Luc Beauséjour – New Baroque Sessions (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Pianist Luc Beauséjour presents the New Baroque Sessions, collecting works from baroque composers Johann Jakob Froberger, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, François Couperin, Armand-Louis Couperin, and Claude Balbastre!

“When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived at our doorsteps in the spring of 2020 and all my con- certs were cancelled, I began to think about a second program of Baroque music on the piano. With encouragement from François Mario Labbé and Julie Fournier, Analekta’s president and general manager respectively, I selected repertoire that I enjoy and that I feel sounds very good on the piano.”
– Luc Beauséjour

“New Baroque Sessions” is Luc Beauséjour’s second album of Baroque works played on the piano. It includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, François Couperin, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Claude Balbastre. “I have chosen a repertoire that I like and which, while being primarily intended for the harpsichord, lends itself well to interpretation on the piano”, says Luc Beauséjour. Beauséjour’s playing is inspired and sensitive and the program is wonderful. He is a highly sought-after musician not only for his virtuosity and the subtlety of his playing, but also for his outgoing personality and the ease with which he communicates with his audiences.

Tracklist:
1. Luc Beauséjour – La Chéron in B-Flat Major (04:30)
2. Luc Beauséjour – Les Ombres errantes in C Minor (04:18)
3. Luc Beauséjour – Le Tic-Toc-Choc in F Major (02:39)
4. Luc Beauséjour – Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: Largo (02:43)
5. Luc Beauséjour – French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: I. Allemande (03:35)
6. Luc Beauséjour – French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: II. Courante (01:54)
7. Luc Beauséjour – French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande (05:14)
8. Luc Beauséjour – French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte (01:10)
9. Luc Beauséjour – French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: V. Bourrée (01:26)
10. Luc Beauséjour – French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VI. Loure (02:07)
11. Luc Beauséjour – French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue (03:37)
12. Luc Beauséjour – La Lugeac in F Major (03:32)
13. Luc Beauséjour – Sonata in D Minor, K. 9 (03:03)
14. Luc Beauséjour – Sonata in B Minor, K. 87 (04:27)
15. Luc Beauséjour – Sinfonia No. 5 in E-fl at Major, BWV 791 (03:12)
16. Luc Beauséjour – Suite in D Minor “Uranie”: Passacaglia (05:36)
17. Luc Beauséjour – Variations on “Mein junges Leben hat ein End” in D Minor, SwWV 324 (06:43)
18. Luc Beauséjour – Suite in D Minor, FbWV 620 “Méditation sur ma mort future” (04:41)