Luc Robitaille

UN MOT DANGLE DUBEAU

Parmi ma quarantaine dalbums, jai enregistr depuis une dizaine dannes plusieurs portraits musicaux de
grands compositeurs contemporains. Ces compositeurs actuels mont grandement interpelle au fil des ans.
Plus je les coute, plus mon dsir dinterprter ces musiques qui gravitent autour du courant minimaliste
grandit. Jaime cette musique qui porte lintrospection. Cela vient sans doute avec la maturit?
Au 17e et 18e sicles, les compositeurs taient commandits par les grandes cours dEurope. Aujourdhui,
beaucoup de compositeurs crivent aussi pour lindustrie du divertissement : cinma, sries tl, jeux
vido. Cela permet ces immenses crateurs de nous offrir des uvres qui marqueront des gnrations
entires, et mme lhistoire de la musique.
Parmi ces crateurs qui ont eu et auront encore longtemps un impact sur la vie intellectuelle et musicale
de leur poque, il y a Max Richter, compositeur prolifique la signature unique et aux uvres fortes et
originales. De son impressionnant catalogue duvres post-minimalistes, jai choisi 16 pices; revisites
ici avec mon violon, entoure de mon orchestre La Piet.
Bonne coute!

In the past ten years, I have recorded various musical portraits of great contemporary composers. Their
music has increasingly called out to me, and it punctuates beautifully the repertoire featured on the
40 albums I have recorded. The more I listen to composers gravitating around the minimalist movement,
the more I want to interpret their music. I enjoy the moments of introspection that these works bring.
Perhaps this has to do with maturity?
In the 17th and 18th centuries, music composers were sponsored by the opulent Courts of Europe. Today,
many composers write for the entertainment industry, be it for cinema, television or video games. It allows
these brilliant composers to offer works that will mark generations, and the history of music.
Amongst the composers who have and will continue to have an impact on the intellectual and musical life
of their times, there is Max Richter. I devote my new Portrait album to him and his impressive body of
powerful and original works. I have selected 16 pieces with his unique signature, which I revisit here with
my violin and my orchestra, La Piet.
Enjoy the music!
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ANGLE DUBEAU, O.C., C.Q., DFA
Violoniste virtuose, Angle Dubeau mne depuis
plus de 40 ans une carrire exceptionnelle qui la
conduite sur les grandes scnes du monde dans plus
dune quarantaine de pays. Si, au fil des ans, son
talent, sa virtuosit et sa musicalit ont t rcom- 35 000 mlomanes.
penss par de nombreux prix, cest dabord et avant
tout le public qui la adopte pour son jeu envotant,
sa gnrosit, sa fougue, ses dons de communica-
trice hors pair et sa facilit exceptionnelle tisser
des liens avec lui. La violoniste est dailleurs lune
des rares musiciennes classiques au monde avoir
reu des Disques dor. En carrire, elle a vendu
plus de 600 000 albums. De plus, pour lensemble
de son oeuvre, la violoniste a rcolt ce jour plus
de 35 millions de streams rpartis dans plus de
100 pays.
Le parcours musical dAngle Dubeau reste excep-
tionnel. 15 ans, elle obtient un Premier Prix en
violon dans la classe de Raymond Dessaints
(Matrise en musique), et 16 ans un Premier Prix en
musique de chambre au Conservatoire de musique
de Montral. Elle poursuit ensuite ses tudes la
Juilliard School of Music de New York avec Dorothy
DeLay, puis de 1981 1984, perfectionne son art
auprs de Stefan Gheorghiu, en Roumanie. De nom-
breux prix nationaux et internationaux rcompensent
son talent.
Angle Dubeau reste convaincue de la ncessit
de mieux faire connatre la musique classique un
large public ; cette vritable pionnire choisit alors
de sengager dans la conception et lanimation de
programmes tlviss, grands concerts et mis-
sions hebdomadaires caractre musical, dont la
