Monthly Archives: April 2011

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson and ARC Ensemble @ Koerner Hall reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Koerner Hall, Toronto. There is a life-affirming energy in Brahm’s Trio in A minor for Piano, Clarinet and Cello, Op. 114. Brahms, in his 57th year, had decided never to compose again. By chance, he attended … Continue reading

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Opera Atelier: La Clemenza Di Tito reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Friday, April 22, 2011. The Elgin Theatre, Toronto. “Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done; her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden.”  Sir Philip Sidney If you found out … Continue reading

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Tokyo String Quartet finish their Beethoven Cycle reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Thursday, March 14, 2011. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto. “Whoever has built a new Heaven has found the strength for it only in his own Hell.” Friedrick Neitzsche”. Beethoven composed his last three string quartets within a few years of his … Continue reading

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Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s Beethoven’s 9th reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Thursday, April 7, 2011. Koerner Hall, Toronto. What a win Tafelmusik racked up last night with their debut performance of Beethoven’s 9th! The hum of the closing chords from the Baroque Orchestra, Choir and soloists, still hung in the air … Continue reading

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Les AMIS’ “LOVE”:Lynn Kuo & Marianna Humetska reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Gallery 345, Toronto. Mozart’s Six Variations in G minor on ‘Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant’, K. 360 is the song of a ‘jiltee’. The melody, borrowed from a French source, is a little obsessive, like the … Continue reading

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Amici Ensemble & Wallis Giunta “In The Shadow” reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Sunday, April 3, 2011. Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto. The theme of Amici Ensemble’s final program for this season, entitled “In the Shadows” is good music by composers who are now overshadowed by composers who wrote great music. Beethoven wrote great … Continue reading

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Art of Time Ensemble’s “War of the Worlds” reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Thursday,March 31, 2011. Enwave Theatre, Toronto. Bernard Herrmann put music to more than 20 Hollywood movies. To honour the centenary of Herrmann’s birth, The Art of Time Ensemble put a movie to a suite of Herrmann’s film scores. Dan Parr … Continue reading

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