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The all-German programme, featuring works by Johann Friedrich Fasch and Georg Philipp Telemann, will be performed by 12 of Arion’s musicians with Montreal bassoonist Mathieu Lussier conducting.
Mathieu Lussier will also hold a conference 45 minutes before the concert on the bassoon’s characteristics and its historical context. Arion subscribers are invited to meet the musicians at a get-together after the concert. Tickets range from $14 to $58. Don’t miss out! Reserve your seats right now: online at www.arionbaroque.com, by e-mailing us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by calling our Customer Service line at 514.355.1825.
• Alla Tedesca, Windborne Baroque!
• Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758)
• Concerto for bassoon, strings and basso continuo in C Major, FWV L: C2
• Concerto for bassoon, two oboes, strings and basso continuo in C Minor, FWV L: c2
• Quartet for two hoboes, bassoon and basso continuo
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
• Quartet for two flutes, bassoon and basso continuo in B Minor, TWV 43: d1 (excerpt from Tafelmusik)
• Concerto for recorder, bassoon, strings and basso continuo in F Major, TWV 52: F1
• Concerto for recorder, flute, strings and basso continuo in E Minor, TWV 52: e1
• Guest Conductor : Mathieu Lussier, bassoon
• Thursday, January 20 and Friday, January 21 at 8:00 pm, and again on Sunday, January 23, at 2:00 pm
• Redpath Hall, 3461 rue McTavish (McGill University).
“I chose this programme with the intention of familiarizing the public with the music of Johann Friedrich Fasch, one of the most acclaimed baroque composers of his time. Telemann and Fasch both created bright and festive works that will light up the month of January,” explains Artistic Director Claire Guimond. “We have put together an original programme in which the bassoon, together with a variety of instruments, is featured in nearly every piece thereby enabling listeners to sample rich and varied combinations of sound,” adds Mathieu Lussier.
Mathieu Lussier
This versatile and ever-curious musician has, with passion and dedication, taken it upon himself to attune audiences throughout North America and Europe to the qualities of the baroque bassoon as a solo instrument. He has performed as bassoonist, soloist and/or conductor with ensembles such as Arion Baroque Orchestra, Les Violons du Roy, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and the Orchestre de la Mission Saint-Charles (Lamèque). Since 2007, he has been the artistic director of the Festival International de Musique Baroque de Lamèque. He devotes a good deal of his time to chamber music and is a member of several ensembles: Pentaèdre in Montréal, the Caliban Quartet of Bassoonists in Toronto as well as the ensemble Musica Franca. Lussier has also composed more than thirty works which are performed in concert regularly in North America, Europe and Australia.
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About Arion Baroque Orchestra
Founded in 1981, Arion Baroque Orchestra is Quebec’s only ensemble performing early music on period instruments, a domain in which it is a leader in North America. Under the enlightened artistic direction of flutist Claire Guimond, the group, made up of more than twenty dedicated musicians and winner of several prestigious awards, performs some thirty concerts each year, led by renowned guest conductors on both the national and international scenes. Arion’s quality and musical finesse have garnered unanimous acclaim on each of its tours to Japan, the United States, Europe and Mexico while its impressive list of recordings, 25 in all, continues to enthral listeners both at home and abroad.
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