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trs populaire Faites vos gammes Radio-Canada.
Depuis 1995, elle dirige et anime galement La Fte
de la Musique de Tremblant, un festival de musique
au Mont-Tremblant qui attire annuellement plus de
Aucun doute ne subsiste. Quelle soit seule, face
un orchestre, dans lintimit du rpertoire de
chambre, avec La Piet, Angle Dubeau continue
dmouvoir, dblouir, dtonner et ne souhaite
quune seule chose : recommencer.
Pour ses qualits artistiques et sa contribution excep-
tionnelle au pays, Angle Dubeau a t nomme :
Officire de lOrdre du Canada 2012
(Membre de lOrdre du Canada depuis 1996)
Chevalire de lOrdre national du Qubec
2004
Docteure (doctorat honoris causa) de la Facult
des beaux-arts, Universit Concordia Montral
2015
Elle a galement reu :
La mdaille du jubil de diamant
de la reine Elizabeth II - 2012
La mdaille du jubil dor
de la reine Elizabeth II - 2002
Le prix Calixa-Lavalle de la Socit
Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montral - 1996
Le violon dAngle Dubeau, le Des Rosiers , a t
fabriqu en 1733 par Stradivarius.
ANGLE DUBEAU, O.C., C.Q., DFA
One of the most prominent violin virtuosos of her
generation, Angle Dubeau has been leading an
exceptional career for over 40 years in the great
concert halls of the world. While her virtuosity
and musicality have seduced critics, the public has
adopted Angle Dubeau for her captivating music,
her uncommon gift as a communicator, her generos-
ity and her outstanding ability to connect with her
audience. She has garnered many awards over the
years, and she is one of the rare classical violinists
in the world to have been awarded gold records.
She has sold over 600,000 albums in her career and
the works from the violinists discography have been
streamed over 35 million times across more than
100 countries.
Angle Dubeaus musical trajectory remains
unequalled. At the Conservatoire de Musique de
Montral, she obtained a Premier Prix in violin at
age 15, studying with Raymond Dessaints (Masters
Degree in Music), and a Premier Prix in Chamber
Music at age 16. She then moved to New York to
work with Dorothy DeLay at the prestigious Juilliard
School of Music and, from 1981 to 1984, she stud-
ied in Romania with the eminent pedagogue Stefan
Gheorghiu. She has won several national and inter-
national competitions.
Convinced of the need to introduce classical music
to a wider audience, Angle Dubeau has been a pio-
neer in programming and hosting gala concerts and
weekly music television shows such as the famous
Radio-Canada show Faites vos gammes. Since
1995, she is the artistic director of the popular La
Fte de la Musique de Tremblant, a music festival
in Mont-Tremblant (Qc) Canada, which attracts over
35,000 music lovers annually.
Whether standing alone, in front of an orchestra, or
in the intimacy of chamber repertoire with La Piet,
Angle Dubeau continues to move and astonish us,
while wanting only one thing: to start again.
For her talent and her exceptional contribution to
the country, Angle Dubeau has been appointed:
Officer of the Order of Canada 2012
(Member of the Order of Canada since 1996)
Knight of the Ordre national du Qubec
2004
Doctor (honoris causa) from Concordia
Universitys Faculty of Fine Arts (Montreal)
2015
She has also received:
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
2012
The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
2002
The Calixa-Lavalle prize from the Socit
Saint-Jean- Baptiste de Montral 1996
Angle Dubeau plays on the Des Rosiers
Stradivarius violin (1733).
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LA PIET
Mue par une volont dinnover, Angle Dubeau
fonde en 1997 La Piet, un ensemble cordes et
piano fminin compos de musiciennes parmi les
meilleures au Canada. Sans le savoir, cette exp-
rience qui ne se voulait, lorigine, quun projet
de disque ponctuel, allait mobiliser presque tout
son temps. Ds ses dbuts, lensemble se produit
