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André Mathieu Alain Lefèvre André Mathieu Concerto No.4 Orchestral Works Alain Lefèvre Piano George Hanson Tucson Symphony Orchestra André Mathieu (1929-1968) Alain Lefèvre, pianiste Concerto no 4 en mi mineur pour piano et orchestre Décrit comme un «Héros» (Los Angeles Times), Il fut soliste invité, entre autres, du Royal Concerto No. 4 in E minor for piano and orchestra un pianiste «spectaculaire» (Fanfare Magazine), Philharmonic Orchestra de Londres, du China Reconstitution et orchestration / Reconstruction and orchestration: Gilles Bellemare un «virtuose foudroyant» (Washington Philharmonic, du Guangzhou Symphony, Post), une «valeur sûre» (Music Week, du Malaysian Philharmonic de Kuala Lumpur, de 1. Allegro 14:51 Londres), un «talent génial» (The Gazette) et la SWR de Stuttgart, de l’Orchestre symphonique 2. Andante 15:40 comme «les 10 doigts les plus agiles à avoir de Hambourg, de l’Orchestre symphonique de 3. Allegro con fuoco 10:57 émergé du Québec…» (Toronto Star), le pianiste Nuremberg, de l’Orchestre symphonique de Scènes de ballet / Ballet Scenes et compositeur canadien Alain Lefèvre, pour- Wuppertal, du Detroit Symphony, du National suit une brillante carrière internationale qui le Symphony à Washington, du Houston 4. Berceuse / Lullaby 2:15 conduit sur les scènes prestigieuses du monde, Symphony, du Pacific Symphony, du Tucson 5. Complainte / Lament 2:36 en récital et avec les grands orchestres et chefs Symphony et du Long Beach Symphony aux 6. Dans les champs / In the Fields 8:12 de renom. États-Unis, de l’Orchestre symphonique de 7. Danse des espiègles / Dance of the Mischievous 9:01 Montréal, l’Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Salué par la presse internationale pour sa Quatre Chansons pour chœur et orchestre du Toronto Symphony, de la Philharmonie de «technique phénoménale» (The Spectator), Lorraine, de l’Orchestre symphonique national Four Songs for choir and orchestra son «jeu étincelant résultant en des interpré- Transcription pour chœur et orchestre / Transcription for choir and orchestra: Gilles Bellemare de Mexico, de l’Orchestre philharmonique de tations fascinantes» (Kölner Stadt Anzeiger), Buenos Aires et des Virtuoses de Moscou. Il a 8. Oh! mon bel amour / Oh! My Beautiful Love 2:59 sa «maîtrise absolue» (Hamburger Abendblatt), collaboré notamment avec Matthias Bamert, poème / poem: André Mathieu sa profonde sensibilité, son exubérante per- Franz-Paul Decker, Charles Dutoit, Christoph 9. Les chères mains / The Dear Hands 2:38 sonnalité et surtout comme un pianiste qui Eschenbach, Lawrence Foster, George Hanson, poème / poem: Paul Verlaine «s’affirme en dehors des modes et des arti- Bernhard Klee, Kent Nagano, Yannick Nézet- fices de la scène internationale» (Classica), Séguin, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Vladimir 10. Il pleure dans mon cœur / It is Crying in My Heart 2:22 Alain Lefèvre soulève l’enthousiasme des Spivakov, Carl St-Clair, Yoav Talmi, Yan Pascal poème / poem: Paul Verlaine foules partout où il se produit, jouant réguliè- Tortelier et Long Yu. Il a travaillé avec les com- 11. Si tu crois / If You Think 2:45 rement à guichets fermés. Pianiste «hors du positeurs Pierre Max Dubois, Henri Dutilleux, poème / poem: Jean Laforêt commun» (International Piano, Londres), Walter Boudreau et John Corigliano. Outre interprète renversant, ses prestations en sa participation à de nombreux festivals inter - Alain Lefèvre, piano Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus concert furent souvent qualifiées d’inégalées nationaux, dont ceux de Cervantino au Tucson Symphony Orchestra Bruce Chamberlain, Director (Westdeutsche Zeitung), voire d’incompa- Mexique, d’Istanbul en Turquie, du Théatre George Hanson rables (Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee). d’Épidaure en Grèce, de Wolf Trap en Virginie, 2 3 Alain Lefèvre, pianist d’Irvine Meadows en Californie, du Festival Acclaimed as a “hero” (Los Angeles Times), a Orchestra, the Guangzhou Symphony Montreal. He has performed in more than thir- Mozart au Vermont, du Festival de Lanaudière “spectacular pianist” (Fanfare), a “smashing Orchestra, the Malaysian Philharmonic in ty countries worldwide. à Joliette et du Festival Mozart Plus à la performer” (Washington Post), an “artistic win- Kuala Lumpur, the SWR in Stuttgart, the Basilique Notre-Dame, il a joué dans plus ner” (Music Week, London), a “genial talent” Hamburg Symphony, the Stuttgart and In November 2007, Alain Lefèvre was given the d’une trentaine de pays au monde. (The Gazette), and as “the 10 most agile fingers Wuppertal Symphonies, the Nuremberg Decoration of Chevalier de l’Ordre de la to have emerged from Quebec…” (Toronto Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the National Pléiade for his outstanding contribution in the En novembre 2007, Alain Lefèvre était Star), Canadian pianist and composer Alain Symphony (Washington D.C.), the Houston artistic