Gougeon: La Cigale Et Les Violons / Les Violons Du
) | Label: ATMA Catalog: ACD2 2693 Format: CD Jean de La Fontaine’s Fables return to vivid life with La cigale et les violins, thanks to project originator Catherine Perrin and the musical settings of Canadian composer Denis Gougeon (b. 1951) and Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1714). Ms. Perrin serves as both narrator — and playing solo or accompanied by Les Violons du Roy and Mathieu Lussier — as harpsichordist for the disc’s 11 chosen fables. According to Ms. Perrin, “Some fables simply call for a musical setting. I found the perfect ones in Rameau’s Pièces de clavecin en concert. For others, Mr. Gougeon created magnificent cinema for the ear.”  Price: $20.98 |