Summary
L'heure mauve is the twelfth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Pierre Lapointe, released on February 7, 2022, through Pépiphonie and Bonsound. It was made to soundtrack Swiss artist Nicolas Party's exhibition L'heure mauve at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), which will be held from February 12 to October 16, 2022. Among the 14 tracks, Lapointe covered songs by Félix Leclerc and Kurt Weill.[2] The album was released on vinyl in mid-2022.[3]
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| Released | February 7, 2022 | |||
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| Length | 52:37 | |||
| Language | French | |||
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| Producer | Philippe Brault | |||
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Background edit
Lapointe was approached by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to compose the album, with Lapointe stating that he admires Nicolas Party's art.[3] He intended to explore themes of "the ephemerality of existence, loving mourning and carnal desire" and "create an enveloping and dreamlike universe, which echoes the themes and the structure" of the exhibition. Each of the tracks soundtracks a different room of Party's exhibit,[2] with visitors encouraged to plug in their headphones in each room.[1]
The cover art is Party's Portrait avec serpents (2019).[4]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Le serpent qui danse" | 3:00 | |
| 2. | "La danse du conquistador" | Lapointe | 2:27 |
| 3. | "L'hymne au printemps" | Félix Leclerc | 2:31 |
| 4. | "L'hymne à l'automne" | Lapointe | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Sag mir wo die Blumen sind" | 3:56 | |
| 6. | "Les fleurs d'une autre dimension" | Lapointe | 3:23 |
| 7. | "L'hiver" |
| 2:44 |
| 8. | "Aujourd'hui la neige revient" | Lapointe | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Non je n'ai rien oublié" | Charles Aznavour | 6:26 |
| 10. | "Le même café, la même rue" | Lapointe | 5:10 |
| 11. | "Gnossienne No. 1" | Erik Satie | 4:25 |
| 12. | "L'heure mauve 22" | Lapointe | 2:18 |
| 13. | "Youkali" |
| 5:20 |
| 14. | "Pépiphonie" | Lapointe | 4:27 |
| Total length: | 52:37 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Poitras, Marie Helene (February 5, 2022). "Balade au crépuscule avec Nicolas Party et Pierre Lapointe". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Bercier, Myriam (January 20, 2022). "Pierre Lapointe offrira L'heure mauve, la bande sonore d'une exposition au Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal". Le Canal Auditif (in French). Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Nopieyie, Yann (January 20, 2022). "Pierre Lapointe signe la bande sonore de l'exposition «Nicolas Party: L'heure mauve»". Métro (in French). Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ Clément, Eric (January 22, 2022). "Nicolas Party, le prince du pastel". La Presse (in French). Retrieved February 8, 2022.