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O Sweet Woods: Irish And Scottish Airs by Dowland and Burns / Munro

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-02-26

Works: Scottish Traditional: Work(s); Leezie Lindsay, song; The Dewey Dells of Yarrow; Matt Highland; Bonny Barbry O, song; Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon, folk song; Robert Burns: Craigieburn Wood; Scot...
Performers: Hall, Meredith; Slattery, Michael [Tenor Vocal]; White, Matthew [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: La Nef; Skye Consort

The Scottish and Irish airs and instrumental pieces chosen for this delightful new sampler were selected from previous popular ATMA recordings. Michael Slattery sings John...continue...
Includes lament for the death of his second wife (gow) / th by various composers....continue...

Turlutte et Reel / Suzie LeBlanc; La Nef, Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-11-13

Works: Quebecois Traditional: Turlutte et reel; Reel a bouche / Dans Paris y' a t' une brune, medley of traditional melodies; Le navire de Bayonne; Valse d'Évangéline / Acadiana Two Step, medl...
Performers: Bordeleau, Michel; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Miron, Normand; Norman, Chris
Conductors:
Ensemble: Joli Bois; La Nef; Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer

For holiday merrymaking, ATMA proposes a jaunt to Quebec and into the world of Acadian traditional music with a festive compilation of turluttes (wordless songs),...continue...
Includes reels côté-benoœt-leblanc by various composers....continue...

Prima Donna - Arias by Handel, Vivaldi & Vinci / Karina Gauoin, soprano

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-09-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Lotario, HWV 26; Orlando, HWV 31; Concerto grosso, Op. 3/1, HWV 312; Sosarme, HWV 30; Flavio, HWV 16; Alcina, HWV 34; Concerto grosso, Op. 6/8, HWV 326; Atalanta, HWV 35; Leo...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina; Weimann, Alexander
Conductors: Weimann, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Arion Baroque Orchestra

Canadian superstar soprano Karina Gauvin pays tribute to Baroque diva Anna Maria Strada del Pò, singing rarities by Vinci, Vivaldi and some of the greatest...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Agustin de Mirabel, Québec (05/2012)....continue...

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...

Haydn Arias / Soprano Jane Archibald

1 CD / ATMA / 2011-04-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: L'anima del filosofo, ossia Orfeo ed Euridice; Il mondo della luna; L'isola disabitata; L'Incontro Improvviso; Orlando Paladino
Performers: Archibald, Jane
Conductors: Rösner, Thomas

Canadian soprano Jane Archibald's artistry is generating excitement across Europe and North America with engagements at the Bavarian State Opera, the Opera National de Paris,...continue...
Recording information: Konzertsaal Solothurn, Switzerland (09/2010)....continue...

Fête Galante / French songs for soprano & piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2011-01-25

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Mélodies (5), Op. 58 "de Venise"; Clair de lune, Op. 46 no 2; Aurore, Op. 39 no 1; Maurice Ravel: Mélodies populaires grecques (5); Claude Debussy: Fêtes galantes...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

In collaboration with Espace musique (Radio-Canada), ATMA Classique presents a reissue of an outstanding recital of French songs with soprano Karina Gauvin and pianist Marc-André...continue...
Recording information: Studio 12, Maison de Radio-Canada, Montreal (05/14/1999-05/15/1999)....continue...

Nobil Donna / La Nef

1 CD / ATMA / 2010-09-28

Works: Giovanni Felice Sances: Accenti queruli; Cantada sopra il passacaglia "Usurpator tiranno"; Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger: Corrente no 5; Sinfonia no 12; Stefano Landi: Amarillide, deh vieni; Mentre ...
Performers: LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Weimann, Alexander
Conductors: Weimann, Alexander
Ensemble: La Nef

"Her anguished singing of the great lament 'Lasciate Averno' is immensely moving, without compromising vocal purity...All the musicians display the greatest skill and stylistic sensitivity...This...continue...
Recording information: Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada (06/2009)....continue...

Britten: Les Illuminations

1 CD / ATMA / 2010-08-31

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Prelude and Fugue for 18-part String Orchestra, Op. 29; Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Now sleeps the crimson petal, song for tenor, ...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina; Giguère, Pascale; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe
Conductors: Zeitouni, Jean-Marie

"Gauvin is a seductive interpreter of [Les Illuminations]. Her glinting sound gives a diamantine shimmer to the heroic passages, yet she never sacrifices the essential...continue...
Recording information: Salle Raoul-Jobin, Palais Montcalm, Québec, Quebec, Can (04/2009)....continue...

