Orchestre Metropolitain
The Orchestre Métropolitain is one of two major symphony orchestras in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the other being the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. The orchestra has gained international attention since conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin ascended the podium in the year 2000.
The Orchestre Métropolitain had its beginnings as an ensemble of recent Montreal conservatory graduates, called Les Variations, which was formed in 1980 as a house orchestra for a music series called Concerts Lachine. The following year, realizing that there was a need for their music-making, they renamed themselves the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal; that was shortened to simply Orchestre Métropolitain in 1986, a year after the group mounted its first full concert season. The group's players state that they are "devoted to broadening the reach of classical music from home and afar," and indeed they have performed concerts not only at the Théâtre Maisonneuve at the city's Place des Arts, but also at many other venues around the Montreal area and beyond. Unlike at most symphony concerts, a speaker introduces the music before it is played on Orchestre Métropolitain programs. Marc Bélanger served as the orchestra's first music director, from 1981 to 1986; he was succeeded by Agnès Grossmann (1986-1995), Joseph Rescigno (1995¬2000), and Nézet-Séguin. By the time Nézet-Séguin began his tenure, the orchestra had already made several significant recordings including one for the CBC label exploring the musical heritage of French Canada. In 1997 the group began a long relationship with Canada's Analekta label, issuing a recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 ("Eroica"). Since Nézet-Séguin's arrival, the Orchestre Métropolitain has stepped up its recording schedule, recording for Analekta and ATMA Classique, and gaining international appreciation for its work. Especially strongly acclaimed has been a cycle of Bruckner symphonies. In 2019, the Orchestre Métropolitain was heard with Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov on his Deutsche Grammophon debut release, Verdi.
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Sibelius 2 & 5
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by Les Disques ATMA Inc. on Mar 1, 2024
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Sibelius 3 & 4
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by Les Disques ATMA Inc. on Mar 3, 2023
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Sibelius 1
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Mar 8, 2019
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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Mar 1, 2018
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Mathieu: Piano Concerto No. 4 in E Minor Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, Orchestre Metropolitain, Alain Trudel
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Nov 1, 2018
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New Jewish Music, Vol. 4 - Habibi, Harlap, Ueda
Orchestre Metropolitain, Nicolas Ellis
Classical - Released by Les Productions Analekta Inc. on Oct 6, 2023
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Komm, süsser Tod, BWV 478 (Arr. L. Stokowski for Orchestra)
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Oct 1, 2016
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Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82: III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by Les Disques ATMA Inc. on Feb 15, 2024
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Mahler 10 (Completed D. Cooke, 1976)
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Sep 1, 2015
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Sibelius 3
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by Les Disques ATMA Inc. on Oct 1, 2021
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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philippe Bélanger
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Mar 1, 2006
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Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salome Franck: Symphonie en ré
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Feb 1, 2011
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Rota: La Strada Suite / Harp Concerto / Trombone Concerto
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jennifer Swartz, Alain Trudel
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Feb 1, 2003
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Weill, K.: Songs & Symphony No. 2
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Diane Dufresne
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Mar 1, 2005
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Orchestre Metropolitain
Orchestre Metropolitain, Walter Boudreau
Classical - Released by Centrediscs on Jan 1, 1988
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Debussy: La mer / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Britten: 4 Sea Interludes / Mercure: Kaléidoscope
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Sep 1, 2007
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 2
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Orchestre Metropolitain
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Oct 1, 2016
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Mahler 4
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Karina Gauvin
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Feb 1, 2004
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Misteur Valaire Symphonique
Valaire, Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Alternative & Indie - Released by Costume Records on Oct 16, 2020
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Tenor Arias
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Marc Hervieux
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on Mar 1, 2010
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Sibelius 3 & 4
Orchestre Metropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical - Released by Les Disques ATMA Inc. on Mar 3, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo