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Ernest Alder: L'Opéra Concertant (Saint-Saëns, Thomas, Auber, Meyerbeer, Massenet)

4/30/2013, 7 Tracks, 1:18:33

Featuring

  • Anne Robert
  • Paul Marleyn
  • Stéphane Lemelin
  • Trio Hochelaga
  • Ernest Alder

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Compositional Technique

Ernest Alder's trios are 'pots-pourris,' meaning they are suites that combine popular arias and ensembles from operas, linked by transitions, and ending with a climax.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Violinist Anne Robert, a member of Trio Hochelaga, played first violin with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for twelve years and plays a Carlo Antonio Testore 1736 violin.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Until the 20th century, the only way to hear an opera was to attend a live performance, making transcriptions crucial for wider dissemination.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Trio Hochelaga, founded in 2000, is named after Montreal's original Iroquois name and focuses on exploring lesser-known French chamber music.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album is part of the 'Musique française: Découvertes 1890-1939' series, directed by pianist Stéphane Lemelin, which aims to present rarely recorded French music.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Ernest Alder, a Swiss composer and conductor, tragically died at age 51 in 1904 when he fell from a train near Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris.

Source: Booklet

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