Recordings of Joseph Quesnel's music (1746-1809)

Only a few recordings of Joseph Quesnel's musical works survive to this day. They were revealed to the public in 1965 in a Radio-Canada television production. Three years later CBC's International Service and the Select recording house produced an abridged version of Colas et Colinette from a version restored by Godfrey Ridout. The performance of highly acclaimed Canadian opera singers in this recording is an important factor in its success. Lucas et Cécile, a significant Québec work has never been recorded. Its recent restoration by John Beckwith explains the fact that some artists have included extracts on recorded anthologies.

	listen to the "Ouverture"
Quesnel, Joseph (composer), Pierrette Alarie soprano, Léopold Simoneau tenor, Claude Corbeil, bass, Claude Létourneau, baritone, CBC Orchestra, Pierre Hétu, conductor, Colas et Colinette, Montréal, Disques Select and Service International de Radio-Canada, 1968, 33 1/3 l.p. t.p.m. stéréo, Select CC-15.001 and Radio-Canada/CBC-234, 1 jacket 31 cm x 31 cm.

Quesnel, Joseph (composer), L'ensemble Nouvelle-France, Robert Huard baritone, Louise Courville, flutes, Pierre Bouchard, pianoforte, "Airs de DuSotin " (nos 8 et 5), extract from "Lucas et Cécile", Musiques historiques du Québec, L'Époque de Julie Papineau (1795-1862), Anthologie vol. 1, Québec, Oratorio, 1995, compact disk ORCD-4108, 1 box 14 cm x 12,5 cm. listen to "Airs DuSotin n° 5"

Quesnel, Joseph (composer), Sally Dibblee, soprano, Russell Braun, baritone, Carolyn Maule, piano, "Non, maman", from "Lucas et Cécile", Le Souvenir, Canadian Songs for Parlour and Stage, Chants canadiens populaires, sentimentaux et lyriques, Montréal, Centredisque, 1996, compact disk CMC-CD 5696, 1 box 14 cm x 12,5 cm. listen to "Non, maman"