Into Light

1 CD / ATMA / 2010-03-30

Works: Imant Raminsh: Ave, verum corpus; R. Murray Schafer: Three Hymns (from "The Fall Into Light"), for voice & chorus; Rupert Lang: Agneau de Dieu, for chorus; Earth Teach Me, for chorus; Claude Vivier: ...
Performers: Alexander, Peter [Vocals]; Barnes, Ariel; Dundas, Joanna; Goheen, Katherine; Price, Lane
Conductors: Underhill, Owen

The artistic concept for musica intima’s CD into light is a recording comprised entirely of contemporary Canadian works for choral ensemble written during the past...continue...
Recording information: Ryerson United Church, Vancouver, BC, Canada (2008-11-17&2008-11-19&2008-)....continue...

Armenian Chamber Music

1 CD / ATMA / 2010-02-23

Works: Arno Babadjanian: Piano Trio; Serouj Kradjian: Elegy for Restive Souls for clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Parsegh Ganatchian: Oror, lullaby for soprano, clarinet & 4 cellos; Aram Khachaturian: Trio...
Performers: Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Janzen, Roberta; Laing, Amy; Zelenka, Winona

The Amici chamber ensemble has been at the forefront of the Canadian chamber music scene for the past two decades. Their first recording on the...continue...
Recording information: Studio Glenn Gould, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (05/15/2009-05/17/2009)....continue...

Carissimi Oratorios

1 CD / ATMA / 2010-02-23

Works: Giacomo Carissimi: Jonas; Jephte; Ezechia, oratorio for 5 voices, 2 violins & continuo; Job, oratorio for 3 voices & continuo (doubtful)
Performers: Balzer, Colin; Duncan, Tyler; Keohane, Maria; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Thompson, Sumner; Webster, Catherine; White, Matthew [Countertenor Vocal]; Wiliford, Lawrence
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Voix Baroques

Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674) was the greatest exponent of the Latin sacred historia (oratorio). He spent his whole life in Rome as maestro di cappella at...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada (01/06/2009-01/08/2009)....continue...

Ophelie, Lieder Et Melodies

1 CD / ATMA / 2010-02-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Dirti addio, aria for soprano, horn & piano; Richard Strauss: Alphorn ("Ein Alphorn hör' ich schallen"), song for voice, horn & piano, o.Op. 29 (TrV 64, AV 29); Hector Berlioz...
Performers: Fiset, Marianne; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe; McMahon, Michael

From Franz Schubert to Canadian composer Denis Gougeon, the music on this CD invites us into a poetic world of heartfelt fervor and natural beauty....continue...
Recording information: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, Saint-Irénée, Qu (12/15/2009-12/17/2009)....continue...

Le Gala du 30e Anniversaire

2 CD / ATMA / 2010-01-26

Works: Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Un ballo in maschera; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La rondine; Gioachino Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri; ...
Performers: Addis, Phillip; Beaudin, Pascale; Belanger, Antoine; Breault, Caroline; Claire, Layla; Corbisiero, Gianna; Dahl, Gregory; Dupuis, Etienne; Fiset, Marianne; Fortin, Lyne; Hervieux, Marc; Jakobsch, Ran...
Conductors: Trudel, Alain

In collaboration with Espace musique (Radio-Canada), ATMA Classique presents a double CD live recording of the gala concert marking the 30th anniversary of one of...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts, Montréal, Québ (12/06/2009)....continue...

Porpora: Arias / Alan Curtis, Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco

1 CD / ATMA / 2009-08-25

Works: Nicola Porpora: Adelaide, opera; Ezio, opera; Polifemo, opera; Festa d'Imeneo, opera; Orlando, opera; Arianna in Nasso, opera
Performers: Gauvin, Karina
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

With her enchanting voice, profound musicality and extraordinary vocal range, the Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin has been seducing audiences and critics around the world. Following...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...

Bach: Cantatas pour la Nativité / Milnes, Mauch, White, Daniels, Van der Kamp, et al

1 Super Audio CD / ATMA / 2008-10-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Cantata no 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122; Cantata no 123, "Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen" BWV 123; Canta...
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Mauch, Monika; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Milnes, Eric
Ensemble: Montréal Baroque Orchestra

Directed from the organ by Eric Milnes, the four solo singers and instrumentalists deliver an interpretation faithful to historical sources. These works are performed on...continue...