sur plusieurs des scnes les plus prestigieuses
du Canada ainsi qu la tlvision, et acquiert une
solide reconnaissance.
Reconnues pour leur virtuosit exceptionnelle, leur
jeu dune impeccable prcision, la richesse de leurs
interprtations, mais surtout pour le plaisir conta-
gieux qui les animent quand elles sont sur scne,
Angle Dubeau & La Piet sillonnent la plante
depuis 20 ans.
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Transformed by the desire to innovate, Angle
Dubeau founded La Piet in 1997, an all-female
string ensemble featuring some of Canadas best
musicians. What she could not have known at the
time was that this experiment, originally conceived
for periodic recordings, would gradually become a
full-time occupation. From early on, the ensemble
gained a solid reputation, playing at Canadas
most prestigious venues and on television.
Known for their exceptional virtuosity and impec-
cable precision, their rich interpretations, and
above all the contagious happiness that enlivens
their stage presence, Angle Dubeau & La Piet
have crisscrossed the world for 20 years.
EXTRAITS DE PRESSE
Prcision dattaque, qualit du jeu densemble
et nergie. On se croirait magiquement revenu
lpoque bnie des Solisti di Zagreb. Fougue, pr-
sence Le sourire des musiciennes est contagieux.
Le Devoir (Montral)
Angle Dubeau et son ensemble chevronn jouent
si radieusement et chaleureusement quil est impos-
sible dimaginer les uvres mieux interprtes.
The Strad (London, UK)
Angle Dubeau interprte chaque pice avec
charme et sophistication. Ses collgues galent sa
douceur, harmonisant son jeu, note aprs note.
Gramophone (London, UK)
Peu importe le format, Angle Dubeau est formi-
dable. The Gazette (Montral)
La Piet nexisterait pas quil faudrait linventer !
Le Soleil (Montral)
Dubeau est une violoniste dynamique, passion-
nante Toujours robustes et investigatrices, ses
interprtations ne tiennent jamais rien pour acquis.
Lensemble instrumental quelle dirige se distingue
non seulement par la perfection du jeu, lagilit,
la puissance et le raffinement de la sonorit, mais
encore par la joie communicative qui lanime.
Los Angeles Times
Riche, vibrant et interprt avec passion.
BBC Music Magazine (London, UK)
Cet ensemble a tout pour plaire. Du lyrisme ? Oui.
De la fougue ? Oui. Du style ? Oui. De lclat ? Aussi.
De lenthousiasme ? Absolument. Cest lensemble le
plus en vogue du moment.
Soundstage Magazine (Ottawa)
Elle a tout ce quune soliste devrait avoir.
Toronto Star (Toronto)
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PRESS EXCERPTS
Precise attacks, excellent ensemble playing and
energy One would think oneself magically
transported to the blessed era of the Solisti di
Zagreb. Passion, presence The musicians smiles
are contagious
Le Devoir (Montreal)
Angle Dubeau and her gifted ensemble of
musicians play with such radiant warmth and
sensitivity that it is impossible to imagine the work
better performed.
The Strad (London, UK)
Dubeau plays everything with alluring sweetness
and sophistication and her colleagues match her
tender, inflected playing note for note.
Gramophone (London, UK)
Regardless the format, Angle Dubeau is formi-
dable. The Gazette (Montreal)
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If Angle Dubeau and La Piet didnt exist, we
would need to invent them!
Le Soleil (Montreal)
Dubeau is an exciting, dynamic fiddler The per-
formances were consistently robust and inquiring,
taking nothing for granted Dubeaus well-drilled
band played with agility, power, a nicely weighted
sound and a fierce joy in the doing.
Los Angeles Times
Rich and vibrant, and performed with a passion.
BBC Music Magazine (London, UK)
This ensemble has everything. Lyricism? Got
it. Excitement? Got it. Style? Got it. lan? Got it.
Enthusiasm? Got it. Its the hottest chamber ensem-
ble around.
Soundstage Magazine (Ottawa)
She is all a soloist should be.
Toronto Star (Toronto)
 ANGLE DUBEAU & LA PIET

