated, consonant, lyrical, or chaotic, according to film producer Carl Leblanc, author of the album's liner notes.11 of the 16 sixteen pieces on Origami started out as film music, with the composer conveying intense emotions – from the fate of migrants (Errance) to a greeting card in the form of a paper bouquet at Auschwitz (Origami). Among the other works are four concert pieces including Mosaique therianthropique and La Jungle jongle, composed for Louise Bessette.

Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 4 (2007)

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Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 4 (2007)

Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 4 (2007)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:40:50 | 783 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique | Catalog: 2278

The popularity of the film Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings of the World) has revived the fortunes of a shadowy composer named Sainte-Colombe, who was active in the late seventeenth century. The film was largely fictitious, but subsequent research, much of it nicely summarized in the notes to this disc, has shed light on who Sainte-Colombe might have been and has actually backed up some of the guesses made by filmmakers and by novelist Pascal Quignard, on whose book Tous les matins du monde was based.

Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 3 (2005)

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Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 3 (2005)

Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 3 (2005)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:40:51 | 733 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique | Catalog: 22277

The popularity of the film Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings of the World) has revived the fortunes of the shadowy composer named Sainte-Colombe, who was active in the late seventeenth century. The film was largely fictitious, but subsequent research, much of it nicely summarized in the notes to this disc, has shed light on who Sainte-Colombe might have been, and has shown that the filmmakers, and the novelist (Pascal Quignard) who wrote the novel on which Tous les matins du monde was based, made some good guesses about him.

Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 2 (2004)

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Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 2 (2004)

Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 2 (2004)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:31:37 | 679 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique | Catalog: 22276

Amongst the many discs recorded for ATMA, this duo is continuing their complete series of works for two violas da gamba by M'sieur Sainte-Colombe. Volume Two of this series, another 2-CD set, echoes the beautiful work done in Volume One, with seventeen more concerts (19-35). Again the players demonstrate a profound empathy with the marvels of the French viola da gamba repertoire. Their approach continues to feel just right, creating a fluid sensuous sound that reinforces the unearthly nature of this unique music.

Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 1 (2003)

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Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 1 (2003)

Les Voix Humaines - Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes esgales, Volume 1 (2003)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:54:02 | 820 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique | Catalog: 22275

With this first volume, Les Voix Humaines members Margaret Little and Susie Napper embark on a very ambitious cycle to record all of Sainte Colombe the Elder's 67 "Concerts a deux violes esgales" (concerts for two bass viols). On evidence of the first 18 offered here, the interpretations are consistently quicker and noticeably sunnier compared to the few other recordings of several of these pieces.

Arion Orchestre Baroque, Mathieu Lussier - Les soupers du roy (2023)

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Arion Orchestre Baroque, Mathieu Lussier - Les soupers du roy (2023)

Arion Orchestre Baroque, Mathieu Lussier - Les soupers du roy (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:12:00 | 363 / 166 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Les Disques ATMA Inc.

The French spirit of the "Grand Siecle des Lumieres" shines through this new album with Arion Orchestre Baroque, conducted by Mathieu Lussier.Taking its name from a work composed by Michel-Richard Delalande, Les soupers du roy (The King's Supper) features works by French baroque composers including Andre Cardinal Destouches, Francois Colin de Blamont, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Francois Francoeur.All the scores used for this recording come from the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles (CMBV), thanks to an exceptional partnership between Arion Orchestre Baroque and the CMBV.Under the auspices of Hotel des Menus-Plaisirs in Versailles, the collaboration between Arion and CMBV combines the expertise required to rediscover and promote French musical heritage of the 17th and 18th centuries. A cornerstone of Montreal's music scene for over forty years, Arion Baroque Orchestra is a pioneer in the Canadian world of early music on period instruments.

Louis-Philippe Marsolais, David Jalbert, Philip Chiu - Clara et Robert Schumann - musique de chambre pour cor (2023)

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Louis-Philippe Marsolais, David Jalbert, Philip Chiu - Clara et Robert Schumann - musique de chambre pour cor (2023)

Louis-Philippe Marsolais, David Jalbert, Philip Chiu - Clara et Robert Schumann - musique de chambre pour cor (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 65:18 | 150 / 203 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Les Disques ATMA Inc.

For his latest ATMA Classique recording, horn player Louis-Philippe Marsolais has chosen a selection of chamber music by Clara and Robert Schumann composed for various instruments, some of which have been transcribed for horn. He is joined by pianists Philip Chiu and David Jalbert, and cellists Stéphane Tétreault and Cameron Crozman.

Louise Bessette - Hommage a Francois Dompierre (2023)

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Louise Bessette - Hommage a Francois Dompierre (2023)

Louise Bessette - Hommage a Francois Dompierre (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:12:46 | 166 / 212 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Les Disques ATMA Inc.