Handel: Arias / Gauvin, Weimann, Tempo Rubato

1 CD / ATMA / 2008-10-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Rinaldo; Der Messias; Hercules; Semele; Alexander Balus; Jephtha; Athalia, HWV 52; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; ...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina
Conductors: Weimann, Alexander
Ensemble: Tempo Rubato

'Handel Arias' is Gauvin's fifth recording for ATMA and features arias from Handel's London oratorios inlcuding 'Messiah', 'Semele', 'Samson', 'Jephta and Solomon', among others. Also...continue...

Messiaen: Chants de Terre et de Ciel, Vocalise, etc / Suzie LeBlanc, Lawrence Wiliford, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2008-09-30

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Mélodies (3); La mort du nombre; Vocalise-Etude for Clarinet and Piano; Chants de terre et de ciel; Thème et Variations for Violin and Piano
Performers: Andriani, Laura; Kortgaard, Robert; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Wiliford, Lawrence

ATMA celebrates the centenary of French composer Olivier Messiaen, one of the most important composers of the mid- to late-20th century. Suzie LeBlanc is best-known...continue...

Naturally Telemann

1 CD / ATMA / 2008-06-24

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for recorder, viola da gamba, strings & continuo in A minor, TWV 52; Concerto for flute, violin & strings in E minor "Concerto à Sei", TWV 52; Overture, suite fo...
Performers: Colpron, Francis; Kraemer, Manfredo; Mauch, Monika
Conductors: ; Maute, Matthias
Ensemble: Ensemble Caprice; Les Boréades de Montréal

The 'Naturally' series is a "green" series in eco-friendly packaging....continue...

Naturally Handel

1 CD / ATMA / 2008-06-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Jephtha; Lotario, opera, HWV 26; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Alcina; Ottone; Athalia, HWV 52; Il pastor fido; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel)
Performers: Bleeke, Mark; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Molomot, Marc; Watson, Nathaniel
Conductors: Theffault, Joel; Milnes, Eric
Ensemble: ; Les Boréades de Montréal

The 'Naturally' series is a "green" series in eco-friendly packaging....continue...

The Best Of Daniel Taylor

1 CD / ATMA / 2008-01-29

Works: Melchior Hoffmann: Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde, funeral cantata for voice, bells, strings & continuo (formerly BWV; Henry Purcell: Bid the virtues; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 200, "Be...
Performers: Kobow, Jan; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Taylor, Daniel; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Arion (Canada); Les Voix Humaines; Theatre of Early Music

Daniel Taylor is one of the most sought-after countertenors in the world today. This album represents a compilation taken from the almost twenty recordings Taylor...continue...

The Battle of Killiecrankie - Love and War Songs

1 CD / ATMA / 2007-11-20

Works: Robert Burns: Scots wha ha'e wi' Wallace bled (Bruce's address); Ae fond kiss; The Chevalier's Lament, song; Killiecrankie, song; Scottish Traditional: Bonny Barbry O, song; Leezie Lindsay, song; Wor...
Performers: Hall, Meredith; White, Matthew [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: La Nef

The battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 and its hero, "Bonnie Dundee" have endured as symbols of Scottish national identity. They have been immortalized in the...continue...
Includes lament for the death of his second wife (gow) / th by various composers....continue...

Heu, fortuna / La rota

1 CD / ATMA / 2007-10-30

Works: Gillebert de Berneville: Au noviau temps que yvers se debrise, for vocal ensemble; Philippe de Vitry: Aman novi/Heu, fortuna subdola/Heu me; Tribum/Quoniam secta/Merito hec patimur, motet; Tobie Mill...
Performers: Barnes, Sarah; Brûlé, Émilie; Miller, Tobie; Rotta, Esteban La
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble La Rota

La Rota is a Montreal-based quartet that has garnered acclaim for its creative presentation of medieval music, and consists of Sarah Barnes (soprano), Tobie Miller...continue...

Alla turca - Fux, Badia, Caldara / Maute, Mauch, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2007-09-25

Works: Johann Joseph Fux: Sinfonia á 3 K 331, sonata for two violins & basso continuo; Ave Regina, for voice, 2 violins & continuo, K. 205; Sonata al Santo Sepolcro, for 2 recorders (or flutes) & conti...
Performers: Mauch, Monika
Conductors: Maute, Matthias
Ensemble: Ensemble Caprice

Alla Turca features the radiant German soprano Monika Mauch and celebrates the music of the Austrian court during the reign of Charles VI. The program...continue...

