RECORD KEEPING | Lulu and Girl Crazy Belong To Barbara Hannigan
By Paul E. Robinson on December 30, 2017
Hannigan navigates her way through this contrapuntal labyrinth with total mastery and her musicians play superbly.
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By Paul E. Robinson on December 30, 2017
Hannigan navigates her way through this contrapuntal labyrinth with total mastery and her musicians play superbly.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on December 13, 2017
"Beautifully realized and enormously inspiring." Tafelmusik's Tales Of Two Cities draws attention to what we have shared for centuries.
(Continue reading)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.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on December 2, 2017
Nelsons marks his first album with Gewandhausorchester with new Bruckner-Wagner album. Unfortunately, his meticulous care for balance clouds the bigger picture.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on November 21, 2017
One of Canada’s most interesting young composers, Jordan Pal's first record is an expansive personal awakening.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on November 15, 2017
As featured on a new recording, we take a look at the Canadian history of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on November 8, 2017
Although I have heard Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra give stunning performances over the years, too often they seem to be on automatic pilot. Let’s hope they can summon up some energy and inspiration for Friday’s Roy Thomson Hall performance.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on November 4, 2017
It is the music that makes a Béatrice et Bénédict revival worthwhile and in this Glyndebourne production.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on October 28, 2017
Ottawa-based pianist David Jalbert tackles formidable Russian ballet piano transcriptions in his latest album from Montreal label ATMA Classique.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on October 24, 2017
The playing on these first two releases of “The Tchaikovsky Project” is absolutely first rate, and the recording quality, with producer Holger Urbach in charge, is state-of-the-art.
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