Pour célébrer les 80 ans de l’un des compositeurs vivants les plus réputés du Québec, la pianiste Louise Bessette présente Hommage à François Dompierre : un album de musique pour piano incluant plusieurs des œuvres composées pour le cinéma, quelques œuvres inédites, et des pièces pour deux pianos avec le compositeur lui-même au deuxième piano. À souligner également, la pièce « Entre mer et chanterelles » écrite pour Louise Bessette en hommage au compositeur Gilles Tremblay et « Un bonheur d’occasion », un duo particulier dans lequel François Dompierre improvise, et Louise Bessette joue une partition écrite par le compositeur.La musique de Dompierre englobe un large éventail de styles et de genres, du classique au jazz en passant par les bandes originales de films, et l’album hommage de Louise Bessette devrait plaire à un grand nombre de mélomanes.

Notturna & Christopher Palameta - Calcutta 1789 - À la croisée de l'Europe et de l'Inde (2023)

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Notturna & Christopher Palameta - Calcutta 1789 - À la croisée de l'Europe et de l'Inde (2023)

Notturna & Christopher Palameta - Calcutta 1789 - À la croisée de l'Europe et de l'Inde (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:05:07 | 150 / 360 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Les Disques ATMA Inc.

Calcutta 1789 – À la croisée de l’Europe et de l’Inde, le nouvel album de Notturna, est un portrait fascinant de la vie musicale en Inde au XVIIIe siècle, pendant la période coloniale britannique. Sous la direction de Christopher Palameta, le programme associe la musique indienne traditionnelle à des œuvres de Purcell, Handel, J. C. Bach et d’autres compositeurs européens. Les instrumentistes de Notturna sont rejoints par la sonorité voluptueuse du sitar, joué par Uwe Neumann, et du tabla, joué par Shawn Mativetsky.Inspiré d’un programme de concert de 1789 découvert dans les archives de Calcutta, l’enregistrement reconstitue le riche échange culturel qui s’est développé entre les musiciens indiens et anglais amenés en Inde dans l’entourage de la Compagnie britannique des Indes Orientales.

Les Voix Humaines - Anguille sous roche (2023)

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Les Voix Humaines - Anguille sous roche (2023)

Les Voix Humaines - Anguille sous roche (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 55:52 | 263 / 128 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: ATMA Classique

ATMA Classique est ravie de présenter Anguille sous roche, le premier enregistrement de la dernière mouture du célèbre duo de violes Les Voix humaines. Le nouveau binôme est composé de Mélisande Corriveau, qui succède à la cofondatrice du duo, Margaret Little, et de Susie Napper. Corriveau et Napper se produisent ensemble depuis deux décennies en tant que membres du Consort Les Voix humaines. Toutes deux jouent sur des violes historiques du luthier londonien Barak Norman.

Reuven Rothman, Lucas Harris, Matthew Larkin, Jonathan Oldengarm - Johann Sebastian Bach - Six Motets (2023)

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Reuven Rothman, Lucas Harris, Matthew Larkin, Jonathan Oldengarm - Johann Sebastian Bach - Six Motets (2023)

Reuven Rothman, Lucas Harris, Matthew Larkin, Jonathan Oldengarm - Johann Sebastian Bach - Six Motets (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 59:56 | 137 / 280 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Les Disques ATMA Inc.

The newest recording by the Juno-Award winning Ottawa Bach Choir on the ATMA Classique label, features six Motets by J.S Bach: Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225; Der Geist hilft, BWV 226; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Fürchte dich nicht, BWV 228; Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229; and Lobet den Herrn, BWV 230. The choir is accompanied by an expanded baroque continuo, featuring Jonathan Oldengarm, organist; Matthew Larkin, harpsichord; Lucas Harris, theorbo; Jean-Christophe Lizotte, cello; and Reuven Rothman, double bass.

Studio de Musique ancienne de Montréal, Christopher Jackson - Musica Vaticana (2011)

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Studio de Musique ancienne de Montréal, Christopher Jackson - Musica Vaticana (2011)

Studio de Musique ancienne de Montréal, Christopher Jackson - Musica Vaticana (2011)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 263 MB | 56:58
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique

With this 2011 release, Musica Vaticana, Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, led by its founder Christopher Jackson, solidifies its reputation as one of the very finest choirs specializing in music of the Baroque and Renaissance. Its tone is warmly blended and pure, and it is able to produce a wide range of tonal colors suited to whatever is being performed. Most importantly, the chorus enters fully into the spirit of the music, so its performances are lively and spontaneous-sounding.

Marc Hervieux, Louise-Andree Baril - A Napoli: Italian Popular Songs (2011)

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Marc Hervieux, Louise-Andree Baril - A Napoli: Italian Popular Songs (2011)

Marc Hervieux, Louise-Andree Baril - A Napoli: Italian Popular Songs (2011)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 267 MB | 52:23
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique

Refusing to pander to the classical pop market, "Quebec's answer to Pavarotti," Marc Hervieux, continues with his quest to bring opera in its purest form back to the charts with his third studio album, A Napoli. Indeed, the follow-up to 2010's Tenor Arias suggests that the Montreal Conservatory of Music graduate still isn't yet concerned with making his craft accessible to the wider public as he confidently tackles 15 of his favorite Neapolitan songs, most of which will be only familiar to opera aficionados.