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Mariage - Mendelssohn & Wagner Wedding Marches and vocal airs sung by Marc Hervieux, Karina Gauvin, Suzie LeBlanc

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-06-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Louis Vierne: Carillon de Westminster; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Antonio...
Performers: Beaulac, Stephane; Belanger, Philippe; Boucher, Vincent; Gauvin, Karina; Hervieux, Marc; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Rousseau, Regis; Swartz, Jennifer; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors: Weimann, Alexander; Labadie, Bernard; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]
Ensemble: Académie Baroque de Montréal ; Arion (Canada); Les Violons du Roy; Tempo Rubato

Mariage offers two of the most celebrated wedding marches of the Romantic repertoire, one by Richard Wagner and the other by Felix Mendelssohn, played on...continue...

A Napoli: Favorite Italian songs & arias by Tosti, Leoncavallo, Rossini, Galdieri, et al. / Marc Hervieux, tenor

1 CD / ATMA / 2011-09-27

Works: Vincenzo Russo: I te vurria vasà, for ensemble; Gioachino Rossini: La danza. Tarantella Napolitana ("Già la luna è in mezzo al mare"), for voice & piano (Soirées music; Pa...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Benny, Marie-Andree; Bolshoy, Daniel; Chenevert, Yan; Desgagne, Alain; Gadbois, Annie; Hervieux, Marc; Lizotte, Caroline; Marchand, Josee; Pilon, Francois; Triquet, Julie

Following the great success of Le Premier Noël and Tenor Arias, tenor Marc Hervieux returns with A Napoli, his third ATMA CD, dedicated to Neapolitan...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-François-de-Sales, Laval, Québec, Canada (06/2009).

Refusing to pander to the classical pop market, "Quebec's answer to Pavarotti," Marc Hervi...continue...

Divine Musick: The Late Works of Benjamin Britten

1 CD / ATMA / 2010-09-28

Works: William Croft: A Hymn on Divine Musick; Pelham Humfrey: Lord! I have sinned; A Hymne to God the father "Wilt thou forgive that sin"; Jeremiah Clarke: Blest Be These Sweet Regions; John Blow: Oh! that...
Performers: Swartz, Jennifer; Wiliford, Lawrence

"Light-voiced, mellifluous, pleasing, Wiliford makes easier listening than Pears could sometimes be in the twilight of his career...The balance between voice and harp is excellent...continue...
Recording information: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québe (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)....continue...

Le Premier Noël / Marc Hervieux

1 CD / ATMA / 2009-10-27

Works: Christmas Traditional: Venez divin Messie (O Come, Divine Messiah), carol (French); Le premier Noël, carol (French); Minuit Chrétiens; Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Ça, ber...
Performers: Hervieux, Marc; Rousseau, Régis; Swartz, Jennifer

"Quebec star opera tenor Marc Hervieux presents this homage to traditional French Christmas carols, using familiar, old arrangements. The dead-traditional selection of carols and anthems...continue...

Handel's Harp / Maxine Eilander, Cyndia Sieden, Stephen Stubbs, Seattle Baroque Orchestra

1 CD / ATMA / 2009-08-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Esther; Saul; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Giulio Cesare; Rinaldo; Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Alexander Balus
Performers: Eilander, Maxine; Sieden, Cyndia; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]
Conductors: Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]
Ensemble: Seattle Baroque Orchestra

Handel's complete music for harp on a single CD for the first time. Handel used the harp in everything from operas and oratorios to adaptations...continue...

The Garden of Peacocks / Swartz, Gemmell

1 CD / ATMA / 2009-02-24

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 1; Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2; Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Bernard Andres: Le Jardin des Paons, for 2 harps; Elder John Thomas: Grand duet for ...
Performers: Gemmel, Lori; Swartz, Jennifer

BBC Music Magazine
These Canadian harpists nicely contrast duet arrangements of Respighi and Eric Clapton against an impressive Grand Duet by Queen Victoria's harpist John Thomas...continue...

Lawes: Harp Consorts / Les Voix Humaines

1 CD / ATMA / 2008-08-26

Works: William Lawes: Harp Consorts; Duo for guitar & harp
Performers: Eilander, Maxine; Greenberg, David; Little, Margaret; Napper, Susan; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Voix Humaines

The eleven consorts by William Lawes (1602-45) for harp, bass, viola de gamba, violin and theorbo are known collectively as "The Harp Consorts". Written during...continue...

Eldon Rathburn: Works / Chamber Players of Canada

1 CD / ATMA / 2006-08-01

Works: Eldon Rathburn: Fanfare, for brass quintet; Ottawa Suite, for string quartet; Andante, for string quartet; Scherzo Humouresque, for string quartet; A Farewell to Lou, for clarinet & string quartet; P...
Performers: Annand, Thomas; Armour, Julian; Atkinson, Nicholas; Bruneau, Murielle; Crow, Jonathan; Donnelly, Karen; Ellias, Roddy; G'froerer, Joanna; Lafrance, Manon; Milani, Manuela; Renshaw, Donald; Slater, Go...

