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Angele Dubeau w/ La Pieta - SIGNATURE Philip Glass makes Actual News Magazine - album reviews of the week

Fifteen years after paying tribute to the great composer as part of her PORTRAIT series dedicated to current composers, Angèle Dubeau along with La Pietà focus again on Philip Glass in the violinist's 48th recording:  SIGNATURE Philip Glass. The album is available on all digital platforms and in physical format.

The first single, Opening, is the subject of a clip filmed recently at Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal.

“After my album Portrait: Philip Glass, released in 2008, I wanted to dive back into the colossal work of this iconic composer of our time. His work has and will continue to have an impact on musical life for a long time to come. Glass’s music has always fascinated me. It captivates me and, for many years, has nourished me and made me grow intellectually and musically,” she emphasizes.

With the same passion and equal generosity, Angèle Dubeau has led an exceptional international career for 46 years. Over the years, her talent, her virtuosity, and her musicality have been rewarded by numerous prizes, it is first and foremost the public who adopted her for her captivating playing, her generosity, her enthusiasm, her unparalleled communicative gifts and her exceptional ability to build relationships with them. The virtuoso violinist is also one of the rare classical musicians in the world to have received Gold Records. To date, she has recorded 48 albums, sold hundreds of thousands, and has over 200 million streams of her entire body of work.

Through his operas, his symphonies, his compositions for his own ensemble and his numerous collaborations with artists ranging from Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, from Leonard Cohen to David Bowie, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact on the musical world and intellectual. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century.

Opening (from Glassworks) | Symphony No.3: Movement IV | Metamorphosis II | Koyaanisquati | Piano Quintet “Annunciation”: Part 1 | The Somnambulist | A Brief History of Time: Signature | A Brief History of Time: Utility No.1 | Tea Time | Candyman Suite | Sonata for Violin & Piano: Movement III | Duo No.1 for Violin and cello* | Duo No.4 for Violin and cello* | Suite from Bent for String Quartet: II | Suite from Bent for String Quartet: V | Epilogue for Solo Violin (from Bent) *with Julie Trideau, cello

Angèle Dubeau and François Vallières made the arrangements and adaptations of this repertoire, with the exception of Duets No. 1 and No. 4 and the 4th movement of Symphony No. 3. This recording was made with the kind permission of Dunvagen Music Publishers. The works on the program are published by Dunvagen Music Publishers with Wise Music. Director: Carl Talbot


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“Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà return to Philip Glass for their new album, recently released by Analekta. A balanced program that has everything to charm fans of minimalist music,” writes Emmanuel Bernier.


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