François Devienne (1759-1803) Sonatas for bassoon, opus 24 Mathieu Lussier, bassoon with Richard Paré, fortepiano - Benoît Loiselle, cello ACD2 2584 • Mathieu Lussier is one of the busiest bassoonists in North America who specialize in early music.   He performs with such groups as Arion, Les Violons du Roy, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, and Apollo's Fire. • François Devienne was a bassoonist and composer who worked in various positions in Paris during the end of the monarchy, and during the revolution rose to become an administrator or the Conservatoire de Paris from 1795. • Produced, recorded and edited by Anne-Marie Sylvestre at the Salle Raoul-Jobin (Palais Montcalm), Québec City (Québec), Canada, September 26-28, 2007 Sonate I en do majeur     10:04 [  1] Allegro     3:16 [  2] Adagio     3:15 [  3] Menuet avec des variations     3:33 Sonate II en sol majeur     9:06 [  4] Allegro Maestoso     3:30 [  5] Adagio     2:58 [  6] Rondeau Moderato     2:38 Sonate III en fa majeur     9:21 [  7] Allegro     3:14 [  8] Largo     3:04 [  9] Rondeau     3;03 Sonate IV en sib majeur     8:09 [10] Allegro Moderato     3:22 [11] Adagio     2:56 [12] Tempo di Minuetto     2:51 Sonate V en sol mineur     7:52 [13] Allegro con Espressione     3:15 [14] Adagio     2:25 [15] Rondeau     2:09 Sonate VI en do majeur     8:12 [16] Allegro Moderato     2:52 [17] Adagio     2:57 [18] Rondo Poco Moderato     2:23 [19] Romance Patriotique sur la mort du jeune Bara (1794)     1:53       (ARR: MATHIEU LUSSIER) [20] Chant républicain sur la mort d'Agricole Viala (1794)     1:33       (ARR: MATHIEU LUSSIER) [21] Les Visitandines (1795)       Ariette de Sœur Bonaventure : «Ah! de quel souvenir affreux»     2:21       (ARR : SHERWOOD DUDLEY) [22] Les Visitandines (1795)       Romance d'Euphémie: «Dans l'asile de l'innocence»     3:26 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