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Heavens:Amadeus & the Duke, a Raphael Imbert CD project reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Raphael Imbert. Amadeus and the Duke. Jazz Village Heavens:Amadeus & the Duke, a Raphael Imbert project is like Forest Gump’s momma’s box  of chocolate— you never know what you’re gonna get, but it’s always pretty good. Call this a crossover … Continue reading

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Duo Concertante. Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Duo Concertante. Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano.  Marquis Classics. Duo Concertante is Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves, a married couple of performers in whose lives these Sonatas have for many years been a constant joy. Their shared intimacy … Continue reading

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Haydn Piano Concertos. Marc-André Hamelin/Bernard Labadie. CD review by Stanley Fefferman

Joseph Haydn. Piano Concertos Nos 3, 4 & 11.  Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie (conductor). Hyperion, Marc-André Hamelin’s latest piano album, his fifty-somethingth for Hyperion, is the second stage in his journey through Haydn’s keyboard music. … Continue reading

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Stanley Fefferman reviews cd: Bach – Flute Sonatas. Andrea Oliva & Angela Hewitt

Bach – Flute Sonatas. Andrea Oliva; Angela Hewitt. Hyperion CDA67897 Bach’s Flute Sonatas are new to Angela Hewitt, and to get to know them she has stepped back from her spot as one of the world’s great Bach soloists and … Continue reading

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Stanley Fefferman reviews David Occhipinti’s cd CAMERA

David Occhipinti. CAMERA. Occdav Music. I’ve watched David Occhipinti play his guitar. It’s like all he wants to do is get into that fingerboard and find new combinations. The music he wrote for Camera is like that, but beyond the … Continue reading

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Stanley Fefferman reviews Kye Marshall’s CD, PENCIL BLUES

Kye Marshall Jazz Quartet. PENCIL BLUES. Zephyr/Westwind Productions. I listened to this album on a blustery spring walk along Toronto Lakeshore’s royal route from Marina del Rey past Palace Pier to Palais Royal. Comfortable music, with a few innovations like Marshall … Continue reading

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Stanley Fefferman reviews Yoko Hirota’s CD: VOCES BOREALES

Voces Boreales. Yoko Hirota, Piano. Centrediscs. About a year ago, I had the pleasure of attending Yoko Hirota’s Small is Beautiful piano solo recital which included all five works by Canadian composers that she has recorded here for Centrediscs. I … Continue reading

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Stanley Fefferman reviews the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra CD: Philip Glass Symphony No. 3

Philip Glass. Symphony No. 3, The Hours, OMM, Harmonia Mundi, 2013. Philip Glass has his own record label, Orange Mountain Music, dedicated to archiving all the recordings the composer has made over the last 30 years and counting. The label’s … Continue reading

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