• Musicians fondly think of some works as bonbons or candy, for they are as agreeable to play as they are to listen to; everybody likes them. Their melodies are engraved in our memories and run through our heads, as the makers of movies and ads know so well.
• Some, such as the Aria from Bach's Suite in D major or Pachelbel's Canon, cause us to shed tears at weddings or funerals. How can the popularity of these particular and apparently immortal works be explained, when their composers - with the exception of Corelli - have written so many other more elaborate masterpieces? Is it because, in their simplicity, these little jewels pierce straight into the hearts of their listeners? For ATMA Classique and Les Violons du Roy the answer is yes.
• October 2009 marked Bernard Labadie's 25th year at the head of Les Violons du Roy, the chamber orchestra he frequently conducts at leading venues in North America and Europe. He is also a key member of the orchestra's regular seasons in Québec City and Montréal. As a leading ambassador for music in his native city of Québec, Bernard Labadie was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005 and a knight of the Ordre national du Québec in 2006. In 2008, he received the Banff Centre's National Arts Award for his contribution to the development of the arts in Canada, as well as an honorary doctorate from Laval University.
FRANCESCO GEMINIANI [1687-1762]
l. Concerto grosso « La Follia » d'aprčs | after Corelli, OP.5 N°12 [10:48]
JOHANN PACHELBEL [1653-1706]
2. Canon en ré majeur | in D major [4:06]
3. Gigue en ré majeur | in D major [1:26]
HENRY PURCELL [1659-1695]
4. Chaconne en sol mineur | in G minor, Z.730 [5:31]
ALESSANDRO MARCELLO [1669-1747]
Concerto en ré mineur pour hautbois, cordes et continuo [10:46]
Concerto in D minor for oboe, strings and contėnuo
[DIANE LACELLE, HAUTBOIS | OBOE]
5. Andante spiccato [3:03]
6. Adagio [3:41]
7. Presto [4:02]
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH [1685-1750]
8. Sinfonia de la cantate BWV 156 [2:11]
Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 156
9 « Air » de la Suite pour orchestre en ré majeur, BWV 1068 [5:08]
Air from Suite in D major
WOLFGANG-AMADEUS MOZART [1756-1791]
Sérénade en sol majeur | in G major, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
10. I. Allegro [5:21]
11. II. Romance (Andante) [6:05]
12. III. Menuetto (Allegretto) [2:19]
13. IV. Rondo (Allegro) [4:01]
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD VON GLUCK [1714-1785]
14. Ballet des Ombres heureuses [ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE] [6:44]
[MARIE-ANDRÉE BENNY, FLÛTE SOLO | FLUTE ]
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