CD Review | David Potvin Catharsis (Leaf Music, 2024)
David Potvin’s Catharsis honours the term’s meaning through an emotional and vulnerable performance of sombre yet powerful works, all by Canadian composers.
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CD Review | In the Shadows (Erato, 2024)
The concept behind Michael Spyres’s new album, In the Shadows, is an original one—as is the order of the selected repertoire.
CD Review | Rock Echoes (Leaf Music, 2024)
On Rock Echoes, Kristan Toczko offers harp arrangements of famous rock songs. The experience may only be worthwhile for rock fans willing to forgive the limitations of the harp.
CD Review | Voyages (Atma Classique, 2024)
This Juno Award-winning pianist just won’t stop. Philip Chiu’s Voyages is another incredible release that’s sure to wow solo piano enthusiasts.
CD Review | Opus 961 (Dreyer Gaido, 2024)
On Aug. 4, 2020, an explosion at the Port of Beirut shook half the city, destroying three hospitals and the homes of 300,000 people.
CD Review | La Flambeau (Atma Classique, 2024)
Composed by Haitian-born, Montreal-based David Bontemps, who also adapted fellow Haitian Flaubert Bolivar’s award-winning play, La Flambeau draws its subject matter from a rich mythology based in Haitian Vodou traditions.
CD Review | Works for the Bassoon by Māori Composers (WSU Recordings Label, 2023)
This album by WSU faculty members Jacqueline Wilson (bassoon), Sophia Tegart (flute) and Fabio Menchetti (piano) features works by Maori composers.
CD Review | American Spiritual (Leaf Music, 2024)
Newfoundland native Michael Lee plays an interesting selection of rarely-heard piano music by African-American composers Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, and Robert Nathaniel Dett.
CD Review | Schubert: Melodist (Analekta, 2024)
Gaudet’s pianism always guarantees control and expressiveness at the highest level. It is not easy to find pianists who know how to give proof of clarity and sobriety, while transmitting warmth to the listener.
CD Review | Duo Caron: Suites modernes pour quatre mains (Espace 21, 2023)
Through their obvious complicity, Suites modernes pour quatre mains demonstrates the exceptional playing of both pianists, whose individual qualities align in impeccable ensemble playing.