Constantinople

1 CD / ATMA / 2007-09-04

Works: Anonymous, Cancionero de Palacio: Ya soi desposado, Oy comamos y bebamos; Gillebert de Berneville: De moi doleros vos chant; Anonymous, Manuscrit du Roi: La Septime Estampie Real; Chastelain de Couci...
Performers: Atlan, Francoise; Azema, Anne; Constantinople; Shbeir, Ghada; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors: Tabassian, Kiya;
Ensemble: Constantinople; En Chordais; Ensemble En Chordais

Personnel: Ghada Shbeir, Francoise Atlan, Anne Azema, Daniel Taylor (vocals)....continue...

Tout passe - Chants d' Acadie / LeBlanc, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2007-04-01

Works: Traditional: Quand j'ai parti du Canada; La Nouvelle chanson de Terre-Neuve; Ton Bale; Bluebird; Annie, Annie; La pauvre Lisette; A Saint-Malo; Laridé de Pontivy; Rond de Loudéac; Les P...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Greenberg, David; LeBlanc, Suzie; MacMillan, Betsy; Mativetsky, Shawn; McGuinness, David; Norman, Chris

Soprano Suzie LeBlanc personifies the old saying that Acadians are born with songs in their veins and music in their fingertips. Known primarily for her...continue...

Rise, O My Soul - Ward, et al / Christopher Jackson, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2007-03-01

Works: Orlando Gibbons: O all true faithful hearts; See, see, the word is incarnate; Fantasias (9) à 3; Glorious and powerful God, anthem for voices; John Ward: Prayer is an endless chain, anthem for...
Performers: Auclair, Martin; Brown, Nils; Magistry, Marie; Richard, Normand; Therrien, Carole
Conductors: Jackson, Christopher
Ensemble: Les Voix Humaines

'Rise, O my soul' features the combined forces of Le Studio de musique ancienne de Montreal and Les Voix humaines viol consort performing a selection...continue...

Bach: Cantatas, BWV 147, 82, 1 / Milnes, Montreal Baroque

1 CD / ATMA / 2006-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" BWV 1
Performers: Daniels, Charles; MacLeod, Stephan; Mauch, Monika; Milnes, Eric; White, Matthew [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Montréal Baroque Orchestra

Atma presents the third volume in its complete edition of Bach's Cantatas in collaboration with Montreal Baroque. Directed from the organ by Eric Milnes, the...continue...

Karina Gauvin - Purcell / Francis Colpron, Les Boréades

1 CD / ATMA / 2006-09-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Bid the virtues; Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; An Evening Hymn to the Ground, "Now that the sun hath veiled his light"; Oedipus...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Boréades de Montréal

"All this is Purcell singing-and just plain singing-of the highest order. [Gauvin] is given pungent and affectionate support by Colpron's ensemble of 13 players, a...continue...

Handel - Suzie LeBlanc Portrait

1 CD / ATMA / 2006-07-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Overture for orchestra in D major, HWV 337; Giulio Cesare; Rodelinda; Gloria, for soprano & orchestra (discovered in 2001); As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel)
Performers: Bleeke, Mark; Guimond, Claire; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Weimann, Alexander
Conductors:
Ensemble: Académie Baroque de Montréal ; Arion (Canada); Les Boréades de Montréal

"This compilation of Handel performances by soprano Suzie LeBlanc, drawn from three previously released recordings made between 2001 and 2003, serves as an excellent introduction...continue...

Constantinople / Taylor, Azéma, Atlan, Shbeir, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2006-07-01

Works: Anonymous, Cancionero de Palacio: Ya soi desposado, Oy comamos y bebamos; Gillebert de Berneville: De moi doleros vos chant; Anonymous, Manuscrit du Roi: La Septime Estampie Real; Chastelain de Couci...
Performers: Atlan, Francoise; Azema, Anne; Constantinople; Homsy, L'Ensemble en Chordais et Imane; Shbeir, Ghada; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors: Tabassian, Kiya
Ensemble: Constantinople; En Chordais

"This album is a sampler of tracks from previous releases by Constantinople, the Canadian early music ensemble that specializes primarily in music from areas surrounding...continue...

