Danses et Contredanses de la Nouvelle-France

Danses et Contredanses de la Nouvelle-France

Ensemble Nouvelle-France du Québec
Siscom (Select) SC-08211 [LP]
Harmonia mundi "Black Label" HMB 5145 [LP]
Harmonia mundi "Black Label" HMB 5104 [Cass.]

Contents:

Anon., 18th c. Ms.: Suite Nouvelle-France

1. Deux tambourins
2. Menuet « Fidèle et sicère »
3. Menuet d'Allemagne
4. Menuet en sol mineur
5. Musettes
   1. Musette I
   2. Musette II
6. Vaudeville « La Confession »

Anon., Ursulines of Quebec, 17th c.

7. Motet à deux voix

Anon., Rachel Frobisher's Book, Montreal, 1793

8. Four Dances
   1. Untitled (fife, discant viola, fortepiano)
   2. « Savage dance » (flute, 'cello)
   3. Untitled (harpsichord, spoon)
   4. Untitled (fife, harpsichord, spoon)
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Théodore Friedrich Molt

9. Theme and variations (flute and fortepiano)

Friedrich Glackmeyer

10. March for the Festival of St. Peter and St. Paul

Anon., 18th c.: Livre de contredanses et les figures (reconstitution by Michel Paré)

11. Contredanses
    1. Les Domineaux
    2. La Sauvage
    3. L'Yrocoise
    4. La Pintièvre

Playing time: 17' 00" + 19' 00" = 36' 00"

Performers:
Ensemble Nouvelle-France
Louise Courville (flutes, fifes), Lorraine P. Brunnemer (viola da gamba, 'cello), Richard Paré (harpsichord, pianoforte)

Recording site and date:
Église historique de Beaumont, Quebec, Canada [08/1982];
Rel.: 1985 (HM)

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
"This record aims at being both a testimony and an authentic reflection of the musical life in early Canada during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. ..." (from LP sleeve)
For unknown reason the « Motet à deux voix » (3' 53"), was not included in the HM release. Also there may be a mistake by numbering the LP version 5145, this number being given to an Handel's release
Informations from owned LP (HM), National Library of Canada and Bn-Opaline plus.

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