SOLISTE, CHEF VIOLONS / VIOLINS II VIOLONCELLES PIANO

SOLOIST, Amlie Lamontagne CELLOS Amlie Fortin
CONDUCTOR Ana Drobac Laurence Leclerc
Angle Dubeau Ewa Sas Catherine Perron HARPE / HARP
Annabelle Renzo
VIOLONS / VIOLINS I ALTOS / VIOLAS CONTREBASSE
Josiane Breault Madeleine Messier DOUBLE BASS
Mana Shiraishi Catherine Arsenault Stphanie Domaschio
Ariane Bresse Valrie Arsenault
Bonnallie Brodeur,
Photographes

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 MAX RICHTER
COMPOSITEUR / COMPOSER
Yulia Mahr
Acclam comme le compositeur le plus influent
de sa gnration, le polymathe lectroacousticien
Max Richter dfie toute description : il est bien
sr compositeur, mais aussi pianiste, producteur,
remixeur , collaborateur et, hors de tout doute,
un des artistes les plus prolifiques en musique
contemporaine.
la fois influenc par Bach, le punk rock et la
musique lectronique, le monde sonore de Richter
marie sa formation classique il est gradu de
la Royal Academy of Music et a tudi avec le
clbre compositeur Luciano Berio aux nouvelles
technologies. Le caractre mlodieux et poignant
de son style distinctif allie le gnie du minima-
lisme, llectronique dernier cri et le multi-univers
des productions musicales numriques. Time Out
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mentionne la grande puissance motionnelle
de sa musique, New Statesman voque sa
beaut stupfiante et sa profondeur tandis que
Classic FM et Pitchfork la disent blouissante
et The Guardian langoureuse et transcendante .
Au fil des ans, Richter sest fait connatre par ses
albums solo qui ont influenc et caractris ce
genre musical, lont fait crotre et ont marqu les-
sor du mouvement noclassique (The Independent,
Pitchfork). Son uvre colossale comprend gale-
ment de la musique de concert, des opras, des
ballets, des installations dart et de vidos ainsi
quune multitude de trames pour les films, le
thtre et la tlvision.
La musique de Max Richter peut tre entendue
dans plus de 50 films. Il a crit des trames musi-
cales spcifiques pour, entre autres, la boulever-
sante critique de guerre, Waltz with Bashir dAri
Folman plusieurs fois rcompense (Max Richter
a reu le prix du cinma europen), Shutter Island
de Martin Scorsese et The Leftovers, la premire
production de tlvision (HBO) de Damon Lindelof
aprs Lost. Parmi ses productions pour le thtre,
mentionnons Macbeth dAlan Cumming, une ver-
sion solo qui a triomph sur Broadway et Black
Watch du National Theatre of Scotland, accla-
me travers le monde. Max Richter a collabor
avec laudacieux Wayne McGregor, chorgraphe
en rsidence du Royal Ballet, la cration de
plusieurs productions reprises par, entre autres,
Joffrey Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Lucinda
Childs, New York City Ballet, American Ballet
Theatre, Dutch National Ballet, Semperoper de
Dresden, Ballet du Rhin et Northern Ballet.
Traduction : Sonia Lussier
Hailed as the most influential composer of his
generation, electro-acoustic polymath Max Richter
defies definition: composer he may be, but he is
also pianist, producer, remixer, and collaborator,
and beyond argument one of the most prolific of
contemporary musical artists.
Inspired equally by Bach, punk rock and ambient
electronica, Richters sonic world blends a formal
classical training (he graduated from the Royal
Academy of Music, and was a pupil of renowned
composer Luciano Berio) with modern technology.
His unique and distinctive brand of heartbroken
melodicism bridges the minimalist greats with
pioneering electronics and the contemporary
digital music production multiverse. Time Out
has remarked on the overwhelming emotional
power of his work, the New Statesman has noted
its astonishing depth and beauty while Classic
FM and Pitchfork have called it stunning and The
Guardian languorously transcendent.
Over the years Max Richter has become best
known for his genre defining and highly influential
solo albums which have given rise to and are seen
as landmarks (The Independent, Pitchfork) of the
ever burgeoning neo-classical movement, but
his monumental collaborative output also encom-
passes concert music, operas, ballets, art and
video installations, and multiple film, theatre and
television scores.
The over 50 films featuring Max Richters work and
specifically written scores include Ari Folmans
multiple award-winning and devastating critique
of war, Waltz with Bashir (for which Max Richter
was awarded the European Film Prize), Martin
Scorseses Shutter Island and Damon Lindelof s first
television project post-Lost, HBOs The Leftovers.
Theatre productions include Alan Cummings tri-
umphant solo version of Macbeth on Broadway,
and the National Theatre of Scotlands internation-
ally lauded Black Watch. Ballets include his many
collaborative ventures with maverick Royal Ballet
resident choreographer Wayne McGregor, with
his works also being used by, amongst others, The
Joffrey Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Lucinda
Childs, New York City Ballet, American Ballet
Theatre, Dutch National Ballet, Dresden Semper
Oper, Ballet du Rhin, Northern Ballet.
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MAX RICHTER:
PORTRAIT

