If You Think Classical Music is Dead, You're Dead Wrong!
RECORD KEEPING | Karl Böhm: Late Recordings (DG)
By Paul E. Robinson on August 22, 2016
An important new set of recordings reminds us that Karl Böhm's recorded legacy is an invaluable documentation of the art of a passionate and masterful conductor.
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RECORD KEEPING | One Orchestra, Two Very Different Conductors
By Paul E. Robinson on January 29, 2018
Two resurrected favourites emerge this week, with Guido Cantelli and Herbert von Karajan both heading the Philharmonia Orchestra.
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RECORD KEEPING | Haiou Zhang And His Next Level Mozart
By John Terauds on February 14, 2017
Haiou Zhang offers a bracing, dynamic new perspective on two much-recorded Mozart piano concertos.
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RECORD KEEPING | NAC Orchestra Encounters Bad Program Notes But Good Music
By Paul E. Robinson on March 1, 2018
"This kind of bafflegab was of no use to me before I heard the piece and after listening to it, I still haven’t the faintest idea what she is talking about."
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RECORD KEEPING | Lawrence Wiliford's Pitch-Perfect 'O Gladsome Light' Shines The Way
By Paul E. Robinson on February 20, 2018
One could hardly imagine a better performance than the one on this album, with Canadian tenor Lawrence Wiliford offering pitch-perfect intonation and beautiful tone.
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RECORD KEEPING | TSO's Triumphant Vaughan Williams Album Is First-Class Music Making
By Paul E. Robinson on July 30, 2018
This notable release, not least of all because it is Peter Oundjian’s last recording as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, is a real triumph.
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RECORD KEEPING | Nézet-Séguin's "Duets" Is Beautiful And Great, But... We're Not Surprised
By Paul E. Robinson on December 7, 2017
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain are getting into legend territory with new Album of Duets with Rolando Villazón and Ildar Abdrazakov.
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RECORD KEEPING | Boston Symphony Hits The Shostakovich Bullseye (Again)
By Paul E. Robinson on August 15, 2018
Just when you thought you've heard the best, the Boston Symphony may have just set a new standard for Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4.
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RECORD KEEPING | A Tale Of Two Composer Prodigies
By Paul E. Robinson on September 12, 2017
This CD is a tale of two cities' young composer prodigies: George Gershwin to our south, and Quebec's André Mathieu.
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RECORD KEEPING | Valerie Milot Provides Fresh Perspective With Orbis
By Paul E. Robinson on July 18, 2016
Valerie Milot's Orbis explores the idea of the loop in a CD full of fresh harp repertoire.
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