Aubades (album)

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]

Aubades
Studio album by Jean-Michel Blais
Released	February 4, 2022
Genre	Neoclassical
Length	41:59
Label	Arts & Crafts
Jean-Michel Blais chronology
Dans ma main (2018) Aubades (2022)

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.	Title	Length
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

• All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.^[10]

Charts

Chart performance for Aubades

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