Best of mySCENA: Amin Maalouf on his collaboration with Kaija Saariaho
The opera L’Amour de loin – or Love from Afar – premiered to conspicuous plaudits in Salzburg in 2000, and has enjoyed numerous productions around the globe. It also…
Yearly Archives: 2017
Discovering the treasure of the viola: Pièces de concours by Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot
As soon as I entered her office, I felt the passion that drives Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot as she spoke about her instrument. She explained to me…
Alexandre Da Costa Takes on Opera
Canadian violin virtuoso Alexandre Da Costa is on a mission – to bring classical music to the public. His latest project Stradivarius à l’Opéra consists…
Industry News: February 2017
Industry Moves In mid-December, nine members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Board of Directors abruptly resigned from their positions, highlighting possible trouble behind the scenes.…
Daniel Taylor: The Tree of Life (Sony)
The Tree of Life Daniel Taylor & The Trinity Choir Sony 2016. 88985387032. 55 min. Its conspicuous release before Christmas is no accident: like the…
OdeM’s Dialogues des carmélites both Timely, Timeless
Stage Director Serge Denoncourt returns to the Opéra de Montréal for the first time in almost two decades, lending a measured dramaturgic eye to Poulenc’s…
Beethoven: Passion Romantique
The Romantic Spirit of Beethoven Infuses the Montreal Chamber Music Festival’s 22nd Season May 26 ~ June 18, 2017 Pre-Festival Prestige Series ~ February 1, May…
Discovery CD: Guy Fallot, cello #1
Download the complete Discovery CD Guy Fallot #1! CD #1 tracks 1. Sonata for cello & piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: Allegro…
Discovery CD: Guy Fallot, cello #2
Download the complete Discovery CD Guy Fallot #2! Tracks disc 2 1. Sonata for cello & piano: Adagio 2. Sonata for cello & piano: Allegro…
Lebrecht Weekly – Leonard Bernstein: Symphonies 1 and 2 (Naxos)
Bernstein’s three symphonies have not enjoyed much exposure on record. Aside from the Sony and DG releases conducted by the composer, my database calls up…
