CD Review: Romantic cello (Chartré-Salov)
Romantic cello. Œuvres de Brahms, Gustav Jenner et Schumann Thomas Chartré, cello. Serhiy Salov, piano KNS Classical ★★★★✩ Gustav Jenner (1865-1920) enjoys the interesting distinction…
Arthur Kaptainis
Arthur Kaptainis
Arthur Kaptainis has been a classical music critic since 1986. His articles have appeared in Classical Voice North America and La Scena Musicale as well as Musical Toronto. Arthur holds an MA in musicology from the University of Toronto. From 2019-2021, Arthur was co-editor of La Scena Musicale.
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CD Review: Chopin : 24 Préludes (Richard-Hamelin)
Chopin : Préludes Op. 28; Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante Op. 22 Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano Analekta AN 2 9146 ★★★✩✩ Several months after praising his Mozart…
CD Review: Rossini – Sei Sonate a quattro (Leaf Music)
Rossini: Sei Sonate a quattro Mark Fewer, Yolanda Bruno, violins. Julian Schwarz, cello. Joel Quarrington, double bass. Leaf Music LM240 (Two CDs) ★★★★✩ Rossini is…
CD Review: Debussy, Szymanowsk, Franck
Debussy: Violin Sonata. Szymanowski: Mythes Op. 30. Franck: Violin Sonata Marie Bégin, violin. Samuel Blanchette-Gagnon, piano ATMA Classique ACD2 2850 ★★★★✩ Non vibrato is well…
CD Review: Love songs
Love songs. Transcriptions for piano of vocal works by Bach, Falla, Fauré, Gershwin, Gluck, Grainger, Grieg, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss; Mahler’s Adagietto Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion…
CD Review: Paris: La Belle Époque
Paris: La Belle Époque. Works by Widor, Mouquet, Enescu, Gaubert, Fauré, Debussy Robert Langevin, flute. Margaret Kampmeier, piano Bridge 9555 ★★★★★ Montrealers of a certain…
Rafael Payare – A New Era for the OSM
“It makes things a little bit easier if you think about it,” Rafael Payare said about the travel implications of his new position as music…
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Payare opens San Diego Shell We are apt to forget that the next music director of the OSM is already music director of the San…
Fall 2021 Highlights: Orchestra, chamber and solo
Every concert can be deemed a highlight after a season like 2020-21. While the 2021-22 schedule is not quite as packed as it was in…
Bourgie Hall: 10 years and counting
“I think 100 is a good number,” Isolde Lagacé said, referencing the tally of concerts presented by Bourgie Hall in 2021-2022, up from 53 in…
