Type: Soundtrack, Lyrics are included with the album
Genre: World
Review
Cirque du Soleil's show Corteo sounds from an initial description like a somewhat forbidding production. "Corteo" means cortege in Italian, and the story line of the production concerns a clown's fantasy about his funeral. Of course, when such a plot is invested with the Cirque du Soleil approach, something suitably spectacular results. For the music, the producers opted for a pan-European approach, bringing in five composers -- Maria Bonzanigo, Jean-François Coté, Daniele Finzi Pasca, Philippe Leduc, and Michel A. Smith -- and setting them loose on the whole of European music old and new. The result is a varied score that ranges from klezmer music to tangos, performed on traditional instruments and more contemporary ones, with singing in Italian, Spanish, and French. It may be a pastiche meant to accompany constantly changing visuals, but it is consistently interesting to listen to on its own terms, and like the weather it keeps changing. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Monique Fauteux (Vocals), Guy Pelletier (Flute), Benoît Groulx (Arranger), Lana Carbonneau (Choir, Chorus), Dominique Lemieux (Costume Design), Lana Carbonneau (Alto (Vocals)), Donald Meunier (Guitar (Acoustic)), François St Jean (Percussion), Simon Fournier (Conductor), Michel Duval (Bass (Vocal)), Robert Ellis (Tuba), François d'Amours (Flute), Christian Prévôt (Violin), François Arbour (Mixing), Benoît Groulx (Orchestration), Anne Marie Beaudette (Soprano (Vocal)), Alexandre Côté (Sax (Alto)), Marco Calliari (Vocals), Bernard Cayouette (Choir, Chorus), Michel Duval (Choir, Chorus), Pascale Gagnon (Violin), Angélique Duguay (Violin), Alain Vinet (Creative Director), Mélanie Bergeron (Accordion), Patrick Graham (Arranger), Marie-Soleil Bélanger (Alto (Vocals)), Paul Bisson (Vocals), François Arbour (Recording), Ghislain BrindAmour (Assistant Engineer), Jacinthe Gauthier (Soprano (Vocal)), Yvon Plouffe (Percussion), François Arbour (Engineer), Julie Leblanc (Vocals (Background)), Richard Gagnon (Trombone (Tenor)), Ghislain BrindAmour (Pro-Tools), Sheila Hannigan (Cello), Marie Annick Béliveau (Choir, Chorus), Ismail Hakki Fencioglu (Oud), Julie Triquet (Violin), Julie Leblanc (Vocals), Ligia Paquin (Viola), Vincent Potel (Vocals (Background)), Philippe Leduc (Organ), Carla Antoun (Cello), Benoît Groulx (Liner Notes), Benoît Groulx (Conductor), Donald Meunier (Mandolin), François d'Amours (Sax (Alto)), Nathalie Cora (Kora), Patrick Graham (Percussion), Marie-Soleil Bélanger (Choir, Chorus), Nathalie Bonin (Violin), Pierre Beaudry (Trombone (Bass)), Tony Albino (Drums), Pierre Desmarais (Art Direction), Maxime St-Pierre (Trumpet), Pascale Giguère (Violin), Anne Marie Beaudette (Choir, Chorus), Carl Talbot (Mastering), Martin Auclair (Choir, Chorus), Marc Denis (Double Bass), Martin Auclair (Bass (Vocal)), Bernard Cayouette (Tenor (Vocal)), Yvon Plouffe (Arranger), Marie-Soleil Bélanger (Vocals (Background)), Vincent Cardinal (Mastering), Benoît Groulx (Producer), Annie Morrier (Viola), Philippe Leduc (Arranger), François d'Amours (Sax (Soprano)), Monique Fauteux (Soloist), Simon Fournier (Choir Conductor), Virginie Gagnon-Leduc (Intern), Alexandre Côté (Sax (Tenor)), Marie Annick Béliveau (Alto (Vocals)), Caroline Lizotte (Harp), Vincent Potel (Vocals), François St Jean (Tympani [Timpani]), Carol Ryan (Executive Producer), Donald Meunier (Guitar (Electric)), Martin Bolduc (Producer)
