Elisabeth Pion; Arion Baroque Orchestra
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Release Date: 23 August 2024
Label: Atma Classique
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 722056288521
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
The dazzling pianist Elisabeth Pion joins Arion Baroque Orchestra conducted by Mathieu Lussier in exploring rarely performed works by French composer Helene de Montgeroult (1764-1836).
A contemporary of Mozart, this artist fascinates modern listeners both for her trailblazing career and for her contribution to the development of the French piano repertoire.
Mathieu Lussier has transcribed Montgeroult's Overture by "augmenting" piano and piano/voice pieces into a work for orchestra. The Overture "L'Imperatrice" (the Empress) was arranged for this album and borrows its title from the nickname some admirers gave Montgeroult.
Montgeroult composed her Piano Concerto No. 1 by transcribing parts of two violin concertos by her friend Giambattista Viotti, which she adapted for piano. Her process of recomposition involved both the left and right hand on the keyboard, and considerably modified Viotti's original orchestration.
Elisabeth Pion's new recording also includes Mozart's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 24, a selection of five Montgeroult piano studies, as well as Romance sans paroles, a pianoforte and strings arrangement by Mathieu Lussier to the very moving Etude No. 26.
An enquiring and innovative artist, pianist Elisabeth Pion leads an imaginative career as a soloist, chamber musician, and artistic collaborator. A cornerstone of Montreal's music scene for over forty years, Arion Baroque Orchestra is a pioneer in the Canadian world of early music on period instruments. Artistic Director and conductor of Arion Baroque Orchestra, Mathieu Lussier devotes considerable time to chamber music as a member of ensemble Pentaedre de Montreal and Associate Professor at the Music Faculty of the Universite de Montreal.
Tracklisting
Quatuor Molinari
Ensemble ArtChoral; Matthias Maute
Cameron Crozman; Les Violons du Roy
Elisabeth Pion; Arion Baroque Orchestra
Karina Gauvin; Quatuor Molinari; Pentaedre
Stephane Tetreault; Olivier Hebert-Bouchard
Yannick Nezet-Seguin; Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
David Jalbert
Elisabeth Pion; Arion Baroque Orchestra
Cameron Crozman; Les Violons du Roy
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend
Geza Anda; Karl Bohm; Wiener Philharmoniker; Philharmonia Orchestra
John Kruse, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Fredrik Burstedt
MultiPiano Ensemble, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Ivor Bolton
The Orchestra Now, Leon Botstein
Alfredo Campoli
