Rigel : Le souffle de la Révolution Magali Simard-Galdès, Nicholas Scott, Mélisande McNabney, Arion Orchestre Baroque & Mathieu Lussier

• Henri-Joseph Rigel (1741 - 1799): Blanche et Vermeille, comédie pastorale:
• 1 Rigel: Blanche et Vermeille, comédie pastorale: Ouverture 06:23
• 2 Rigel: Blanche et Vermeille, comédie pastorale: "Ruisseau charmant" (Blanche) 02:42
• 3 Rigel: Blanche et Vermeille, comédie pastorale: "Ici pour la première fois" (Le Prince) 04:36
• 4 Rigel: Blanche et Vermeille, comédie pastorale: "Je vous entends, infidèle" (Blanche, Colin) 03:02
• Concerto for Fortepiano in F Major:
• 5 Rigel: Concerto for Fortepiano in F Major: I. Allegro 10:56
• 6 Rigel: Concerto for Fortepiano in F Major: II. Adagio 04:32
• 7 Rigel: Concerto for Fortepiano in F Major: III. Presto ma non troppo 03:42
• Au fond, pourtant il n’a pas tort" (Charlotte) [Pauline et Henri, trait historique mêlé de musique]:
• 8 Rigel: Au fond, pourtant il n’a pas tort" (Charlotte) [Pauline et Henri, trait historique mêlé de musique] 02:51
• "C’est la première fois que j’aime" (Edmond) [Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique]:
• 9 Rigel: "C’est la première fois que j’aime" (Edmond) [Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique] 02:55
• Symphony in G Major, Op. 12 No 2:
• 10 Rigel: Symphony in G Major, Op. 12 No 2: I. Allegro 03:40
• 11 Rigel: Symphony in G Major, Op. 12 No 2: II. Adagio 03:53
• 12 Rigel: Symphony in G Major, Op. 12 No 2: III. Presto 02:53
• Ah ! quel supplice extrême ! (Pauline) [Pauline et Henri, trait historique mêlé de musique]:
• 13 Rigel: "Ah ! quel supplice extrême !" (Pauline) [Pauline et Henri, trait historique mêlé de musique] 03:48
• "Quel caprice guide mes traits ?" (Edmond) [Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique]:
• 14 Rigel: "Quel caprice guide mes traits ?" (Edmond) [Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique] 04:18
• Trois symphonies pour le clavecin ou le forte-piano, Op. 16, No. 2: Sonata in D Minor:
• 15 Rigel: Trois symphonies pour le clavecin ou le forte-piano, Op. 16, No. 2: Sonata in D Minor: I. Allegro molto 05:47
• 16 Rigel: Trois symphonies pour le clavecin ou le forte-piano, Op. 16, No. 2: Sonata in D Minor: II. Gratioso lento 02:43
• 17 Rigel: Trois symphonies pour le clavecin ou le forte-piano, Op. 16, No. 2: Sonata in D Minor: III. Presto 02:38
• Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique:
• 18 Rigel: Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique: "Ô mon Alix, toi qui m’es chère" (Hugues) 03:23
• 19 Rigel: Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique: "Ô mon ami, c’est ton amour" (Alix, Hugues) 04:45
• Total Runtime 01:19:27

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„Mit besonderer Raffinesse und Präzision vorgetragen, die Phrasierung stets sorgfältig nuanciert... ein höchst überzeugendes Programm.“ \u2500 The WholeNote, über Les soupers du Roy.

Nach der Veröffentlichung des Albums Les soupers du Roy im letzten Jahr präsentiert das Arion Orchestre Baroque nun Rigel: Le souffle de la Revolution, das sich selten aufgenommenen Vokal- und Instrumentalwerken des klassischen Komponisten Henri-Joseph Rigel (1741-1799) widmet.

Die Aufnahme ist das zweite Projekt in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Centre de musique baroque de Versailles (CMBV) und wird von den Solisten Magali Simard-Galdes (Sopran), Nicholas Scott (Tenor) und Melisande McNabney (Hammerklavier) unter der Leitung von Mathieu Lussier, Dirigent und künstlerischer Leiter des Arion Orchestre Baroque, präsentiert. Rigels Werke umfassen Auszüge aus der pastoralen Komödie Blanche et Vermeille, dem lyrischen Drama Alix Beaucaire, eine Sonate und ein Konzert für Pianoforte sowie die Sinfonie in G-Dur, op. 12, Nr. 12. Alle Partituren für diese Aufnahme wurden von Mathieu Lussier und dem Centre de musique baroque de Versailles (CMBV) herausgegeben.

Mit Unterstützung des Hotel des Menus-Plaisirs de Versailles vereint diese außergewöhnliche Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem Arion Orchestre Baroque und dem CMBV alle Kompetenzen, die für die Wiederentdeckung und Förderung des französischen musikalischen Erbes aus dem 17. und 18

Mit Unterstützung des Hotel des Menus-Plaisirs de Versailles bringt diese außergewöhnliche Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem Arion Orchestre Baroque und dem CMBV alle Kompetenzen zusammen, die für die Wiederentdeckung und Förderung des französischen musikalischen Erbes aus dem 17. und 18.

Als Eckpfeiler der Montrealer Musikszene seit über vierzig Jahren ist das Arion Baroque Orchestra ein Pionier in der kanadischen Welt der Alten Musik auf historischen Instrumenten. Seit 2019 ist der Fagottist Mathieu Lussier der Chefdirigent und künstlerische Leiter des Ensembles.

