Lebrecht Weekly – Krystian Zimerman’s Schubert Sonatas on DG
Schubert: Sonatas D959, D960 (DG) Some records grab you by the ears, others take longer to impress. It is in no sense to Krystian Zimerman’s…
Yearly Archives: 2017
Headsets and earphones How to choose one
If audiophiles agree that nothing replaces the experience of a good sound chain and excellent speakers, such a configuration is not suitable for all listening…
Les Studios Opus Passion for and Commitment to Artists
Daniel Lepage, founder and general manager for Studios Opus, established one of many leading audio recording facilities in the Greater Montreal area, this one located…
Setting up your home studio record for less than $1000
Twenty years ago, making a musical recording was a very complicated and very expensive part of the music business. Nowadays, thanks to technological advances, good…
Streaming music Services tailored to music lovers
The decline in physical album sales is a phenomenon that has been hitting the music industry hard since the arrival of mp3 files in the…
Music, Hi-Fi, and Wonder
When I became part of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec management team in 2009, I came up with the idea of implementing pre-concert musical talks…
Les Idées heureuses at 30: Geneviève Soly & Graupner
To mark the 30th anniversary of the ensemble Les Idées heureuses, which she founded in 1987, Geneviève Soly is tackling her favourite project once more:…
QW4RTZ: Pop Vocal Quartet, Rigour of Classical Musicians
Montreal-based QW4RTZ is a new a cappella quartet that is making its name by sharing their passion for singing. Founded in 2010, the quartet now consists…
Brentano String Quartet: A collaboration of intense cohesion
The 2012 film A Late Quartet is largely built around the preparation and performance of Beethoven’s Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131. The film has…
Montreal Bach Festival 2017: An Emotional Connection to the Sublime
The Montreal Bach Festival opens on November 17 at the Maison Symphonique with a performance of Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor by Collegium 1704,…
