NEW RELEASES MAY 29, 2012 BACH • NOUVEAUX «BRANDEBOURGEOIS » 7-12 Reconstruction by Bruce Haynes ACD2 2565 La Bande Montréal Baroque | Eric Milnes • With tongue firmly in cheek, ATMA presents six “new” concertos inspired by Bach’s Brandenburg concertos.These “new” concertos 7 to 12 are based on the rich musical inventions in Bach’s cantatas and other vocal works. The late scholar and oboist Bruce Haynes reconstructed them in the spirit of the famous recordings by the Swingle Singers, or of Wendy Carlos’ “Switched on Bach.” Haynes considered these concertos “speculative trials” … whose “humble purpose is to make the point that we can still hear this magnificent music in many guises, much as Bach’s audience would have been accustomed to.” • La Bande Montréal Baroque brings together some of Montréal’s finest early music performers. Under the artistic direction of Susie Napper, the ensemble was created especially for the Montréal Baroque Festival, which since 2003 has been held annually in June in Old Montréal. LES GOÛTS ACCORDÉS Robert de Visée • Jean-Baptiste Barrière ACD2 2673 Esteban La Rotta THEORBO Margaret Little VIOLA DA GAMBA | Jivko Georgiev CELLO | Katelyn Clark ORGAN • Les goûts accordés features the works of two late 17th-century composers, Robert de Visée and Jean- Baptiste Barrière, alongside pieces by Lully, Hotman, and Braun.They are performed by Esteban La Rotta, theorbo; Margaret Little, viola da gamba; Jivko Georgiev, cello; and Katelyn Clark, organ. • During the reign of Louis XIV,French artists were urged to exalt French cultural expression in its purest form, free from the Italian musical trends that had been diluting it. Those influences proved too strong, and the resulting fusion between Italian and French styles was known as les goûts réunis. The title of this recording, Les goûts accordés, is a nod to that friction and puns on the French word accorde, which means both “in tune” and “in agreement.” CHRISTIAN LANE Organ works by Elgar, Schumann, Liszt, Roger-Ducasse, Vierne, Whitlock, Dupré ACD2 2674 Christian Lane CASAVANT ORGAN OP . 869, DES SAINTS-ANGES GARDIENS CHURCH, LACHINE (MONTREAL) • This new ATMA recording features American organist Christian Lane, who won First Prize at the 2011 Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) in Montréal. Lane’s program embraces a wide sample of music, which he performs on the magnificent Casavant organ Op. 869 at des Saints-Anges Gardiens Church in Lachine.The program includes romantic repertoire and comprises works by Elgar, Schumann, Liszt, Vierne, and Dupré, among others. • Christian Lane is one of America’s most accomplished and versatile young organists. Consistently acclaimed for his “driving energy and mature interpretation” (The American Organist), he holds a Bachelor’s degree and the Sacred Music Diploma from the Eastman School of Music. Recently, Lane performed several works featured on this CD at the Organix 2 festival in Toronto. ATMACLASSIQUE.COM Media Contact: Luisa Trisi 416. 481.1161 | [email protected]

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NEW RELEASES MAY 29, 2012

BACH • NOUVEAUX «BRANDEBOURGEOIS » 7-12Reconstruction by Bruce HaynesACD2 2565La Bande Montréal Baroque | Eric Milnes

• With tongue firmly in cheek, ATMA presents six “new” concertos inspired by Bach’s Brandenburgconcertos. These “new” concertos 7 to 12 are based on the rich musical inventions in Bach’s cantatas andother vocal works. The late scholar and oboist Bruce Haynes reconstructed them in the spirit of thefamous recordings by the Swingle Singers, or of Wendy Carlos’ “Switched on Bach.” Haynes consideredthese concertos “speculative trials” … whose “humble purpose is to make the point that we can stillhear this magnificent music in many guises, much as Bach’s audience would have been accustomed to.”

• La Bande Montréal Baroque brings together some of Montréal’s finest early music performers. Under theartistic direction of Susie Napper, the ensemble was created especially for the Montréal Baroque Festival,which since 2003 has been held annually in June in Old Montréal.

LES GOÛTS ACCORDÉSRobert de Visée • Jean-Baptiste Barrière

ACD2 2673Esteban La Rotta THEORBO

Margaret Little VIOLA DA GAMBA | Jivko Georgiev CELLO | Katelyn Clark ORGAN

• Les goûts accordés features the works of two late 17th-century composers, Robert de Visée and Jean-Baptiste Barrière, alongside pieces by Lully, Hotman, and Braun. They are performed by Esteban La Rotta,theorbo; Margaret Little, viola da gamba; Jivko Georgiev, cello; and Katelyn Clark, organ.

• During the reign of Louis XIV, French artists were urged to exalt French cultural expression in its purestform, free from the Italian musical trends that had been diluting it. Those influences proved too strong,and the resulting fusion between Italian and French styles was known as les goûts réunis. The title of thisrecording, Les goûts accordés, is a nod to that friction and puns on the French word accorde, which meansboth “in tune” and “in agreement.”

CHRISTIAN LANEOrgan works by Elgar, Schumann, Liszt, Roger-Ducasse, Vierne, Whitlock,DupréACD2 2674Christian LaneCASAVANT ORGAN OP. 869, DES SAINTS-ANGES GARDIENS CHURCH, LACHINE (MONTREAL)

• This new ATMA recording features American organist Christian Lane, who won First Prize at the 2011Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) in Montréal. Lane’s program embraces a wide sampleof music, which he performs on the magnificent Casavant organ Op. 869 at des Saints-Anges GardiensChurch in Lachine. The program includes romantic repertoire and comprises works by Elgar, Schumann,Liszt, Vierne, and Dupré, among others.

• Christian Lane is one of America’s most accomplished and versatile young organists. Consistentlyacclaimed for his “driving energy and mature interpretation” (The American Organist), he holds aBachelor’s degree and the Sacred Music Diploma from the Eastman School of Music. Recently, Lane per-formed several works featured on this CD at the Organix 2 festival in Toronto.

ATMACLASSIQUE.COM Media Contact: Luisa Trisi 416. 481.1161 | [email protected]

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