Denis Villenueve

"5 étoiles pour l'album "5" d'Annie Villeneuve. Elle est en plein contrôle de sa voix et de ses mots. L'opus le plus achevé de sa carrière. LA voix de sa génération." - OlivierRochette (iTunes)

This album, which Denis Kozhukhin dedicates in memory of his parents, is very special and deeply personal to him.

This album, which Denis Kozhukhin dedicates in memory of his parents, is very special and deeply personal to him. It brings together the innocence of Tchaikovsky’s Children’s Album, the playful yet technically demanding Music for Children by Prokofiev, and Alexey Shor’s emotionally rich Piano Sonata No. 2. Tchaikovsky’s pieces evoke childhood wonder and the fragility of life, while Prokofiev’s “easy” works cleverly disguise technical challenges with mischievous charm. Shor’s Sonata, filled with bold contrasts and introspective melodies, takes the listener on a journey of emotional discovery and resilience. Together, these works transcend their individual stories to offer a profound exploration of human experience – from the simplicity of childhood to the complexities of adulthood – all brought to life with Kozhukhin’s masterful artistry.

This album, which Denis Kozhukhin dedicates in memory of his parents, is very special and deeply personal to him.

This album, which Denis Kozhukhin dedicates in memory of his parents, is very special and deeply personal to him. It brings together the innocence of Tchaikovsky’s Children’s Album, the playful yet technically demanding Music for Children by Prokofiev, and Alexey Shor’s emotionally rich Piano Sonata No. 2. Tchaikovsky’s pieces evoke childhood wonder and the fragility of life, while Prokofiev’s “easy” works cleverly disguise technical challenges with mischievous charm. Shor’s Sonata, filled with bold contrasts and introspective melodies, takes the listener on a journey of emotional discovery and resilience. Together, these works transcend their individual stories to offer a profound exploration of human experience – from the simplicity of childhood to the complexities of adulthood – all brought to life with Kozhukhin’s masterful artistry.

Denis Plante plays one of the celebrated doble A series bandoneons, the authentic instrument of Argentinian tango. His original career as a composer-performer makes him Canada’s essential bandoneonist and a singular face in the world of contemporary tango.

Denis Plante plays one of the celebrated doble A series bandoneons, the authentic instrument of Argentinian tango. His original career as a composer-performer makes him Canada’s essential bandoneonist and a singular face in the world of contemporary tango.

Josquin Desprez, princeps musicorum, the prince of musicians, as his contemporaries called him, is best known today for his sacred works, the masses and motets, which have been widely performed and recorded. Surprisingly, his chansons have received little attention from performers, except for the pieces for five and six voices, printed after his death by the Antwerp publisher Tilman Susato in his seventh book of 1545.

Joachim Du Bellay (1522-1560) stormed onto the Parisian literary scene with the resounding avant-garde manifesto Défense et illustration de la langue française. Ronsard and Du Bellay are the great French poets of the sixteenth century, but while the former has been set to music hundreds of times, Du Bellay inspired only about thirty compositions