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By Paul E. Robinson on April 9, 2016
Ensemble Transmission performs a collection of composer Ana Sokolovic best works, including three world premiere recordings.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on April 2, 2016
Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 has a unique power to move us in passage after passage. In the end, all we can say is that the composer has created something uncommonly beautiful. So too have conductor Daniel Barenboim and his musicians in this recording.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on March 28, 2016
Dvořák: Stabat mater, Op. 58 - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra: "Beautiful and profound music-making that well deserves repeated hearings."
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on March 19, 2016
Paul E Robinson looks at the legacy of Leonard Bernstein with new review of a DVD and CD of music by Sibelius and others, including Bernstein's former protégé Marin Alsop.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on March 14, 2016
Art song does not have to be a stroll through a venerable European musical museum gallery; it can and should be a reflection of the lives and emotions of people just like us, in the here and now.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on March 12, 2016
Paul E Robinson reviews three new CD releases by piano heavyweights Angela Hewitt, Luc Beauséjour, and Vladimir Horowitz.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on March 5, 2016
In honour of Vivaldi's birthday 338th birthday, here are three new CD's well worth your attention: Les Violons du Roy, Aradia Ensemble, and Gli Incogniti.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on February 27, 2016
The combination of a Buffalo Philharmonic in fine form and Falletta’s imaginative programming makes for satisfying music-making.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on February 20, 2016
A review of the inaugural concert of the Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique at Maison symphonique de Montréal, which features the great organists Oliver Latry and Jean-Willy Kunz alongside the MSO and Kent Nagano.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on February 15, 2016
This music has been compelling fresh ears for nearly a century-and-a-half and, fortunately for anyone fond of Brahms’ compositions, the New Orford Quartet has put together an equally compelling case for their own interpretations.
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