Corteo [Limited Edition]

by Cirque du Soleil

Overview

Cirque du Soleil's show Corteo sounds from an initial description like a somewhat forbidding production. "Corteo" means cortege in Italian, and the story line of the production concerns a clown's fantasy about his funeral. Of course, when such a plot is invested with the Cirque du Soleil approach, something suitably spectacular results. For the music, the producers opted for a pan-European approach, bringing in five composers -- Maria Bonzanigo, Jean-François Coté, Daniele Finzi Pasca, Philippe Leduc, and Michel A. Smith -- and setting them loose on the whole of European music old and new. The result is a varied score that ranges from klezmer music to tangos, performed on traditional instruments and more contemporary ones, with singing in Italian, Spanish, and French. It may be a pastiche meant to accompany constantly changing visuals, but it is consistently interesting to listen to on its own terms, and like the weather it keeps changing.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/2017
Label:	Imports
UPC:	0874751000400
catalogNumber:	1000400
Rank:	85983

Tracks

1. Funerale, for voice & orchestra
2. Ritornare, for choir & orchestra
3. Rêve d'un pantin, for choir & orchestra
4. Les chevaux à bottes, for orchestra
5. Nos dejó, for choir & orchestra
6. Klezmer moment, for 3 voices & orchestra
7. Prendersi per mano, for voice & orchestra
8. Anneaux, for choir & orchestra
9. El cielo sabrá, for voice & orchestra
10. Fugue, for orchestra
11. Volo volando, for choir & orchestra
12. Un tierno y dulce chau, for orchestra
13. Balade au bout d'une échelle, for choir & orchestra
14. Garda lassù, for choir & orchestra
15. Triangle tango, for voice & orchestra
16. Che finalone, for 2 voices & orchestra

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cirque du Soleil   Primary Artist
Monique Fauteux   Vocals,Soloist
Guy Pelletier   Flute
Donald Meunier   Acoustic Guitar,Mandolin,Electric Guitar
François d'Amours   Flute,Alto Saxophone,Soprano Saxophone
Pascale Giguère   Violin
Philippe Leduc   Organ
Christian Prévôt   Violin
Jean-François Groulx   Piano
Yvon Plouffe   Percussion
Maxime St-Pierre   Trumpet
Alexandre Côté   Alto Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone
Martin Auclair   Bass (Vocal),Choir, Chorus
Marie-Soleil Bélanger   Background Vocals,Choir, Chorus,Alto (Vocal)
Julie Leblanc   Vocals,Background Vocals
Tony Albino   Drums
Richard Gagnon   Tenor Trombone
Benoît Groulx   Conductor
Ligia Paquin   Viola
Nathalie Bonin   Violin
Pierre Beaudry   Bass Trombone
Sheila Hannigan   Cello
Caroline Lizotte   Harp
Carla Antoun   Cello
Angélique Duguay   Violin
Pascale Gagnon   Violin
Annie Morrier   Viola
Marc Denis   Double Bass
Vincent Potel   Vocals,Background Vocals
François St Jean   Percussion,Timpani
Marie Annick Béliveau   Choir, Chorus,Alto (Vocal)
Bernard Cayouette   Choir, Chorus,Tenor (Vocal)
Michel Duval   Bass (Vocal),Choir, Chorus
Simon Fournier   Conductor,Choir Conductor
Julie Triquet   Violin
Robert Ellis   Tuba
Anne Marie Beaudette   Choir, Chorus,Soprano (Vocal)
Mélanie Bergeron   Accordion
Paul Bisson   Vocals
Marco Calliari   Vocals
Lana Carbonneau   Choir, Chorus,Alto (Vocal)
Nathalie Cora   Kora
Ismail Hakki Fencioglu   Oud
Norman Lachapelle   Bass
Jacinthe Gauthier   Soprano (Vocal)
François St. Jean   Percussion,Trumpet,Timpani
Annick Pelletier   Soprano (Vocal)
Mark A Simmons   Clarinet,Bass Clarinet
Maude Lussier   Horn
Marie-Annick Béliveau   Alto (Vocal)
Mario Fraser   Vocals
François Taillefer   Percussion
Rémy Tremblay   Vocals
Louis-Philippe Marsolais   Horn
Catherine Léveillée   Vocals
Gregory Hay   Viola
Olivier Thouin   Violin
Victor-Jacques Ménard   Bass (Vocal)
Anne-Marie Beaudette   Soprano (Vocal)
Dominique Primeau   Vocals
Josée Lalonde   Alto (Vocal)
Ismail Hakki   Oud
Jacynthe Gauthier   Soprano (Vocal)
Michelle Seto   Violin
Isabeau Proulx-Lemire   Tenor (Vocal)
Charles Prevost Linton   Vocals
Renaud Lapierre   Violin
José Paradis   Vocals
Alexander (Sasha) Johnson   Tuba
Claude Vallières   Tenor (Vocal)
Valentyna Paylevanyan   Vocals
David Martin   Tenor Trombone
France Lefebvre   Soprano (Vocal)
Éric Lagacé   Bass
Nicole Trotier   Violin
Carmen Piculeata   Violin
Michiel Schrey   Tenor (Vocal)
Normand Richard   Bass (Vocal)
Pat Graham   Percussion

Technical Credits

Philippe Leduc   Arranger,Composer
Carol Ryan   Executive Producer
Yvon Plouffe   Arranger
François Arbour   Engineer,Engineering
Benoît Groulx   Arranger,Producer,Liner Notes,Orchestration
Dominique Lemieux   Costume Design
Pierre Desmarais   Art Direction
Ghislain BrindAmour   Pro-Tools
Martin Bolduc   Producer
Emmanuelle Sirard   Graphic Design
Virginie Gagnon-Leduc   Intern
Ghislain Brind'Amour   Pro-Tools
Adrian Wills   Director
Daniele Finzi Pasca   Director,Liner Notes,Creation
Jacques Méthé   Executive Producer
Pat Graham   Arranger