Veljo Tormis: Forgotten Peoples / Music Intima

1 CD / ATMA / 2006-04-01

Works: Veljo Tormis: Sügismaastikud (Autumn landscapes), song cycle for chorus; St. John's Day songs for midsummer's eve; Virmalised (Northern Lights), for chorus; Shrovetide songs; Singing aboard ship...
Performers: Christian, Derrick; Dundas, Joanna; Goheen, Katherine; Mori, Michael; Murray, Michael; Olesen, Siri; Price, Lane; Quick, Jonathan; Topnik, Troy

Apart from a few works with orchestra, Tormis has composed almost exclusively for a cappella voices, either for mixed, men's, women's, or children's choruses. Under...continue...

Mozart: Lieder / Suzie LeBlanc, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1 CD / ATMA / 2006-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Abendempfindung, K 523; Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling ("Komm, lieber Mai"), song for voice & piano, K. 596; Im Frühlingsanfang ("Erwacht zum neuen Leben"), song for v...
Performers: LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Nezet-Seguin, Yannick

The idea of Mozart as a composer of lieder seems to many music lovers to be a little anachronistic, or indeed surprising. Nowadays our appreciation...continue...

Rachel Laurin: Festivals / Anne Robert, Veronique Potvin

1 CD / ATMA / 2005-11-01

Works: Rachel Laurin: Festivals, for violin & piano, Op. 27; Fables, for voice & piano, Op. 9; Sonate for flute & piano, Op. 29; Le Bestiaire, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Trio for flute, viola & piano, Op. 17
Performers: Bellavance, Michel; Bourdeau, Marc; Martel, Agathe; Potvin, Véronique; Robert, Anne

Rachel Laurin leads a brilliant dual career as an organist and composer. The music on this disc will come as a pleasant surprise to many....continue...

Oikan ayns Bethlehem - Noëls / Hall, Bergeron, La Nef

1 CD / ATMA / 2005-11-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Oikan ayns Bethlehem, carol (Isle of Man); Duan Nollaig, carol (Scottish); Taladh Chriosta, carol (Isle of Barra); Ballulalow (Ane Sang of the Birth of Christ), carol (Scottish...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Hall, Meredith
Conductors:
Ensemble: La Nef

Long before the coming of Christianity, the Winter Solstice was celebrated by the Celts with fire rituals symbolizing the coming of light and hope in...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...

Scarlatti: Stabat Mater / Kirkby, Taylor, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2005-09-01

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater, for soprano, alto, 2 violins & continuo; Sonata for flute, 2 violins, cello & continuo no 4 in A minor
Performers: Kirkby, Emma
Conductors:
Ensemble: Theatre of Early Music

This is a recording of a relatively rare version of the Stabat Mater by the most famous opera composer of the day, Alessandro Scarlatti. This...continue...

Bach: Cantatas 130, 19, 149 / Eric Milnes, Montreal Baroque

1 Super Audio CD / ATMA / 2005-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 130, "Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir" BWV 130; Cantata no 19, "Es erhub sich ein Streit" BWV 19; Cantata no 149, "Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg" BWV 149
Performers: Kobow, Jan; MacLeod, Stephan; Mauch, Monika
Conductors: Milnes, Eric
Ensemble: Montreal Bach Choir

"Besides the excellent soloists, whose stylish, energetic singing is a pure joy to hear, this orchestra is absolutely terrific, with warm, articulate strings and brilliantly...continue...

Naturel - Defresne, Mather, Pousseur, Gonneville, Laporte

1 CD / ATMA / 2005-07-01

Works: Paula Defresne: Nawba, for 2 sopranos & 3 clarinets; Bruce Mather: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings; Henri Pousseur: Naturel, for solo horn; Michel Gonneville: Ile arc-en-ciel, for soprano & microton...
Performers: Parent, Yolande; Peuvion, Jean-Pierre
Conductors:
Ensemble: Launeddas Ensemble; Quatuor Euterpe; Quatuor Tellus

Found here is a true meeting of like minds in their exploration of timbral effects, microtones and unusual playing methods, Mather, Defresne, Gonneville and Laporte...continue...

Bach: Cantatas 30, 7, 167 / Eric Milnes, Montreal Baroque

1 Super Audio CD / ATMA / 2005-06-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 30, "Freue dich, erlöste Schar" BWV 30; Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 7; Cantata no 167, "Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe" BWV 167
Performers: Daniels, Charles; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; MacLeod, Stephan
Conductors: Milnes, Eric
Ensemble: Montreal Bach Choir

Directed by Eric Milnes, Montreal Baroque was formed especially for the Montreal Baroque Festival, held since 2003 in Old Montreal. This disc exemplifies their aim...continue...

