SCRUTINY | Stratford Festival's A Chorus Line and A Little Night Music
By Paul E. Robinson on August 1, 2016
Stratford Festival's A Chorus Line and A Little Night Music are American musical theatre at their best.
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By Paul E. Robinson on August 1, 2016
Stratford Festival's A Chorus Line and A Little Night Music are American musical theatre at their best.
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"It is clear that the symphonies of Shostakovich have found their near-ideal interpreters." Andris Nelsons / Boston Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow.
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Pedja Muzijevic raises an eyebrow at Toronto Summer Music recital with a mix of Haydn and contemporary gems.
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Valerie Milot's Orbis explores the idea of the loop in a CD full of fresh harp repertoire.
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Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life aims to capture the true Leonard Bernstein, but is only modestly successful.
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Paul Robinson reviews two new CDs devoted to transcriptions by the great conductor, Leopold Stokowski.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on June 27, 2016
After thirteen years at the helm of the Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle and his orchestra have produced their own Beethoven cycle. Extras include a video introduction with Sir Simon Rattle and a documentary about the making of the recordings with many interviews and glimpses behind-the-scenes.
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Multi-talented? No doubt about it. In over his head? Sometimes. Nonetheless, one of the most creative and unpredictable composer-performers in our midst today.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on June 13, 2016
Part 2/2 of our report on The Spoleto Festival featuring, Lachenmann's "The Little Match Girl", Dauvergne’s opera La Coquette trompée, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on June 9, 2016
Musical Toronto visits Charleston, South Carolina for the 40th-anniversary of the Spoleto Festival, including their first-ever production of Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess.
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