"Solo instruments are added in several of the works. In 'A Farewell to Lou' (2000), an elegy on the death of Canadian composer Louis Applebaum,...continue...

Feux d'Artifice-Fireworks / Montréal Baroque Festival, et al

2 CD / ATMA / 2005-10-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Orazio Vecchi: Le Veglie di siena; François Devienne: Les Visitandines, opera; Nino Rota: Harp Concerto in G major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantat...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Destrube, Marc; Fialkowska, Janina [Piano]; Gauvin, Karina; Kulan, Aline; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Loiselle, Benoit; Lussier, Mathieu; Moisan, Andre; Plourde, Jean-Luc; ...
Conductors: ; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Labadie, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Les Boréades de Montréal ; Les Violons du Roy; Les Voix Humaines; Theatre of Early Music; Toronto Consort

'Music for the Royal Fireworks' (1749) had originally been composed, as instructed by King George II, for a large complement of "martial instruments only:" nine...continue...

Marcello: Salmi di Davide / Rinat Shaham, Fuoco e Cenere

1 CD / ATMA / 2004-11-01

Works: Benedetto Marcello: Estro poetico-armonico, psalm settings for vocal soloists & continuo, SF. 601-51; Sonata for 2 cellos & continuo in C minor, SF. 753 (Op. 2/2); Sonata for 2 cellos & continuo in B...
Performers: Fentross, Mike; Johannel, Francoise; Maurette, Arianne; Napper, Susan; Sempe, Skip; Shaham, Rinat

Salzedo, Lizotte, Grandjany: Harp Music / Jennifer Swartz

1 CD / ATMA / 2003-09-01

Works: Carlos Salzédo: Preludes (5) for harp; Germaine Tailleferre: Sonata for harp, W. 114; Caroline Lizotte: Suite Galactique, for harp, Op. 39; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for harp; Marcel Grandjany: Rha...
Performers: Swartz, Jennifer

Schafer: String Quartet no 8, Beauty and the Beast

1 CD / ATMA / 2003-04-01

Works: R. Murray Schafer: Quartet for Strings no 8; Theseus, for harp & string quartet; Beauty and the Beast, for voice & string quartet
Performers: Nesrallah, Julie; Swartz, Jennifer

Rota: La Strada, etc / Nézet-Séguin, Swartz, Trudel, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2003-02-01

Works: Nino Rota: La Strada, suite from the ballet for orchestra; Harp Concerto in G major; Concerto for Trombone in C major
Performers: Swartz, Jennifer; Trudel, Alain [Conductor / Trombone]
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick

Ay que si! / Le Blanc, Eilander, Voix Humaines

1 CD / ATMA / 2002-05-01

Works: Manuel Machado: Dos estrellas le siguen, coplas a 4; José Marín: Mi señora Mariantaños, for voice & guitar (continuo); Ojos pues me desdeñais, for voice & guitar (continuo); ...
Performers: Eilander, Maxine; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Little, Margaret; Napper, Susan; Samman, Rafik
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Voix Humaines

Carter / Lorraine Vaillancourt, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne

1 CD / ATMA / 2002-01-01

Works: Elliott Carter: Enchanted Preludes, for flute & cello; Con Leggerezza Pensosa - Omaggio a Italo Calvino, for clarinet, violin & cello; Triple Duo, for ensemble; Gra; Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrass...
Performers: Duquette, Charles; Lizotte, Caroline
Conductors: Vaillancourt, Lorraine
Ensemble: Nouvel Ensemble Moderne

Musique de Chambre - Schickele, etc / Allegra Chamber Music

1 CD / ATMA / 2000-10-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Musique de Chambre no 1 for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, harp & piano, H. 376; Peter Schickele: Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Aaron Copland: Piano Quartet; Sergey ...
Performers: Aldrich, Simon; Beaudry, Pascale; Fieldman-Fraiberg, Dorothy; Foster, Martin; Francavilla, Nadia; Lupien, Francine; Skorzewska, Katherina; Swartz, Jennifer

Montanés: Al-Hambra; Falla: El Amor brujo / Beaupré, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 1997-09-01

Works: José-Manuel Montañés: Al-Hamra, for ensemble; José Evangelista: Ramillete de canciones populares, songs (7) for soprano & ensemble; Manuel de Falla: El Amor brujo, concert...
Performers: Beaupre, Odette; Gadbois, Annie; Giguere, Pascale; Lizotte, Caroline; Vallieres, Jean
Conductors: Lacroix, Veronique
Ensemble: Ensemble Contemporain Montréal+