Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà - Noël (Christmas) (2010)

01.Joulun Kellot 'The Bells of Christmas' (adapt. Antoine Bareil) (03:56)
02.Silent Night (adapt. Antoine Bareil) (03:44)
03.La vierge à la crèche (arr. Claude Gagnon) (03:09)
04.Concerto in E Major, RV 270, 'Per il santissimo natale' - i. Allegro (04:54)
05.Concerto in E Major, RV 270, 'Per il santissimo natale' - ii. Adagio (01:18)
06.Concerto in E Major, RV 270, 'Per il santissimo natale' - iii. Allegro (02:32)
07.Noël Nouvelet (arr. Claude Gagnon) (01:58)
08.Concerto a Quatro in Forma di Pastorale, Op. 8 No. 6, 'Per santissimo natale' - i. Grave - vivace (02:16)
09.Concerto a Quatro in Forma di Pastorale, Op. 8 No. 6, 'Per santissimo natale' - ii. Largo (01:46)
10.Concerto a Quatro in Forma di Pastorale, Op. 8 No. 6, 'Per santissimo natale' - iii. Vivace (01:40)
11.Laissez paître vos bêtes (arr. Claude Gagnon) (02:14)
12.Concerto Pastorale in G Major - i. Larghetto - Allegro e forte - Larghetto (05:41)
13.Concerto Pastorale in G Major - ii. Aria 1: A tempo giusto (01:28)
14.Concerto Pastorale in G Major - iii. Aria 2: Lento e sempre piano (01:41)
15.Concerto Pastorale in G Major - iv. Aria 3: Tempo di minuetto-Larghetto (02:33)
16.Give me no Splendour, Gold or Pomp, Op.1 No. 4 - Julvisa (arr. Magnus Ericsson) (03:01)
17.La Fiesta de la Posada - Sleep Holy Infant (Lullaby) (arr. Russell Gloyd) (04:07)
18.String Quartet 'Jour de Fete' - i. Les Chanteurs de Noël (06:48)
19.The Holy Boy (03:11)
20.Huron Carol Interlude (04:28)

Angele Dubeau & La Pieta Solist:
Josiane Breault, Solange Bouchard, Arianne Bresse – first violins
Julie Triquet, Lyne Allard, Lizann Gervais, Ana Drobac – second violins
Madeleine Messier, Andra Giugariu, Elisa Boudreau, Alexis Carter - violas
Sheila Hannigan, Thérese Ryan, Elizabeth Giroux - cellos
Murielle Bruneau – double bass
Luc Beauséjour - harpsichord
Ziya Tabassian – bells, glockenspiel
Angèle Dubeau - conductor

Potential listeners might reasonably assume that an album titled simply Noël would consist of traditional Christmas fare, but violinist Angèle Dubeau and her string ensemble La Pietà take a different route. The only widely familiar piece is an arrangement of "Silent Night," and the remainder of the album is devoted to music written for the Christmas season by a wide range of composers from the Baroque to the contemporary. Vivaldi, Torelli, and Molter are represented by Christmas-themed violin concertos. There are string arrangements of several French carols not likely to be familiar to general audiences, and of songs by Sibelius, John Ireland, and Dave Brubeck. The album's most striking piece is Canadian composer Kelly-Marie Murphy's arrangement of Jesous Ahatonhia, a carol written in 1641 in the Huron language by a Jesuit missionary. The tune itself is merely the framework for a gorgeously evocative little tone poem. The composer wrote that she wanted to create a work with an "imagery of ice, snow, solitude, and prayer," and it would be hard to find a better description of her magical piece. Dubeau and La Pietà reliably turn out recordings of exceptional polish, nuance, and warmth, and this album is no exception. Any fan of string playing of the highest order is likely to be pleased with this disc. Analekta's sound is clean, detailed, and present. --- Stephen Eddins, Rovi

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