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Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà
Max Richter: Portrait
Release date : October 6, 2017
Montreal, October 6, 2017 -‐ Angèle Dubeau has always stood out for the quality of her playing, her adventurous musical undertakings and her irreproachable artistic journey. An artist very much her own and a musician of her time, the violinist has often found a source of inspiration and an important influence in contemporary works. The new album Max Richter: Portrait by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà is a striking addition to the Portrait series, music of great depth and acute sensitivity.
“In the past ten years, I have recorded a number of musical portraits of great contemporary composers. Their music has increasingly been calling 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? Among the composers who have and will continue to have an impact on the intellectual and musical life of their time, there is Max Richter. My new Portrait album is devoted to 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 Pietà.”
-‐ Angèle Dubeau O.C., C.Q., DFA
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Max Richter is a contemporary composer who ranks with the most influential of his generation. He draws inspiration from Bach, punk rock and ambient electronic music. Richter has written works that have been heard in over 50 films, including Waltz with Bashir, Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival, as well as the music for the HBO television series The Leftovers, in addition to works for prestigious ballet companies. In her pursuit of excellence, Angèle Dubeau has continually managed to reinvent herself and to attract public interest, and the results speak for themselves. Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait, released in 2015, has picked up 15 million streams to date on streaming platforms and was selected one of the best albums of 2015 by iTunes worldwide, and by the highly popular Classic FM radio station in the United Kingdom.
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