Monthly Archives: August 2013

Simon Legault’s second CD Science Welded by Love reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

The way I hear it, Science Welded by Love is a duet between  guitarist Simon Legault, who wrote most of the tunes, and the tenor sax of Frank Lozano.  If this were classical music, the setlist suggests a time between Bach … Continue reading

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Gilad Hekselman, THIS JUST IN, reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Gilad Hekselman, This Just In, Jazz Village (Harmonia Mundi). Gilad Hekselman, guitar, synth,glockenspiel, Joe Martin bass, Marcus Gilmore, drums saxophonist Mark Turner guest tenor sax. After three successful albums, This Just In is guitarist Hekselman’s fourth, and likely to go … Continue reading

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Poles Apart: New Recordings of Szymanowski, Zelenski and Zarzycki, reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Exoticism –The Music of Karol Szymanowski. Jerzy Kaplanek, violin; Stéphan Sylvestre, piano. Marquis. First among Polish composers who lately are gaining the reknown their music deserves is Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937). Two questions. Why does he deserve to be better known? Why … Continue reading

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Three Out of Two: The Chemistry of CD Duos reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

A duet can be a three out of two thing: three being the “one more” that happens when the two go past what they know. Add to that the special case of the clarinet and other instruments: how Mozart composed … Continue reading

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Two Brilliant New Britten Recordings reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

BRITTEN: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 for soprano and string orchestra; Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge; Serenade Op. 31 for tenor, horn and string orchestra; Barbara Hannigan, soprano/ James Gilchrist,  tenor/ Jasper de Waal, horn/ Amsterdam Sinfonietta/ Candida Thompson … Continue reading

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The Ault Sisters’ Triple ‘A’ Performance @ Jazz Bistro reviewed by Stasia Marunchak

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August 20th, 2013. Jazz Bistro, Toronto. Music-lovers, friends and family packed the Jazz Bistro on Tuesday night.  Around the corner, at Yonge & Dundas Square, the audience was captivated by Space Balls playing on a massive screen, but inside the Bistro’s … Continue reading

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Free Flying: Fred Hersch and Julian Lage Live CD reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Fred Hersch and Julian Lage. Free Flying. PALMETTO.  Picture this: water flowing down stairs. That’s what you get when you dig these duets from Julian Lage’s guitar running together with the piano of Fred Hersch. The changes are round at … Continue reading

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Debussy and Brahms Bring A happy ending to TSMF’s La Belle Époque: reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

August 2, 2013. Walter Hall, Toronto. The Toronto Summer Music Festival’s emphasis on French Music of La Belle Époque brought something into focus about the music of Debussy: The Music is The Message. The Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, … Continue reading

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