Lussier, Mathieu

Poulenc: Chamber Music / Pentaedre; David Jalbert, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-02-26

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Trio for oboe, bassoon & pi...
Performers: Bourget, Danielle; Carpentier, Martin; Forget, Normand; Jalbert, David; Lussier, Mathieu; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe
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Ensemble: Pentaèdre (Woodwind Quintet)

Francis Poulenc's catalogue contains some 200 works, consisting of mostly of vocal music. It also includes many pieces for piano, four concertos, music for the...continue...
Recording information: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal, (10/2010)....continue...

Francois Devienne: Six Trios, Op. 17 / Mathieu Lussier, bassoon; Pascale Giguere, violin; Benoit Loiselle, cello

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-09-25

Works: François Devienne: Trios (6) for bassoon, violin & cello, Op. 17; Les Visitandines, opera
Performers: Blouin, Jean Louis; Giguère, Pascale; Loiselle, Benoît; Lussier, Mathieu

Devienne was a major figure in the Parisian musical world and a founder of the Conservatoire de Paris. The six trios opus 17 included here...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada (03/2010)....continue...

Lussier: Chamber Works for Winds / Passages

1 CD / ATMA / 2011-06-28

Works: Mathieu Lussier: Passages, for bassoon & piano, Op. 16; Courtisanes, for flute & piano, Op. 30; Sonata for bassoon & piano, Op. 28 ("White Rock"); Introduction et Sicilienne, for clarinet & piano, Op...
Performers: Bourget, Danielle; Carpentier, Martin; Forget, Normand; Jackson, Fraser [Bassoon]; Lessard, Louise; Lussier, Mathieu; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe; Schaetzle, Claudia
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Ensemble: Pentaèdre (Woodwind Quintet)

Canadian musician Mathieu Lussier is internationally well-known as an outstanding bassoon player, but he is also a composer much in demand in Canada and the...continue...
Recording information: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal, (01/11/2011)....continue...

Devienne: Bassoon Sonatas Op. 24 / Lussier, Paré, Loiselle

1 CD / ATMA / 2009-01-27

Works: François Devienne: Sonata for bassoon & continuo in C major, Op. 24/1; Sonata for bassoon & continuo in G major, Op. 24/2; Sonata for bassoon & continuo in F major, Op.24/3; Sonata for bassoon &...
Performers: Loiselle, Benoit; Lussier, Mathieu; Pare, Richard

Recording information: Salle Raoul-Jobin, Palais Montcalm, Québec, Canada (09/26/2007-09/28/2007)....continue...

Boismortier: Sonatas for Two Bassoons / Musica Franca

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2006-03-01

Works: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Sonata for bassoon & continuo in E minor, Op. 50/1; Sonata for bassoon & continuo in G major, Op. 26/3; Sonata for 2 bassoons (or cellos or viols) in D minor, Op. 40/1; S...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Jackson, Fraser [Bassoon]; Jackson, Nadina Mackie; Lussier, Mathieu; Pare, Richard
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Ensemble: Musica Franca

"... Perhaps most pleasing about the instrumentation is the wonderful dark and sonorous blend of two bassoons, contrabassoon, organ, and theorbo. The adagio, largo, and...continue...

Michel Corrette: Le Phénix, etc / Musica Franca

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2006-03-01

Works: Michel Corrette: Le Phénix, concerto for 4 bass viols, cellos or bassoons & continuo in D major; Les Délices de la Solitude, 6 sonatas for cello, viol, bassoon & continuo, Op. 20; Concerto ...
Performers: Jackson, Fraser [Bassoon]; Jackson, Nadina Mackie; Jenkins, Paul; Lussier, Mathieu; McLean, Kathlene; Terry McKenna [Lute/Guitar]
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Ensemble: Musica Franca

"The six sonatas are wonderful little gems of music. The fourth one is my favorite, partly because it is in B-flat, a particularly resonant key...continue...

Corette: Les Délices de la solitude / Les Voix Humaine

1 CD / ATMA / 2006-02-01

Works: Michel Corrette: Les Délices de la Solitude, 6 sonatas for cello, viol, bassoon & continuo, Op. 20; Le Phénix, concerto for 4 bass viols, cellos or bassoons & continuo in D major
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Little, Margaret; Lussier, Mathieu; Orden, Kate van
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Ensemble: Les Voix Humaines

Michel Corrette was born in Rouen on April 10, 1707. His father, Gaspard, began his education. Though holding many posts as an organist for 50...continue...

Caliban Does Christmas

1 CD / Atma / 2005-11-01

Works: Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride; J. Fred Coots: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; Christmas Traditional: I Saw Three Ships, carol; The Twelve Days of Christmas; Fraser Jackson: A Nutcracker Digest, for bass...
Performers: Alexander, Scott; Bambrick, Heather; Barlow, Brian; Basso, Guido; Brett, Bonnie; Caliban Quartet; Duggan, Mark; Fallis, Mary Lou; Few, Guy; Francis, Michael; Francis, Mike; Gasser, Alan; Jackson, Fra...
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Ensemble: Caliban Quartet; Jazz Band

The Caliban Quartet of Bassoonists has been praised by critics around the world for its brilliant playing, inventive programming and sunny good humor. Who better...continue...
Personnel: Alan Gasser, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Lou Fallis, Heather Bambrick (vocals); Brian Barlow (whistling, drums, cowbells, tambourine, triangle, percussion, bells, sleigh bell); Michael Francis (gu...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...

François Devienne - Le Mozart française / Lussier, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2005-02-01

Works: François Devienne: Quartets (3) for bassoon & strings, Op.73; Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major; Les Visitandines, opera
Performers: Loiselle, Benoit; Lussier, Mathieu; Plourde, Jean-Luc; Thouin, Olivier

For a bassoonist in his formative years, the music of Francois Devienne is almost a must. The many works of this virtuoso bassoonist and flutist...continue...