Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2 Vincent Boucher

• Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 - 1772): Livre de Noëls, Op. 2:
• 1 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: I. Noël sur les jeux d’anches, sans tremblant. « À la venue de noël » 04:23
• 2 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: II. Noël en dialogue, duo, trio, « Or nous dites marie » 06:28
• 3 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: III. Noël en musette, en dialogue, et en duo. « Une bergère jolie » 09:24
• 4 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: IV. Noël en duo, sur les jeux d’anches, sans tremblant. « Noël, cette journée » 04:49
• 5 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: V. Noël en duo. « Je me suis levé » ou « Ô jour glorieux » 05:51
• 6 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: VI. Noël sur les jeux d'anches sans tremblant et en duo « Qu'adam fut un pauvre homme » 04:52
• 7 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: VII. Noël en trio et en dialogue, le cornet de récit de la main droite, la tierce du positif de la main gauche « Chrétiens qui suivez l'église » 04:22
• 8 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: VIII. Noël étranger, sur les jeux d’anches, sans tremblant et en duo. 03:26
• 9 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: IX. Noël sur les flûtes. « Noël pour l’amour de marie » 08:31
• 10 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: X. Noël, grand jeu et duo. « Quand dieu naquit à noël » ou « Bon Joseph, écoutez-moi » 05:35
• 11 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: XI. Noël en récit en taille, « Une vierge pucelle » 08:15
• 12 Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2: XII. Noël suisse, grand jeu et duo. « L'estrange déluge » ou « Ô dieu de clémence » 04:03
• Total Runtime 01:09:59

Info for Daquin: Livre de Noëls, Op. 2

Organ variations on popular Christmas carols were very popular in France in the 17th and even more so in the 18th century. It is hard to imagine today how popular Louis-Claude Daquin was as a virtuoso who was adored by the nobility and bourgeoisie of Paris.

The variations on Noëls lent themselves admirably to showcasing Daquin's talent, who was recognised as having 'an ebullient character' and 'an unalterable precision in the greatest rapidity of playing', as well as a gift for colouring with new stops and picturesque sonorities. Vincent Boucher returns with the Livre de Noëls, a collection of Christmas pieces for the organ by French composer Louis-Claude Daquin. He performs the music from this collection on the great Beckerath organ of Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal.

"All the colourful registrations (and echo effects) called for are captured with limpid clarity against the acoustic backdrop of this vast basilica. Boucher’s playing is beguiling and entertaining – a welcome recording." (Choir & Organ)

Vincent Boucher, organ

Vincent Boucher
is enjoying a true double career, pursuing both music and nance. He has studied under harpsichordists Dom André Laberge and Luc Beauséjour, as well as organist Bernard Lagacé. While in Mireille Lagacé’s class at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, a jury twice unanimously awarded him a first prize for organ and harpsichord.

He has also completed a doctorate in performance at McGill University with John Grew, and furthered his studies in Vienna with Michael Gailit, and later in Paris with Pierre Pincemaille. Vincent Boucher has performed extensively and internationally, notably at the cathedrals of Chartres, Bourges, and Notre-Dame de Paris. In 2000 he won first prize in the John Robb Organ Competition. In 2002, he won the Académie de musique du Québec’s Prix d’Europe, which had not been given to an organist since 1966. In 2003 he was awarded an Opus Prize in the category Discovery of the Year. He has already made nine recordings, which have won a number of prizes and the praise of critics, and most recently, he has released, on the ATMA Classique label, the first recording of the complete works of Charles Tournemire.

For over 17 years, Vincent Boucher has worked in the financial industry. He holds a bachelor’s degree in nance and a graduate degree in e-commerce from the HEC, Université de Montréal’s business school and a Master of Business Administration from Oxford University.

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