Tag Archives: Schumann

Stanley Fefferman reviews 3 CDs by solo pianist MAURO BERTOLI

Mauro Bertoli, the Italian pianist now resident in Ottawa, sat down in a studio for a few days and recorded three CD’s of solo piano music, mostly Schumann and Liszt, with glances back to Scarlatti and Mozart, and to more … Continue reading

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Richard Goode @ Music Toronto reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

March 6, 2012, Jane Mallet Theatre, Toronto. Richard Goode chose three collections from Schumann, Chopin, and Brahms for his Toronto program. Short pieces make easy listening, and 26 of them offer the charm of variety. This survey of Romantic melodies promises … Continue reading

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MARKUS GROH Piano Recital @ Music Toronto reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Tuesday,September 20, 2011, Walter Hall, Toronto. Given that Markus Groh is justly celebrated by Gramophone for the “supreme control of his instrument and sensitivity regarding timbre and texture,” he still surprised me with magical effects in strongly chromatic passages.. Listening … Continue reading

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Mooredale Concerts Finale: Brahms & Kuerti reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Saturday, April 30, 2011. Koerner Hall, Toronto. Anton Kuerti’s 2006 recording of the Brahms Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15 for Analekta with  Joseph Rescigno conducting the  Grand Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra is ranked highly among world-class … Continue reading

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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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