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Rameau: Les Amants Trahis / Guilmette, Sly, Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-04-23

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Thétis, cantata for bass, violin & continuo; Les Amants trahis, cantata for 2 soloists, viol & continuo; Aquilon et Orithie, cantata for bass, violin & continuo; Le Berger ...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Guilmette, Helene; Sly, Philippe [Bass Baritone]
Conductors: Beauséjour, Luc

As Rameau wrote in his treatise on harmony, "A good musician should surrender himself to all the characters he wishes to portray, and like a...continue...
Recording information: Église St-Augustin de Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (10/2012)....continue...

Couperin: Concerts Royaux, Clavecin en Concert / Luc Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-03-26

Works: François Couperin: Concerts royaux, for harpsichord or violin, flute, oboe, viol & bassoon (Troisième livre de pièces d
Performers: Beausejour, Luc
Conductors: Beauséjour, Luc
Ensemble: Clavecin en Concert

Royally yours!

Elegant, graceful, aristocratic, light and playful, Couperin's music is a reminder of the splendor and spirit of King Louis XIV's court. Internationally renowned

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Recording information: St. Augustin-de-Mirabel Church, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (10/2012)....continue...

Marie-Nicole Lemieux: Meilleurs Moments - arias by vivaldi, Scarlatti, Handel and Brahms. Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-02-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater; Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina; George Frederick Handel: Mi palpita il Cor, HWV 132; Irene, idolo mio; Lungi da me, pensier tiranno!; Johannes Brahms: Neun Gesän...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Eugelmi, Nicolo; Keesmaat, Amanda; Labbe, Marie-Celine; McMahon, Michael
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne

Just a few notes of Marie-Nicole Lemieux's velvety contralto is all it takes to fall under her spell. With her unique timbre, innate sense of...continue...

Bach: Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord Vol 1 / Ehnes, et al

1 CD / Analekta / 2011-04-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 1 in B minor, BWV 1014; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Ehnes, James [Violin]

James Ehnes, named 2002 Young Artist of the Year at the Cannes Classical Awards, has established a career of distinction. Luc Beausejour has been widely...continue...

J.S. Bach: Oeuvres Célebres pour Clavicin-Pédalier / Luc Beauséjour, harpsichord

1 CD / Analekta / 2011-03-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc

Although the pedal harpsichord never had its hour of glory, it was definitely used by a number of organists, particularly in the 18th century. It...continue...
Recording information: Church of Saint-Augustin de Mirabel (06/2010)....continue...

Selection: The Best of James Ehnes

1 CD / Analekta / 2011-03-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita no 3 in E major, BWV 1006; Sonata no 6 in G major for violin and harpshchord, BWV 1019a; Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Laurel, Eduard
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav

Hailed as "the Jascha Heifetz of our day" (Toronto Globe and Mail), violinist James Ehnes is widely considered one of the most dynamic and exciting...continue...
Selections: The Best of James Ehnes has such a modest title and appearance that it might slip by unnoticed, but don't let it, because there is compelling music on this greatest-hits CD that warrants s...continue...

Bach: Violin Sonatas Vol 2 / Ehnes, Loiselle, Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2011-02-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 5 in F minor, BWV 1018; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 6 in G major, BWV 1019; Sonata for violin & keyboard no 6 in G major (variant)...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Loiselle, Benoit

Mr. Ehnes’s 2001 Analekta recording French Showpieces with l’Orchestre symphonique de Québec under the direction of Yoav Talmi earned high praise as did Prokofiev’s Two...continue...

Francesca Caccini

1 CD / Analekta / 2010-03-23

Works: Francesca Caccini: O vive rose, canzonetta for voice & continuo; Non sò se qual sorriso, canzonetta for voice & continuo; Rendi alle mie speranze il verde, for voice & continuo; Io veggio i camp...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Bergeron, Sylvain; Keesmaat, Amanda; Mercer, Shannon [Soprano]

Francesca Caccini, or "La Cecchina", was a Florence-born composer. Soprano Shannon Mercer reveals herself has the perfect performer of her vocal oeuvre, heartfelt baroque music...continue...
Recording information: l'Eglise St. Sugustin de Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (11/02/2009-11/04/2009)....continue...

