Aubades
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2022
GenreNeoclassical
Length41:59
LabelArts & Crafts
Jean-Michel Blais chronology
Dans ma main
(2018)
Aubades
(2022)

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 listing
No.TitleLength
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

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for Aubades
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 14

References

  1. "Jean-Michel Blais Crafts Lush, Life-Affirming Compositions on 'aubades'". exclaim.ca. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. "Jean-Michel Blais turns pandemic depths into defiantly uplifting new album". CBC. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "Jean-Michel Blais ~ aubades". aclosterlisten.com. 2 February 2022.
  5. Honeycomb, Jay (13 February 2022). "Aubades by Jean-Michel Blais (Album Review)". notransmission.com.
  6. Bryson, Chris (2 February 2022). "Jean-Michel Blais Crafts Lush, Life-Affirming Compositions on 'aubades'". Exclaim!.
  7. Allie Gregory, "Here's the 2022 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 14, 2022.
  8. Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les résultats du Premier Gala de l’ADISQ 2022". Le Canal Auditif, November 2, 2022.
  9. "Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 31, 2023.
  10. "Jean-Michel Blais - aubades - Arts & Crafts shop". Arts & Crafts. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  11. "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of February 19, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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