Magali Simard-Galdès, Sopran
Nicholas Scott, Tenor
Mélisande McNabney, Klavier
Arion Orchestre Baroque
Mathieu Lussier, Dirigent

Magali Simard-Galdès
is distinguished by her clear, brilliant and crystalline voice. As the years go by, her vocal uniqueness is defined, expressed and appreciated. Her varied repertoire, from baroque to contemporary music, bears witness to her great musicality. As a performer, Magali stands out for the uniqueness of her stage personality and her in-person charisma. ​

On the operatic stage, she has performed the roles of Agnès (Written on skin), Tytania (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Gilda (Rigoletto), Roxane (Cyrano), Constance (Dialogues des carmélites), Sophie (Werther) and Nicette (Le pré aux clercs). She also has appeared with Vancouver Opera, Oper Köln, Opéra de Montréal, Opéra de Québec and Wexford Festival Opera, among others. ​

In concert, in recent years, the soprano has sung with Les Violons du Roy, Ensemble Caprice, Orchestre Classique de Montréal, Arion Orchestre baroque, National Arts Center Orchestra, Houston Symphony and Atelier lyrique de Tourcoing. ​

On the recording front, she has recently recorded the role of Agnès in Written on Skin with the Gürzenich Orchester for myrios classics, and a Rigel program with Arion Orchestre baroque for ATMA, with forthcoming releases.​ ​

Since the fall of 2022, this committed woman has also been making her voice heard as an environmental columnist on Radio-Canada's ICI première. She holds a master's degree in management and sustainable development from HEC Montréal.

Nicholas Scott
British born Paris based tenor Nicholas Scott studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, after which he became a member of Les Arts Florissants Young Artists scheme le Jardin des Voix.

Forthcoming and recent highlights include, Bach: Matthaus Passion (Evangelist) with Bach Collegium Japan, Masato Suzuki, Handel: Messiah with Laurence Cummings and The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Monteverdi’s: Selva Morale and Charpentier’s: Magnificat /Messe de Minuit with Les Arts Florissants, William Christie and Paul Agnew, 7 Peccati Capitali and a recording of Monteverdi’s: Orfeo with Cappella Mediterannea and Leonardo Garcia Alarcon, Pagliardi’s opera Caligula (Caligula) and a recording of a programme entitled Breve e la Vita Nostra with La Poeme Harmonique, Howard in Frank Zappa’s: 200 Motels with L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Parque in Rameau’s Hippoltye et Aricie with Zurich Opera and Emmanuelle Haim, a concert of Purcell and Rameau Airs and Arias with Les Ombres, Riga, Bach: Cantatas and Johannes Passion with Damien Guillon and Le Banquet Celeste, Opera de Rennes, Handel’s Airs and Duets with Il Stagioni and Paolo Zanzu, Bach: Cantatas with Ensemble Alia Mens in Salle Bourgie, Montreal, Kurt Weill: Das Berliner Requiem with Joel Suhubiette and Les Passions, Toulouse, Monteverdi: il combattimento and a recording of Lully: Cadmus et Hermione (Dieu Champêtre/ La Nourrice) with Vincent Dumestre and Le Poeme Harmonique, Recording credits include: (Un Jardin á l’Italienne, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie), (Les Maîtres du Motet Français, Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew), (Sacrifices, La Nuova Musica, David Bates) (Anamorfosi, Le Poeme Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre).

Nicholas will sing in our Purcell and Charpentier concert in Melbourne and Sydney in September 2020.

Mathieu Lussier
Appointed Artistic Director of Arion Baroque Orchestra in 2019, Mathieu Lussier previously served as Associate Conductor of the chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy from 2012 to 2018, directing the ensemble’s performances throughout Canada and in Mexico, Brazil and the US, and collaborating with artists including Marc-André Hamelin, Alexandre Tharaud, Jeremy Denk, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Philippe Jarrousky, Julia Lezhevna, Anthony Marwood and Karina Gauvin. In 2014, he received the Canada Council for the Arts’ Jean-Marie Beaudet Award for orchestral conducting. As Artistic Director of the Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival from 2008 to 2014, Mathieu Lussier also led various Canadian ensembles including Arion Baroque Orchestra, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre Métropolitain, Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, I Musici de Montréal, Symphony Nova Scotia (Halifax), Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Drummondville and Sherbrooke symphony orchestras.

For the past 20 years, Mathieu has tirelessly and passionately introduced audiences throughout North America, South America and Europe to the modern and Baroque bassoons as both solo and orchestral instruments. He continues to pursue a career in chamber music with Pentaèdre in Montreal, and was appointed Professor at the Faculty of Music of Université de Montréal in the summer of 2014. A talented communicator known for his humour and eloquence, Mathieu Lussier also served as President of the Conseil québécois de la musique from 2012 to 2015 and as President of CAMMAC from 2015 to 2017. In August 2019, he was named Vice-Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Professorial Affairs and Faculty Life at the Faculty of Music of Université de Montréal.

Mathieu Lussier is also a composer whose catalogue comprises more than 50 works performed regularly in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. In 2018, he composed part of the music for the film La chute de l’empire américain by Oscar-winning director Denys Arcand. His works are published by Trevcomusic (US), Accolade (Germany), June Emerson (UK) and Gérard Billaudot (France).

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