The musicians on this album are some of the best in Canada. Pianist Alain Lefvre, Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, and it’s conductor Alexander Shelley and composer Walter Boudreau have come together for the world premiere recording of Boudreau’s masterful Concerto de l’asile, a tribute to the playwright and poet Claude Gauvreau (1925-1971). A musical summit that will mark the history of contemporary music! In addition to this concerto, you will hear the classic Shhrazade, Op. 35 by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov. The orchestra and it’s conductor unfold an epic tableau from One Thousand and One Nights as they conjure to life the brilliant and cunning Scheherazade who emerges victorious in her resistance against the evil Shahriar. Splendid!
Tracklist:
- Pavane Pour Une Infante Dfunte
- Concerto De Lasile: I. Les Oranges Sont Vertes
- Concerto De Lasile: II. St-Jean-De-Dieu
- Concerto De Lasile: III. La Charge De Lorignal pormyable
- Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea And Sinbad’s Ship (Largo E Maestoso – Lento – Allegro Non Troppo – Tranquillo)
- Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story Of The Calender Prince (Lento – Andantino – Allegro Molto – Vivace Scherzando – Moderato Ass
- Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince And The Young Princess (Andantino Quasi Allegretto – Pochissimo Pi Mosso – C
- Scheherazade, Op. 35: IV. Festival At Bagdad. The Sea. The Shipwreck Against A Rock Surmounted By A Bronze Warrior (The Shipwrec
