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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Recording Roundup 1 by Stanley Fefferman
Myriad 3. TELL. Alma records, 2012. Personnel: Chris Donnelly, Dan Fortin, Ernesto Cervino). Threw this CD on the car stereo without looking at the personnel. First track gives the bass lots of space, transected by drums, but, say, that guy … Continue reading
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Tagged Chase Sanborn, I COULD LAUGH OUT LOUD, Ilana Waldron, Mark Kieswetter, Ted Quinlan
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The Soul of Bach: Piotr Anderszewski at Koerner Hall reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
Piotr Anderszewski seated himself on a chair without any fuss and eased into the Allemande of Bach’s French Suite no. 5 in G with a soft touch. His rounded notes, subdued in the left hand, not too sparkly in the … Continue reading
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Exquisite Vibrations :Esprit Orchestra’s 30th Anniversary reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
November 18, 2012. Koerner Hall, Toronto. Esprit Orchestra’s performance of Chris Paul Harmon’s Cilla (2012) had some surprises in it. Conductor Alex Pauk, both hands held up high stood in front of his 50 plus players poised at their … Continue reading
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Mendelssohn Choir’s Carmina Burana Rocks Koerner Hall review by Stanley Fefferman
November 14, 2012. Koerner Hall, Toronto. The raw power of Karl Orff’s popular masterpiece, Carmina Burana, made me ecstatic the first time I heard it on record quite a few years ago. Last night’s performance at Koerner Hall by the … Continue reading
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Excellent rapport: The Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin at Koerner Hall reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
November 10, 2012. Koerner Hall, Toronto. Each time I hear the Takács Quartet in concert a new excellence comes through: this time it is their gentleness. Schubert’s String Quartet in A minor, “Rosamunde” is allowed to unfold gently, as the … Continue reading
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Tagged “Rosamunde”, Schubert’s String Quartet in A minor, Takács Quartet
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New Music Concerts Hosts Génération 2012 Canadian Tour reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
November 11, 2012. The Music Gallery, Toronto. Each year since 2000, ECM+(Ensemble Contemporain De Montréal) and its artistic director Véronique Lacroix have invited young Canadian composers to a juried competition of the Génération Project. The four winners spend months in … Continue reading
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Tagged Animaris Currens Ventosa, Annesley Black, Beatitude for solo violin and ensemble, ECM+, Ensemble Contemporain De Montréal, Gabriel Dharmoo, Génération Project, Jenny's last rock for 5 tape recorders and ensemble, Marielle Groven, New Music Concerts, Ninaivanjali, OpusOneReview, Riho Esko Maimets, Stanley Fefferman, Véronique Lacroix
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Shlomo Mintz and Ontario Philharmonic Thrill Koerner Hall reviewed by Stanley Fefferman
November 11, 2012. Koerner Hall, Toronto. Ontario Philharmonic, under the baton of Marco Parisotto, made the opening bars of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto roll a thunder of timpani through Koerner hall. In the suspended hush that followed, virtuoso violinist Shlomo Mintz … Continue reading
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Tagged Koerner Hall, Ontario Philharmonic, OpusOneReview, Parisotto, Stanley Fefferman
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Darrett Zusko Discovers Nikolai Kapustin review by Stanley Fefferman
November 4, 2012. Gallery 345, Toronto. This is a two-headed story. One head is Darrett Zusko (1984- ), a twenty-something pianist, praised by his teacher at Julliard as “the most technically-gifted pianist I have taught in 30 years.” I’ve heard … Continue reading
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