François Devienne (1759-1803) Six trios, opus 17 Mathieu Lussier, bassoon with Pascale Giguère, violin - Benoît Loiselle, cello - Jean-Louis Blouin, viola ACD2 2583 • Bassoonist Mathieu Lussier's latest recording concludes a series of three ATMA Classique discs dedicated to the bassoon music of François Devienne.   The six trios opus 17 included here are among the body of works by this important composer who contributed much to the repertoire for the bassoon.   Devienne was a major figure in the Parisian musical world of the last 20 years of the 18th century and one of the founders of the Conservatoire de Paris. • A versatile musician with an inquiring mind, Mathieu Lussier energetically and passionately promotes the Baroque bassoon as a solo instrument throughout North America and Europe.   He has performed as a bassoonist with such ensembles as Arion (Montreal), Les Violons du Roy (Quebec City), and the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Toronto).   Since 2007, he has been artistic director of the Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival. • Lussier’s numerous solo recordings include almost a dozen bassoon concertos by Vivaldi, Fasch, Graupner, Telemann, and Corrette; a disc of bassoon sonatas by Boismortier; three CDs of music for solo bassoon by François Devienne; and a CD of wind sextet music by Gossec.   He has composed almost 40 works, and they are performed and distributed around the world. Six Trios op. 17 pour basson, violon et violoncelle [PREMIER ENREGISTREMENT] Trio op. 17 n° 1 en sib majeur     [9:28]   1 | Allegro     [6:43]   2 | Rondo. Allegretto     [2:45] Trio op. 17 n° 2 en do majeur     [7:55]   3 | Sicilienne     [3:40]   4 | Allegro [4:75] Trio op. 17 n° 3 en sol majeur     [8:23]   5 | Allegro     [5:23]   6 | Rondo     [3:00] Trio op. 17 n° 4 en fa majeur     [10:45]   7 | Allegro     [4:25]   8 | Andante avec des variations     [6:20] Trio op. 17 n° 5 en mib majeur [7:74]   9 | Largo     [2:74] 10 | Allegro     [5:00] Trio op. 17 n° 6 en sol majeur     [9:49] 11 | Allegro Moderato     [5:30] 12 | Menuet avec des variations     [4:79] «Les Visitandines» (1795) Opéra-comique [ARRANGEMENTS: MATHIEU LUSSIER] 13 | Air : Ô toi dont ma mémoire *     [5:57] 14 | Air : Le ciel, mes sœurs, vous tienne en joie *     [1:38] 15 | Trio : Quoi! Vous voulez coucher dans la maison ? *     [3:57]       * Jean-Louis Blouin alto 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