Suzie LeBlanc; Marie Nadeau-Tremblay
Release Date: 08 April 2022
Label: Atma Classique
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 722056283724
Description
Acadian soprano Suzie LeBlanc returns with De la Cour de Louis XIV a Shippagan, a fascinating album that pairs French airs de cour with traditional Acadian songs.
Ellen Torrie, soprano and guitar; Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, baroque violin; Vincent Lauzer, recorder; and Sylvain Bergeron, baroque guitar and archlute, are also featured.
LeBlanc chose traditional songs that range from the serious to the comical and arranged them in collaboration with Bergeron, Lauzer, and Nadeau-Tremblay.
"My interest in traditional Acadian songs began some twenty years ago, and I have since recorded three albums of this repertoire with ATMA Classique," says LeBlanc. "The majority of these songs come from France. But songs, just like peoples, are nomadic: they have no borders!"
"The common airs de cour may have crossed the Atlantic stowed in the baggage of musicians and noblemen" says LeBlanc. "The French nobility who settled in Quebec in the 17th century wanted to reproduce the glories of Versailles, and some of these airs could have reached the shores of Shippagan."
Suzie LeBlanc has carved out one of the most unique profiles of any Canadian soprano. Her performing career in early music includes recitals and performances with orchestras, opera companies, traditional and new music ensembles.
Tracklisting
Yannick Nezet-Seguin; Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
David Jalbert
David Jacques
Soloists; Orchestre classique de Montreal; Alain Trudel
Philip Chiu
Myriam Leblanc; Ensemble Mirabilia
Louise Bessette
Ensemble Caprice
