LE MONDE D’HIER MATHIEU LUSSIER, bassoon FRANCIS PERRON, piano ACD2 2778 • In Le monde d’hier, bassonist Mathieu Lussier and pianist Francis Perron explore French and English repertoire for bassoon written at beginning of the 20th century. • The composers recorded here, including Elgar, Gounod, Massenet, and Saint-Saëns, fully embraced the Romantic movement of their era.   Gabriel Pierné’s almost jazzy Solo de concert rubs shoulders with the noble and introspective Romance by Edward Elgar.   Lussier has also chosen grand sonatas by Camille Saint-Saëns and William Hurlstone, as well as smaller works and short vignettes by Herbert Howells, Eugène Bourdeau, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, and Philippe Gaubert. JULES MASSENET (1842-1912)   1. Lent et sombre (1882)     [1:50] PHILIPPE GAUBERT (1879-1941)   2. Mouvement de Sicilienne (1915)     [1:13] EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)   3. Romance, op. 62     [5:10] EUGÈNE BOURDEAU (1850-1926)   4. Troisième solo de concert     [4:43] THOMAS DUNHILL (1877-1946)       Lyric Suite, op. 96   5. I. Allegretto amabile     [1:36]   6. II. Scherzino. Allegro molto giocoso     [1:17]   7. III. Nocturne. Andante con moto, grazioso     [1:54]   8. IV. Intermezzo alla gavotta. Animato     [1:31]   9. V. Vivace, capriccioso assai     [1:32] EUGÈNE BOURDEAU 10. Premier solo de concert     [5:20] HERBERT HOWELLS (1892-1983) 11. Minuet (Grace for a fresh egg)     [1:37] CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)       Sonate pour basson et piano, op.168 12. I. Allegro moderato     [2:51] 13. II. Allegro Scherzando     [3:49] 14. III. Molto adagio-Allegro moderato     [6:18] WILLIAM HURLSTONE (1876-1906)       Sonate pour basson et piano en fa majeur 15. I. Vivace     [4:37] 16. II. Ballade. Moderato, ma sempre a piacere.     [4:49] 17. III. Allegretto     [3:02] 18. IV. Moderato     [4:20] GABRIEL PIERNÉ (1863-1937) 19. Solo de concert, op.35     [5:43] EUGÈNE BOURDEAU 20. Deuxième solo de concert     [5:58] CHARLES GOUNOD (1818-1893) 21. Marche funèbre d'une marionnette (arr. Geoffrey Emerson)     [3:41] 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