Philippe Sly: a Wandering Journey
I first heard Philippe Sly at the 2012 Concours musical international de Montréal. He was only 23, but that didn’t prevent him from winning every…
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Le Chimera Project Winterreise at domaine forget : A Winter journey in Summer
A warm summer evening at Domain Forget provided the setting for the premiere of Canadian baritone Phillippe Sly’s latest musical venture: Schubert’s Winterreise (A Winter…
Nadia Labrie: A Passion Dedicated to Music
Nadia Labrie has launched her first solo album – a great occasion for a flutist known initially for the duo she created with guitarist Annie…
Tenor Mark Padmore’s Winterreise Intensely Musical
Schubert: Winterreise (Harmonia Mundi) Mark Padmore, tenor Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano At the 15th song of the Winter’s Journey, a piano melody that seems to come from…
Lebrecht Weekly – DG Trout Quintet Lacking
Schubert: Trout quintet (DG) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Daniel Trifonov (piano). Hwayoon Lee (viola), Maximilian Hornung (cello) and Roman Patkolo (bass). There are five trouts on…
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…
Monday Headlines: Review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Maison Symphonique
On Saturday, the reputable Boston Symphony Orchestra played at the Maison Symphonique. The last time the orchestra visited Montreal was in 1984, more than 30…
Ehnes Quartet: Schubert & Sibelius String Quartets (Onyx)
Ehnes Quartet: James Ehnes & Amy Schwartz Moretti, violins; Richard O’Neill, viola; Robert deMaine, cello Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor “Death…
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…
Review – Franz Schubert: String Quintet – Lieder (Erato)
His final work for strings, Schubert’s Quintet in C Major (1828) is unusual for its doubling of the cello voice rather than the viola, Mozart’s…
