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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MARAIS / SAINTE-COLOMBE / COUPERIN: Pieces for 2 Viols (Marin Marais - Jean de Sainte-Colombe - Francois Couperin)
Classique - Paru chez CBC le 1 janv. 1995
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Simpson: The Four Seasons
Voix Humaines, Les, Jay Bernfeld, Mike Fentross, Rejean Poirier
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 août 2000
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HUME: Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke, Vol. 2
Voix Humaines, Les, Stephen Stubbs, Paul Audet
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Naxos le 8 déc. 1997
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The Spirite of Musicke
Suzie Leblanc, Voix Humaines, Les
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 mars 1998
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Telemann: Works for Flute and Viola Da Gamba
Voix Humaines, Les, Barthold Kuijken
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 mars 2004
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Ay Que Sí! Music in 17th Century Spain
Suzie Leblanc, Voix Humaines, Les
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 mai 2002
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Lawes: Royall Consorts
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 mars 2012
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Dowland: Lachrimae
Nigel North, Voix Humaines, Les
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 19 janv. 2018
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Star of the magi
Suzie Leblanc, Daniel Taylor, Voix Humaines, Les, Francis Colpron, Sylvain Bergeron, Rafik Samman
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 oct. 1999
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Rise O my soul: Gibbons, Ward, Tomkins & Bull: English Anthems
Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, Christopher Jackson, Voix Humaines, Les
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 mars 2007
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Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Livre IV, Vingt-deuxième ordre (Arr. for 2 viols by Les Voix humaines): I. Le trophée
Voix Humaines, Les, Thomas Ayouti
Classique - Paru chez Les Disques ATMA Inc. le 13 avr. 2013
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Lawes, W.: Harp Consorts Nos. 1-11 / Suite
Voix Humaines, Les, Maxine Eilander, Stephen Stubbs
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 août 2008
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Dowland: Tears of the Muse
Daniel Taylor, Voix Humaines, Les, Andreas Martin
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 janv. 1998
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Sainte-Colombe , A. D. / Marais: Works for 2 Equal Viols
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 oct. 1995
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O Sweet Love: Music of Byrd & Dowland
Daniel Taylor, Voix Humaines, Les, Stephen Stubbs
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 15 janv. 2001
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Kühnel: Sei sonate ò partite
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 1 mars 2015
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Bach: The Art of Fugue
Classique - Paru chez ATMA Classique le 7 mai 2013
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