Karl Goldmark’s Die Königin Von Saba: An Opera Worth Reviving, with or without a Jewish Soul
Johannes Brahms was in a foul mood one evening while dining at the house of the pianist Ignaz Brüll, a popular host in Vienna in…
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Kings College Choir Delivers Uplifting English Brahms Requiem
Brahms: An English Requiem (Delphian) Mary Bevan, soprano Marcus Farnsworth, baritone James Baillieu and Richard Uttley, piano Choir of Kings College London, conductor Joseph Fort…
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major
James Campbell, clarinet; New Zealand String Quartet Naxos 8.573454, 76 min 36 s. For many Canadian music-lovers clarinetist James Campbell will be the main attraction…
This Week in Montreal: March 6 to 12 : Another Brick In The Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and the Violons du Roy
Monday, March 6 Two quartets at Pro musica: Created in the seventies at Prague Conservatory, the Pražák Quartet has become one of the most…
A Glenn Gould debut at the Ladies’ Morning Musical Club
The Ladies’ Morning Musical Club advertises a venerable history with its very name. On Feb. 5 in Pollack Hall the organization paid tribute to its…
Review: Lewis Furey’s English Night of Brahms
Let’s get this out of the way: singer and songwriter Lewis Furey has a style like Rufus Wainwright – you either like his timbre and…
Lewis Furey’s English Night of Brahms
Let’s get this out of the way. Singer and songwriter Lewis Furey has a style like Rufus Wainwright; you either like his timbre and affected…
This Week in Montreal (November 7-13)
Opera McGill’s 60th The McGill Schulich School of Music is offering up a vibrant season in celebration of Montreal’s 375th anniversary. Opera McGill is…
Lewis Furey: Passion for Brahms Lieder
“Forget You,” “Sweet Surrender,” “Just a Feeling.” If you guessed these song titles were plucked from this week’s Top Forty list, then Lewis Furey would…
Sergio Barza’s Favourite Art Song
La Scena Musicale is celebrating the Art Song with the worldwide survey, What is your favourite art song? Submit your vote at www.nextgreatartsong.com. Conductor Sergio Barza shares his three choices…
