Louise Bessette – Hommage à François Dompierre (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

To celebrate the 80th birthday of one of Quebec’s most renowned living composers, pianist Louise Bessette presents Hommage à François Dompierre, which features music written for the cinema, a few unpublished works, and pieces for two pianos featuring the composer himself. Of special note is “Entre mer et chanterelles”, composed for Louise Bessette as a tribute to the composer Gilles Tremblay, and “Un bonheur d’occasion”, an unusual duet with Dompierre, who improvises on his own score performed by Bessette.

Dompierre’s music encompasses an array of styles and genres, from classical to jazz to film soundtracks, and Bessette’s tribute album is bound to appeal to a wide range of music lovers.

Tracklist:
1-1. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: L’âme à la tendresse (based on the original theme) (Arr. for Piano by François Dompierre) (06:17)
1-2. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Un bonheur d’occasion (Arr. for Piano by François Dompierre) (04:57)
1-3. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Autour d’un piano (variations d’antan) (Arr. for Piano by François Dompierre) (08:49)
1-4. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Le temps qui fuit (06:16)
1-5. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Facéties sur un prélude de Bach (01:27)
1-6. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Sonatine pour Anna (04:01)
1-7. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Évocation ravélienne (04:51)
1-8. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Entre mer et chanterelles (03:44)
1-9. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Septembre (04:28)
1-10. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Ricuerdos fugaces (04:56)
1-11. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Mario (03:29)
1-12. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Les portes tournantes (03:56)
1-13. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Mon amie Max (05:00)
1-14. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: La beauté du diable (Arr. for Piano by François Dompierre) (03:01)
1-15. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: C’était Olivier (02:32)
1-16. Louise Bessette – Dompierre: Un conte de fées (04:54)