2022 studio album by Jean-Michel Blais
Aubades is the third studio album from French-Canadian pianist and composer Jean-Michel Blais , released on February 4, 2022, via Arts & Crafts .[ 1] It received extensive coverage from national Canadian media,[ 2] [ 3] and a positive critical reception.[ 4] [ 5] Exclaim! wrote, "On the new album from the esteemed post-classical pianist, Blais is in perpetual bloom, moved by life's beauty and nature's song."[ 6]
The album was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize ,[ 7] and won the Félix Award for Instrumental Album of the Year at the 44th Félix Awards .[ 8] It was a Juno Award nominee for Instrumental Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023 .[ 9]
Track listing
Aubades track listingTitle 1. "Murmures" 5:06 2. "Passepied" 3:51 3. "Nina" 3:14 4. "Flâneur" 2:12 5. "Ouessant" 3:55 6. "If You Build It, They Will Come" 4:24 7. "Amour" 4:37 8. "Yanni" 4:40 9. "Absinthe" 2:49 10. "Carrousel" 2:28 11. "Doux" 4:47 Total length: 41:59
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References
^ "Jean-Michel Blais Crafts Lush, Life-Affirming Compositions on 'aubades' " . exclaim.ca . 2 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022 .
^ "Jean-Michel Blais turns pandemic depths into defiantly uplifting new album" . CBC . 5 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022 .
^ "Jean-Michel Blais passe à l'orchestration sur Aubades , un tonique pour l'esprit" . ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-02-13 .
^ "Jean-Michel Blais ~ aubades" . aclosterlisten.com. 2 February 2022.
^ Honeycomb, Jay (13 February 2022). "Aubades by Jean-Michel Blais (Album Review)" . notransmission.com.
^ Bryson, Chris (2 February 2022). "Jean-Michel Blais Crafts Lush, Life-Affirming Compositions on 'aubades' " . Exclaim! .
^ Allie Gregory, "Here's the 2022 Polaris Music Prize Long List" . Exclaim! , June 14, 2022.
^ Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les résultats du Premier Gala de l'ADISQ 2022" . Le Canal Auditif , November 2, 2022.
^ "Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees" . CBC Music , January 31, 2023.
^ "Jean-Michel Blais - aubades - Arts & Crafts shop" . Arts & Crafts . Retrieved 2022-02-11 .
^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of February 19, 2022" . Billboard . Retrieved February 15, 2022 .