Hyver / Karina Gauvin, Les Boréades

1 CD / ATMA / 2005-05-01

Works: Michel Corrette: Concerto comique no 25, for 3 treble instruments & continuo in G minor ("Les sauvages et La Furstem; Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: L'Hyver, cantata for voice, instrument & continuo (f...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina
Conductors: Colpron, Francis
Ensemble: Les Boréades de Montréal

Festival Montreal Baroque Sampler - Pärt, Bach, Monteverdi

1 CD / ATMA / 2005-05-01

Works: French Traditional: Work(s); Joli bois; Arvo Pärt: Summa, for string orchestra; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 7; Cantata no 167, "Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gotte...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Daniels, Charles; Greenberg, David; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; MacLeod, Stephan; MacMillan, Betsy; McGuiness, David; Norman, Chris; North, Nigel [Lute]; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors: Jackson, Christopher; Milnes, Eric;
Ensemble: Concerto Palatino; La Bande Montréal Baroque ; Montréal Baroque Orchestra ; Stradivaria; Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal

Bouteiller: De Vanitate Mundi / LeBlanc, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2005-03-01

Works: Pierre Bouteiller: O felix et dilecte conviva, motet for voice, 2 stings & continuo; Tantum ergo, motet for voice, 2 strings & continuo; O salutaris hostia, motet for voice, 2 strings & continuo; O f...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Corriveau, Melisande; Dyck, Stephan Van; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Little, Margaret; Napper, Susan; Weimann, Alexander
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Voix Humaines

Telemann - Mit Freude / Mauch, Ensemble Caprice, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2005-02-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Auf Christenheit! begeh ein Freudenfest; Jesu meine Freude; Uns ist ein Kind geboren (V), sacred cantata for chorus, 2 oboes, strings & continuo (KJE), TWV 1; Concerto for vio...
Performers: Mauch, Monika; Maute, Matthias; Verbruggen, Marion
Conductors: Maute, Matthias
Ensemble: Ensemble Caprice

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

Bach: Psalm 51, etc / Gauvin, Les Violons Du Roy

1 CD / ATMA / 2004-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82
Performers: Benny, Anne-Andree; Gauvin, Karina; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors: Labadie, Bernard
Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy

My Love is like a Red, Red Rose - Chansons de Robert Burns

1 CD / ATMA / 2004-09-01

Works: Robert Burns: Craigieburn Wood; Comin thro' the rye; Roslin Castle; O my luve's like a red, red rose; The White Cockade; Let Me In This Ae Night; Traditional: Charlie is my darling; When o'er the hil...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Gignac, Claire; Graham, Patrick; Grenon, Robin; Guay, Elise; Hall, Meredith; MacMillan, Betsy
Conductors:
Ensemble: La Nef

La Mer jolie - Chants d'Acadie / Suzie LeBlanc

1 CD / ATMA / 2004-08-01

Works: Traditional: Le long de la mer jolie; Reels Côté-Benoît-LeBlanc; Avec un avocat; Bransle de Poitou; Valses Benoît; Jolis Bois; La belle se promène; Medley Guinchard; Le mari ...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Chartrand, Pierre; Greenberg, David; LeBlanc, Suzie; MacMillan, Betsy; McGuiness, David; Norman, Chris

Primavera - Monteverdi, etc / Les Voix Humaines, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2004-04-01

Works: Claude Le Jeune: Revecy venir du printans; Luzzasco Luzzaschi: O Primavera; Claudio Monteverdi: O Primavera, gioventú de l'anno, madrigal for 5 voices (from Book 3), SV 68; Chiome d'oro, Canzone...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Brault, Oliver; Colpron, Francis; Dhavernas, Vincent; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Maute, Matthias; Plouffe, Helene; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Voix Humaines

Terres Turquoises / Atlan, Tabassian, Constantinople

1 CD / ATMA / 2004-02-01

Works: Tatar Han Gazi Giray: Pishrow Mahur "Duyek"; Pishrow Mahur "Dowre Kabir"; Traditional: La princessa y el caballero; Esta noche; Radif Persan; Ven querida; Caballero; Hero y Leandro; A la una; La mala...
Performers: Atlan, Francoise
Conductors: Tabassian, Kiya
Ensemble: Constantinople