1. The Leftovers Main Titles 3 : 28 9. Sketchbook 2 : 09

The Leftovers (Season 1) Memoryhouse
2. Dona Nobis Pacem 2 3 : 14 10. The Consolations of Philosophy 3 : 44
The Leftovers (Season 1) Black Mirror-Nosedive
3. November 5 : 36 11. Andante/Reflection (End Title) 3 : 22
Memoryhouse Valse avec Bachir / Waltz with Bashir
4. The Journey, not the Destination 3 : 57 12. Departure (Lullaby)
Black Mirror-Nosedive The Quality of Mercy 4 : 39
The Leftovers (Seasons 1-2)
5. Autumn Music 2 3 : 36
Songs From Before 13. Luminous 4 : 16
Perfect Sense
6. She Remembers 3 : 22
The Leftovers (Season 1) 14. Path 19 (Yet Frailest) 3 : 51
From Sleep
7. Fragment Embers 4 : 25
Memoryhouse 15. Mercy 4 : 58
8. On the Nature of Daylight 16. Winter II 2 : 40
Written on the Sky 3 : 58 Recomposed by Max Richter:
The Blue Notebooks Disconnect Vivaldi The Four Seasons

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 lexception de Mercy et Winter II, toutes les uvres ont t arranges par Franois Vallires et Angle
Dubeau. / With the exception of Mercy et Winter II, all the musical works have been arranged by Franois
Vallires and Angle Dubeau.
Enregistr en mai 2017 lglise St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Qubec, Canada / Recorded in May 2017 in the
St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil Church, Qubec, Canada.
ANALEKTA
Ralisateur; Mixage / Producer; Mix: Carl Talbot (Productions Musicom)
Preneurs de son / Sound Engineers: Carl Talbot, Christopher Johns
Assistant preneur de son / Assistant Recording Engineer: James Clemens-Seely
diteur / Editing: Christopher Johns
Mastrisation / Mastering: Marc Thriault (Le Lab Mastering)
Squence lectro sur / Electro sequence on The Journey, not the Destination : Thierry Gauthier
Remerciements / Thanks to: Benot Turcotte
Yamaha Canada Musique / Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.
Producteur, Directeur artistique / Executive Producer, Artistic Director: Franois Mario Labb
Directrice de production / Production Director: Julie M. Fournier
Assistante de production / Production Assistant: Kathleen Dsilets
Traduction et rvision / Translation and proofreading: Peter Christensen, Marie Dubeau-Labb
Photo de couverture / Cover photo: Luc Robitaille
Conception et production graphique / Graphic Design and Production: Pragma Cration

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LUDOVICO EINAUDI: PORTRAIT JOHN ADAMS: PORTRAIT

Angle Dubeau & La Piet

Philip Glass
Portrait

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ARVO PRT: PORTRAIT PHILIP GLASS: PORTRAIT

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