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Ropartz - Rhené-Baton - Trios avec Piano
Musique française « Découverte 1890-1939 », vol. III

 
Ropartz-Rhene-Baton
Release: August 2007
ATMA ACD2 2542
This is the third recording in a critically-acclaimed series entitled Découvertes 1890-1939, which explores works by little-known French composers. The featured artists are pianist Stéphane Lemelin and his colleagues, violinist Anne Robert and cellist Paul Marleyn, who together form the Trio Hochelaga. They perform trios with piano by two leading lights of the French musical establishment at the beginning of the 20th century : Joseph Guy Ropartz, a lawyer who eventually gave in to his passion for music to become a full-time musician and composer; and René Emmanuel Bâton, an orchestral conductor whose appearances included an engagement with Serge Diaghilev’s Ballet russes in 1912. Many of his works are clearly inspired by his love for Brittany and Breton culture.

Trio en la mineur pour violon, violoncelle et piano (1918)
Ropartz, Joseph Guy (1864-1955)

         
Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle, op. 31 (1923)
René-Emmanuel Bâton dit Rhené-Baton (1879-1940)



Théodore Dubois : Quatuor et quintette avec piano
Musique française « Découverte 1890-1939 », vol. II
 
Théodore Dubois: Trios avec piano
Release : April 2007
ATMA ACD2 2385



Jean-Luc Plourde, viola
Philippe Magnan, oboe

“A fabulous find” – The Toronto Star

This recording is the second in a critically-acclaimed series entitled Découvertes 1890-1939 featuring pianist Stéphane Lemelin and his colleagues Anne Robert and Paul Marleyn, who together form the Trio Hochelaga, performing works by little-known French composers. They are joined by oboist Philippe Magnan and violist Jean-Luc Plourde to perform a quartet and quintet by Théodore Dubois, a leading light of the French musical establishment at the beginning of the 20th century. ATMA’s 2006 recording of music by Dubois was praised for its “finely wrought passion” by the Globe and Mail.

Dubois, Théodore (1837-1924)

Quatuor en la mineur pour piano, violon, alto et violoncelle

         

Quintette pour piano, violon, hautbois, alto et violoncelle

 


Théodore Dubois : Trios avec piano
Musique française « Découverte 1890-1939 », vol. I
 
Théodore Dubois: Trios avec piano
Release : March 2006
ATMA ACD2 2362

“Trio Hochelaga displays evident affection, contagious enthusiasm and exemplary technique, and the sound recording is clear and vivid. A real discovery!”

Claude Gingras, La Presse
Théodore Dubois (1837-1924) was a leading light of the French musical establishment at the beginning of the 20th century. Encouraged by Franck and by Liszt, befriended by Saint-Saëns and Widor, he aspired to carry on the key traditions of 19th-century French music: elegance and brilliance in style, clarity and balance in form, and discipline in harmony.

This CD is the first in a series entitled Découvertes 1890-1939 in which, by presenting recordings of little-known composers, pianist Stéphane Lemelin, will shed light on areas of the musical landscape of early 20th-century France.

The first recording by the Trio Hochelaga appeared on the ATMA label in 2004 (Pierné-Fauré: Trios avec piano). It earned a "Choc" rating from the magazine Le Monde de la musique, and a "Supersonic Award" from the magazine Pizzicato (Luxembourg).

Dubois, Théodore (1837-1924)

Premier Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle en ut mineur

Deuxième Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle en mi majeur


Promenade sentimentale pour violon et violoncelle
avec accompagnement de piano

Canon pour violon, violoncelle et piano
 

Cantilène pour violon et violoncelle
avec accompagnement de piano


Pierné Fauré - Trios avec piano
 
Pierné-Fauré: Trios avec piano
Release : December 2004
ATMA ACD2 2355

“Achieving the proper balance between understatement and firmness, the Canadian artists of Trio Hochelaga have captured in these two equally masterful works [trios by Pierné and Fauré] the full spirit of French music.”


CHOCJean Roy,
Le Monde de la musique 



" A CD of a very high level. "


SupersonicMarcel Louis,
Magazine Pizzicato
Luxembourg

Founded in 2000, Trio Hochelaga has quickly established itself as one of Canada’s most exciting chamber music ensembles. Together, violinist Anne Robert, cellist Benoît Loiselle, and pianist Stéphane Lemelin share their passion for a repertoire that ranges from the Classical period to the present. Their repertoire not only includes the great works of the trio literature, but also makes a special place for French music, whose neglected treasures they enthusiastically explore.

Bearing the original Iroquois name of the city of Montreal, Trio Hochelaga has from its inception been invited to participate in the principal music festivals of Eastern Canada, including the Festival international de Lanaudière, the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, and the Orford Arts Centre Festival. In 2003, Trio Hochelaga gave the premiere performance of Jacques Hétu’s Triple Concerto with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal at the Lanaudière Festival.

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937)
Trio pour violon, violoncelle et piano, opus 45


Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)  
Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle, opus 120


Anton Stepanovich Arensky
Les deux trios pour piano
 
Anton Arensky: Les deux trios pour piano
Pelléas 0115
Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906)

Trio no 1 en ré mineur, opus 32

Trio no 2 en fa mineur, opus 7


Ovation, vol. 2
Music of Archer,
Morawetz, Papineau-Couture, Forsyth and Schafer

Ovation vol. 2
Parution : 2002
CBC Records 2027-5


Jean Papineau-Couture (1916-2000)

Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle




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