Bach: Little Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (Selections) / Gauvin, Beauséjour, Istomin

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-09-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Willst du dein Herz mir schenken (Aria di Giovannini), aria for voice & continuo, BWV 51; Solo for Harpsichord, BWV Anhung 129; Schaffs mit mir, Gott, nach deinem Willen, chora...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Gauvin, Karina

Scarlatti: Sonatas for Harpsichord Vol 2 / Luc Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 2/L 388; Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 322/L 483; Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 323/L 95; Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 380...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc

Equally gifted as a harpsichordist and organist, Luc Beausejour displays his mastery in Scarlatti's sonatas, which he performs here on a gorgeous Italian harpsichord. Praised...continue...

Immortalis

2 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: Ave Maria a 8; Alma Redemptoris mater, antiphon for 5 voices; Antonio Vivaldi: O qui coeli terræque, motet in E flat major, for soprano, strings and continuo, R. 631...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Dallaire, Catherine; Dubeau, Angele; Fortin, Lyne; Gauvin, Karina; Keesmaat, Amanda; Laurin, Rachel; Merkelo, Paul; Plouffe, Helene; White, Matthew [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Jackson, Christopher; Gauthier, Jean-Francois; Lamon, Jeanne; Patenaude, Gilbert; Tinsley, James; Verrot, Pascal; Fankhauser, James; Soly, Geneviève
Ensemble: ; Les Chambristes de Ville Marie

Immortalis is a celebration of the renewal of life and hope that comes with Easter. This disc includes a collection of well known and loved...continue...

Italian Oratorios / Matthew White, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik

2 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Gesú al Calvario, oratorio for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, ZWV 62; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for strings & continuo in C major, RV 114; Juditha triumphans, RV 6...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Dubeau, Angele; Dyachkov, Yegor; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Lamon, Jeanne; Laurel, Eduard; Lefevre; Michaud, Natalie; Saulnier, Jean; Soly, Genevieve; White, Matthew [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: ; Talmi, Yoav
Ensemble: ; Gryphon Trio; L'Ensemble des Idées heureuses ; Les Voix Baroques

This recording offers a sampling of the riches to be found in the Italian Oratorio repertoire, as composed in Rome and Venice as well as...continue...

Famous Works for Harpsichord - Couperin, et al / Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-07-01

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Soeur Monique, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 18e ordre); Christian Pezold: Minuet, for keyboard no 1 in G major (Anna Magda...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc

"French Canadian harpsichordist Luc Beausejour presents a program entitled "Famous Works for Harpsichord" that will appeal to either the harpsichord conversant or, more especially, to...continue...

Bach: Goldberg Variations / Luc Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Beausejour, Luc

"...[Beausejour's] playing is unaffected, rhythmically taut, and dancelike throughout. Bach shines through his fingers. The harpsichord is recorded closely, but not harshly. This is a...continue...

Romantic Pieces - Dvorák, Janácek, Smetana / Ehnes, Laurel

2 CD / Analekta / 2007-05-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Z domoviny (From the Homeland), pieces (2) for violin & piano, JB 1; Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G m...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Dubeau, Angele; Dyachkov, Yegor; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Laurel, Eduard; Lefevre; Michaud, Natalie; Saulnier, Jean; Soly, Genevieve; White, Matthew [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: ; Talmi, Yoav
Ensemble: Gryphon Trio; L'Ensemble des Idées heureuses ; Orchestre Symphonique de Québec

In 2002, James Ehnes was named 'Young Artist of the Year' at the Cannes Classical Awards for his 'Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin'...continue...

Mondonville: Harpsichord Pieces; Sonata No. 4 [Canada]

1 CD / Analekta / 2007-05-15

Works: Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville: Pieces de clavecin avec voix et violon, Op 5; Sonata for violin & harpsichord obbligato, Op. 3/4
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Mercer, Shannon [Soprano]

Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin de Mirabel (06/07/2006-06/09/2006)....continue...

Handel: Italian Cantatas, etc / Lemieux, Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta Import / 2002-11-19

Works: George Frederick Handel: Mi palpita il cor, cantata, HWV 132; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Irene, idolo mio, cantata, HWV 120; Sonata for Flute in D major, HWV 378; Lungi da me, pensier...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc

"Here's one of those releases that send reviewers--and presumably anyone who has the good fortune to hear this outstanding disc--scrambling for biographical information, for some...continue...