Voix Humaines, Les
The Canadian group Les Voix Humaines in its basic form consists of two viola da gamba players, Susie Napper and Margaret Little. The duo has expanded at times to a larger group, Les Voix Humaines Ensemble; both formations have specialized in music of the French Baroque.
Napper and Little joined forces in Montreal in 1985 to form Les Voix Humaines. The name is taken from that of a work by composer Marin Marais, whose music is often heard in concerts by the duo. The two musicians have also been active in other Canadian early music groups, including Le Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal and Les Boréades de Montréal on Napper's part, and Rebel, Four Nations, and Trinity Consort on Little's. The duo quickly gained popularity, touring in Europe, the U.S., Australia, and Israel in addition to Canada, and their popularity was only boosted by the appearance of the 1991 film Tous les matins du monde: the film dealt with the life of Marais' teacher, Jean de Sainte-Colombe, whose music fell squarely within the duo's repertory. Les Voix Humaines has performed with a variety of guest vocalists and instrumentalists in concert, including soprano Suzie LeBlanc, countertenor Daniel Taylor, and theorbist Sylvain Bergeron. The duo has also expanded to the larger Les Voix Humaines Ensemble, enabling them to perform viol consort music by the likes of Purcell and Dowland; its repertory also extends forward to Bach and other composers of the High Baroque. Les Voix Humaines has accumulated a large catalog of recordings, beginning with Le Constant et l'infidèle in 1995 on ATMA Classique. Many of their recordings have been made for that Canadian label, including 2019's Le Monde de Sainte-Colombe; that album consisted of selections from the complete set of Sainte-Colombe's duos that Les Voix Humaines recorded in the middle of the 2000s decade. Napper has taught at McGill University, and Little at the University of Montreal.
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Dowland: Lachrimae
Nigel North, Voix Humaines, Les
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 19 Jan 2018
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HUME: Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke, Vol. 1
Paul Audet, Francis Colpron, Regent Poirier, Stephen Stubbs, Daniel Taylor, Voix Humaines, Les
Chamber Music - Released by Naxos on 8 Dec 1997
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Anguille sous roche
Classical - Released by Les Disques ATMA Inc. on 28 Apr 2023
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SCHENCK: Nymphs of the Rhine, Vol. 2
Classical - Released by Naxos on 26 Feb 2001
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Corrette: Les Délices de la solitude
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Feb 2006
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Le Monde de Sainte-Colombe
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 21 Jun 2019
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Jacquet de la Guerre: Le sommeil d'Ulisse
Isabelle Desrochers, Voix Humaines, Les, Christrine Payeux
Classical - Released by Alpha Classics on 1 Jan 2000
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Marais: Pieces for 3 Violes
Voix Humaines, Les, Wieland Kuijken
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 5 Jun 2006
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Sainte-Colombe: Concerts à 2 violes esgales (Vol. 3)
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Aug 2005
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Sainte-Colombe: Concerts à 2 violes esgales, Vol. 1
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Jun 2003
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Bach: The Art of Fugue
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 7 May 2013
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Sainte-Colombe: Concerts à 2 violes esgales (Vol. 4)
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 8 Jan 2007
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Amour cruel: Music for 2 Equal Viols
Suzie Leblanc, Voix Humaines, Les, Stephen Stubbs
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Feb 2001
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Purcell: Fantasias
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 4 Apr 2009
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Muse
Daniel Taylor, Voix Humaines, Les, Da Sonar
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Jul 2005
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Jenkins, J.: Fantasias
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Jan 2001
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Folies - Works Arranged for Two Viols: Lebègue, Marais, Couperin, Rameau
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Jan 2002
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Sainte-Colombe: Concerts à 2 violes esgales, Vol. 2
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Aug 2004
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Pierre Bouteiller: de Vanitate Mundi
Suzie Leblanc, Stephan Van Dyck, Voix Humaines, Les
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Mar 2005
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Humori
Les Voix Baroques, Voix Humaines, Les
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 15 Jan 2009
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Kühnel: Sei sonate ò partite
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Mar 2015
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