Payare in a mellow mood
No big symphony on the second webcast by Rafael Payare and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Unless we count Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C…
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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Solid start for Payare, maybe more to come
Went well, as they say. There were no calamities to report after the webcast debut on Sunday of Rafael Payare as the music-director-to-be of the Montreal…
Rafael Payare will reorchestrate the music scene in Montreal
He has the hair. He has the flair. A Venezuelan who lives in Berlin, Rafael Payare has the international cachet that can fairly be deemed…
Beethoven film does justice to its multifaceted subject
Few lives have been pored over more thoroughly than Beethoven’s. Still, ambiguities remain. Should we censure Louis van Beethoven, released to coincide with the composer’s 250th birthday,…
The OCM Messiah is really getting around
Boris Brott and the Orchestre classique de Montréal are not big in Japan. At least not yet. They are, however, doing rather well in Mexico.…
COC hires a management man in Perryn Leech
Perryn who? This was the consensus in the hours following the announcement by the Canadian Opera Company that Perryn Leech, a British-born resident of Houston,…
As One is a surprisingly subtle success
As One might not be the only opera written for two vocal manifestations of the same character, but there cannot be many others. The risk involved…
CD Review. Beethoven: Variations
Beethoven: Variations (Op. 34, Op. 35, WoO69, 70, 78, 79, 80) Angela Hewitt, piano. Hyperion CDA68346 Total time: 79:40 Like a little Bach with your…
CD Review. Reena Esmail: This Love Between Us (Prayers for Unity)
Reena Esmail: This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity Barbara Croall: Giishkaapkag The Elora Singers/Mark Vourinen TESR 001 Total time: 54:06 This recording by the…
CD Review. Peter-Anthony Togni: Sea Dreams
Peter-Anthony Togni: Sea Dreams. Luminous Voices Chamber Choir/Timothy Shantz. Katie Partridge (soprano), Sarah Han-Scinocco (flute), Sarah MacDonald (flute), Tova Olson, Victor Cheng (percussion), Jeff Reilly…
