NEW FROM PROPER MUSIC

LES BAROCUDAS LA PESTE ATMA CLASSIQUE

Known for its daring and youthful performances, the ensemble Les Barocudas makes its recording debut with La Peste, a musical journey exploring the theme of the plague. The CD is a program in which each piece corresponds with an episode or aspect of the 17th-century pandemic – all of the composers selected for this album were violinists, and all of them were affected by the plague, in some cases, fatally.

MOLINARI QUARTET ANDRÉ MOISAN KRZYSZTOF PENDERCKI ATMA CLASSIQUE

The latest recording by the awardwinning Molinari Quartet presents Krzysztof Penderecki’s major chamber music works, including three string quartets, a clarinet quartet, a string trio, and some short pieces for strings.

DAVID JALBERT HAYDN: LES SEPT DERNIÈRES PAROLES DU CHRIST EN CROIX ATMA CLASSIQUE

The latest recording by award-winning pianist David Jalbert is a piano transcription of Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross. A virtuoso with a warm, elegant style and a wideranging repertoire, David Jalbert has established himself among the elite of a new generation of classical musicians.

PENTAÈDRE JACQUES HÉTU: MUSIC FOR WINDS ATMA CLASSIQUE

Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the death of composer Jacques Hétu, Pentaèdre Wind Ensemble and pianist Philip Chiu present a recording devoted to works by this renowned Canadian composer. The program reflects Hétu’s great interest in wind instruments.

From his Wind Quintet to the Elegy for bassoon and pieces for flute and piano, this new recording invites the listener to discover an expressive and modern musical universe.