Bassango by Mathieu Lussier (Canada) *English Version.
Hi everyone! Today we arrive in the city of Montreal, a beautiful place in Canada that connects us with France and Argentina in a melody called Bassango by Mathieu Lussier. 💃
Today our trip unites us in a dance that connects the north with the south of our continent, ¨Bassango¨ is a subtle and elegant piece, this music describes the typical Dandi in Paris and Buenos Aires sitting in the cafe waiting for the call of the strings to begin the dance with a slow melody and accompanied by the continuous rhythm of the double bass, typical of 20th century.
The migration of Europeans to Argentina mixes these two continents in a rhythm that is formed by many more currents of dances but that in the end tango is the maximum expression, the bassoon sings this melody that begins the strings slowly and deliberately with tone nostalgic that develops little by little with some subtle changes in the harmony that is always accompanied by a constant rhythm of the strings until the end.
In conclusion, for me Bassango is a beautiful tribute that the composer makes to his French colony, he teaches us a bit of the history of Montréal represented in the Dandyism of the 20th century and the connection with Argentinian tango.
Bassango is a piece with different versions: for bassoon, bassoon, and piano quartet, as there is also a version recorded with bandoneon, harpsichord, bassoon; and finally this version that we hear today with string accompaniment, It was created for the recording of the album ¨Bacchanale¨ by Bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson, this piece was awarded third place as ¨Best Contemporary Song¨ in 2009 at the awards. ¨Just Plains Folks¨ and was performed by Maestra Nadina Jackson at the awards ceremony in Nashville.
Mathieu Lussier
Maestro Lussier is an important bassoonist, composer, and conductor; He has recorded numerous works including more than a dozen bassoon concertos works by Vivaldi, Fash, Graupner, Telemann, Corrette, a complete CD of Boismortier sonatas, three recordings of solo bassoon music by F. Devienne and two recordings of music by Gossec and Méhul; He has played as a soloist accompanied by important orchestras in Canada, Maestro Lussier is also an outstanding composer with more than 50 written works, in 2018 he composed part of the music for the film "La Chute de L´empire américain by the Oscar-winning director Denys. Arcand; his works are published by Trevcomusic (USA), Accolade (Germany), June Emerson (UK), and Gérard Billaudot (France). As Conductor, he has conducted important orchestras including The Arion Baroque Orchestra, Les Violons Du Roi, Symphony Orchestra, has also been appointed as Artistic Director of the International Festival of Baroque Music of Laméque, in 2014, he receives the prestigious Jean-Marie Beaudet award from the Council of the Arts of Canada for Orchestra Conducting. He is also Master of Bassoon and in 2019 he was appointed Vice Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Montréal.
Maestro Lussier is a bassoonist who has made an extremely important contribution to the bassoon community in America and the World with more than a dozen important recordings of the bassoon repertoire and composing new music for our current catalog, and an active and innovating musician in the bassoon scene thanks to his studies of the baroque and modern bassoon.
Maestra Jackson was named Instrumentalist of the Year 2020 by Just Plains Folks, she is the most recorded bassoonist in history with 12 solo albums, 8 chamber music recordings, and dozens of albums featuring symphony, chamber, and historical instruments, 18 new works were commissioned by Ms. Nadina Jackson helping to expand the musical repertoire for bassoon, playing with Folk Valdy and different musicians and orchestras, she has toured Canada, United States. Europe and Japan; recently one of the last recordings that include Vivaldi concert volume l, it is the winner of the best classic album 2020 by Just Plains Folks. In parallel to music, she is a recognized painter and visual artist, creating various works and designing various album covers, you can visit her website if you are interested in acquiring her paintings, her recordings, and she recently published the book ¨Solitari refinement¨.
Without a doubt, Maestra Jackson is a woman who has innovated the bassoon industry and she is an important bassoonist in the musical medium, becoming a prominent and admired female figure in America and the whole world.
If you want to buy this music you can get it at the following link: https://www.trevcomusic.com/products/tco-5320-lussier-mathieu-bassango-sc-set-bsn-stg
Thank you very much for joining me on this incredible trip through Canada discovering the work of these two incredible Canadian bassoonists who have made and continue to make a great contribution to our community, see you next week in Argentina!
Jonaira Rosero
References:
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mathieu-lussier-mn0002209920/compositions
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mathieu-lussier-mn0002209920/biography
https://soundcloud.com/nadina-mackie/bassango
https://nadinamackiejackson.com/about/
http://congresoespanyola.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/i-congreso-2008/ponencias/KailuweitRolf.pdf
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