community. Winner of a Classical décoré Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Pléiade. Lefèvre has a sparkling international career, Symphony, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Internet Award (Classicstoday.com) for his Gagnant d’un Classical Internet Award touring repeatedly world-wide, performing at the Long Beach Symphony, the Pacific recording on the Analekta label featuring (ClassicsToday.com) dans la catégorie prestigious venues, in recital and with interna- Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonie de André Mathieu’s Concerto de Québec, he was «Découvertes» pour son enregistrement du tional orchestras and leading conductors. Lorraine, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, also awarded five Felix Awards (2001-2007) Concerto de Québec d’André Mathieu, il the Toronto Symphony, the Quebec Symphony including his latest CD, Rhapsodies, recorded est également récipiendaire de cinq Félix Saluted by the international press, for his Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra live with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. décernés par l’ADISQ (2001-2007) incluant “phenomenal technique” (The Spectator), of Mexico, the National Symphony Orchestra When released, it was also one of Canada’s son dernier CD, Rhapsodies, enregistré live his “sparkling playing resulting in fascinating of Buenos Aires and the Moscow Virtuosi, to best-selling classical albums. BBC Music en concert avec l’Orchestre Symphonique de interpretations” (Kölner Stadt Anzeiger), his name but a few. He has also worked with Magazine stressed that this CD was “an essen- Montréal. Au sommet des ventes de disques “sovereign mastery” (Hamburger Abendblatt), renowned conductors such as Matthias tial purchase,” saluting Lefèvre’s “greatest classiques au Canada dès sa sortie, BBC his deep sensitivity and exhilarating personality, Bamert, Franz-Paul Decker, Charles Dutoit, passion and excitement”. Music Magazine classait ce dernier enregistre- Alain Lefèvre is a pianist who “breaks the Christoph Eschenbach, Lawrence Foster, www.alainlefevre.com ment parmi ses «must». mold” (International Piano, London), and George Hanson, Bernhard Klee, Kent Nagano, most importantly, an artist who “truly stands www.alainlefevre.com Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, out from the typical trends and artifices offered Vladimir Spivakov, Carl St-Clair, Yoav Talmi, on the international scene” (Classica). He often Yan Pascal Tortelier and Long Yu. He also performs to sold-out audiences, leaving them worked with composers Pierre Max Dubois, mesmerized. Some of his interpretations were Walter Boudreau, Henri Dutilleux and John described as “unparalleled” (Westdeutsche Corigliano. Besides his participation to numerous Zeitung), and even unsurpassed “in memory” international festivals such as Cervantino in (Los Angeles Times). Mexico, Istanbul Festival in Turkey, Epidavros Guest soloist to a number of orchestras, he has in Greece, Wolf Trap and Vermont Mozart appeared with the Royal Philharmonic Festivals in the US, Lanaudière Festival, and Orchestra in London, the China Philharmonic Mostly Mozart at Notre-Dame Basilica in 4 5 George Hanson George Hanson chef d’orchestre Music Director and Conductor Après plus d’une décennie d’extraordinaire hauteur de sa réputation en Allemagne d’ex- pu le voir ou l’entendre sur les ondes de CBS Having completed over a decade of extraordi- leadership artistique, George Hanson entame pert de Chostakovitch… De longues ovations (Sunday Morning), NBC (Today Show), NPR nary artistic leadership, George Hanson en 2008 sa treizième saison comme chef de ont accueilli cet extraordinaire drame artis- et Deutsche Welle, et il a été nommé «Jeune begins his 13th season as Music Director and l’Orchestre symphonique de Tucson (TSO). tique…» (Tageszeitung, septembre 2005). musicien de l’année» par Muscial America. Conductor of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra La critique a noté une remarquable évolution Ses prestations à Carnegie Hall et à l’Opéra in 2008. Critics have noted remarkable artistic artistique de la part de cet orchestre depuis Bastille de Paris ont été pareillement saluées. Ses études musicales se sont déroulées à growth by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra que George Hanson en a assumé la direction l’Académie de musique de Vienne, au Curtis during George Hanson’s tenure as Music en 1996, confirmant sa réputation de bâtis- Aux États-Unis, M. Hanson a été Chef adjoint Institute, à l’université d’Indiana et au collège Director since 1996, firmly establishing his seur d’orchestres. de l’Orchestre d’Atlanta de 1988 à 1993, a été Concordia. Le seizième directeur depuis la reputation as an orchestra builder. l’assistant de Kurt Masur au Philharmonique fondation du TSO il y 79 ans, M. Hanson réside à George Hanson s’est produit avec près de de New York de 1993 à 2000 et a dirigé
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