Gabriel Dupont (1878-1914) Works for piano Les heures dolentes & La maison dans les dunes Stéphane Lemelin, piano ACD2 2544 • Canadian pianist Stéphane Lemelin continues his ATMA Classique series Musique française: Découvertes 1890-1939 with a new recording devoted to French composer Gabriel Dupont.   Lemelin's series presents rarely recorded French music and sheds light on areas of the musical landscape of France during a pivotal era. • Gabriel Dupont's success as a composer lay largely in his operatic works.   He was also acclaimed for his two sets of piano pieces, Les heures dolentes and La maison dans les dunes.   These piano pieces, a selection of Melodies, and works for organ, choir and various chamber ensembles (including the passionate Poème for piano and string quartet) make up the bulk of his non-operatic oeuvre. • Stéphane Lemelin performs regularly across Canada, as well as in the United States, Europe and Asia.   A frequent guest of major summer festivals, he has appeared as soloist with many of Canada's principal orchestras.   He is a member of Trio Hochelaga, with violinist Anne Robert and cellist Paul Marleyn, and tours with this ensemble internationally.   He is also the artistic director of the Prince Edward County Music Festival, in Picton, Ontario. Les heures dolentes   1. Épigraphe [1.57]   2. Le soir tombe dans la chambre [4.18]   3. Du soleil au jardin [2.41]   4. Chanson de la pluie [2.47]   5. Après-midi de dimanche [3.16]   6. Le médecin [1.43]   7. Une amie est venue avec des fleurs [2.10]       8. La chanson du vent [4.14]   9. Au coin du feu [2.47] 10. Coquetteries [4.36] 11. La mort rôde [6.04] 12. Des enfants jouent au jardin [5.28] 13. Nuit blanche. Hallucinations [7.35] 14. Calme [3.40] La maison dans les dunes   1. Par un clair matin [3.06]   2. Voiles sur l'eau [4.07]   3. La maison du souvenir [2.22]   4. Mon frère le vent et ma soeur la pluie [3.34]   5. Mélancolie du bonheur [4.18]   6. Le soleil se joue dans les vagues [4.48]   7. Le soir dans les pins [4.47]   8. Le bruissement de la mer, la nuit [4.06]   9. Clair d'étoiles [2.56] 10. Houles [7.14] ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879