Analekta
ALAIN LEFÈVRE is proud to be amongst the recordings artists at ANALEKTA, the largest independent classical record company in Canada. Since 2001 ANALEKTA has been a key player, adding to the international success and growth of his discography The dedication and vision of its founder and President, Mario Labbé, gave birth to Alain Lefèvre’s most cherished project, the reviving of the Québec Concerto by the late and forgotten composer and pianist André Mathieu In doing so, he restored the composer’s rightful place in the Canadian Romantic repertoire, when he recorded the piece with the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec under maestro Yoav Talmi. The disc won both a Classical Internet Award in the “Outstanding New Discoveries” category (Classicstoday.com) and a Félix Award (ADISQ) for Best Classical Album of the Year (Orchestra and large ensemble). Mathieu’s rehabilitation continued with « Hommage à André Mathieu », a CD featuring solo works for piano. Then followedthe Rhapsodie romantique, recorded with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Matthias Bamert. On top of the charts in Canada when released, BBC Music Magazine hailed Lefèvre’s “greatest passion and excitement” , recommending the CD as “an essential purchase” This CD also won a Felix Award in 2007.
ANALEKTA will be in Arizona in May 2008, to record Live, the world premiere of André Mathieu’s Concerto No.4, performed by Alain Lefèvre with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and George Hanson conductor January 2009 will see the recording of Mathieu’s Concertino No. 2 for which he was awarded the 1st Prize of the Young Composers Contest in New York, back in 1942. On this occasion, Alain Lefèvre will be joining one of Europe’s prestigious chamber music orchestras, the London Mozart Players, under the baton of Matthias Bamert.
Apart from very few special collaborations, Alain Lefèvre records exclusively for ANALEKTA.