Passages Mathieu Lussier

• Mathieu Lussier (b. 1973): Passages, Op. 16:
• 1 Passages, Op. 16: Passages, Op. 16 05:48
• Courtisanes Op. 30:
• 2 Courtisanes Op. 30: Courtisanes Op. 30 09:59
• White Rock Sonata, Op. 28:
• 3 White Rock Sonata, Op. 28: White Rock Sonata, Op. 28: I. In a Rythmic Tango Mood 03:16
• 4 White Rock Sonata, Op. 28: White Rock Sonata, Op. 28: II. Sicilienne 02:10
• 5 White Rock Sonata, Op. 28: White Rock Sonata, Op. 28: III. Interlude et Final 04:31
• Introduction et sicilienne, Op. 33:
• 6 Introduction et sicilienne, Op. 33: Introduction et sicilienne, Op. 33 09:31
• Bacchanale Op. 8:
• 7 Bacchanale Op. 8: Bacchanale Op. 8 07:44
• Romance Op. 29:
• 8 Romance Op. 29: Romance Op. 29 08:09
• In Memoriam Op. 18:
• 9 In Memoriam Op. 18: In Memoriam Op. 18 05:05
• Récit et Lied Op. 31:
• 10 Récit et Lied Op. 31: Récit et Lied Op. 31 06:45
• Sextuor, Op. 19:
• 11 Sextuor, Op. 19: Sextuor, Op. 19: I. Allegro Giocoso 03:57
• 12 Sextuor, Op. 19: Sextuor, Op. 19: II. Interlude 05:00
• 13 Sextuor, Op. 19: Sextuor, Op. 19: III. Variations sur un thème folklorique 05:39
• Total Runtime 01:17:34

Info for Passages

Canadian musician Mathieu Lussier is internationally well-known as an outstanding bassoon player but he is also a composer who is much in demand in Canada and the United States. He has written nearly 30 works for bassoon quartets and other wind instruments. His music has been broadcast all around the world.

Louise Lessard, piano
Mathieu Lussier, bassoon
Danièle Bourget, flute
Martin Carpentier, clarinet
Louise Lessard, bassoon
Normand Forget, oboe d'amore
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, French horn
Claudia Schaetzle, alto saxophone
Normand Forget, oboe
Fraser Jackson, contrabassoon

Mathieu Lussier
has energetically and passionately promoted the modern and baroque bassoon as solo instruments for nearly two decades throughout North America and Europe. He also devotes considerable time to chamber music as a member of ensemble Pentaèdre de Montréal. Since the summer of 2014, he has been Assistant professor at Université de Montréal. His numerous solo recordings include over a dozen bassoon concertos (Vivaldi, Mozart, Fasch, Graupner, Telemann, and Corrette), a CD of bassoon sonatas by Boismortier, three CDs of music for solo bassoon by François Devienne, and two CDs of wind music by Gossec and Méhul. Mathieu Lussier is also in demand as a guest conductor in Canada and abroad. Appointed by les Violons du Roy as Conductor- in-residence in 2012, and Associate Conductor in 2014, Lussier has led the orchestra in numerous programs both in Quebec, and on tour in greater Canada, the United States and Mexico, collaborating with artists such as Marc-André Hamelin, Alexandre Tharaud, Philippe Jarrousky, Jeremy Denk, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Anthony Marwood, and Karina Gauvin.

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