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Recent Releases No. 60 (CD Reviews)
by Karl NehringWonderland. Makiko Kinoshita: Ashita no uta; Ligeti: Nonsense Madrigals: I. Two Dreams and Little Bat; Gjeilo: A Dream within a Dream; Ligeti: Nonsense Madrigals: II. Cuckoo in the Pear-Tree; Francesca Amewudah-Rivers: Alive; Ligeti: Nonsense Madrigals: III. The Alphabet; Joe Hisaishi: I was there; Ligeti: Nonsense Madrigals: IV. Flying Robert; Judith Bingham: Tricksters; Ligeti: Nonsense Madrigals: V. The Lobster Quadrille; Malcolm Williamson: The Musicians of Bremen; Ligeti: Nonsense Madrigals: VI. A Long, Sad Tale; Paul Patterson: Time Piece. The King's Singers. Signum Classics SGCD739The King’s Singers is one of those British musical groups that just seem to have been around forever, kind of like the Rolling Stones. Unlike Jagger and company, however, they don’t look or sound like a bunch of withered old men: they have obviously changed members over the years. Their website (which you can find here) is full of useful information about the group, including an account of their origin: “People often ask us where our name comes from, and the answer […]
2016-03-05 07:31:54
Vancouver, BC ~ Demand is high for Vancouver Opera's upcoming production of Giacomo Puccini's beautiful story of honour, love, heartbreak and sacrifice: Madama Butterfly . A gorgeous set and achingly beautiful music, brought to life by two of the world's most in-demand sopranos make this Madama Butterfly the perfect chance to fall in love at the opera! Sharing the role of Cio-Cio-San for alternating performances will be Jee Hye Han and Mihoko Kinoshita .
2016-02-23 15:04:09
Vancouver, BC ~ Demand is high for Vancouver Opera's upcoming production of Giacomo Puccini's beautiful story of honour, love, heartbreak and sacrifice: Madama Butterfly . A gorgeous set and achingly beautiful music, brought to life by two of the world's most in-demand sopranos make this Madama Butterfly the perfect chance to fall in love at the opera! Sharing the role of Cio-Cio-San for alternating performances will be Jee Hye Han and Mihoko Kinoshita .
2014-11-30 18:29:00
This Week in Toronto (Dec. 1 - 7)
[…] Conductor Gianandrea Noseda (Photo Sussie Ahlburg) Luca Salsi sings the title role in William Tell The great violinist and Toronto audience favourite Itzhak Perlman is coming this week for a recital at Roy Thomson Hall. On the program are works by Vivaldi, Schumann, Beethoven, and Ravel. With him is pianist Rohan De Silva. According to the RTH website, only limited stage seating is available, so don't delay. http://roythomson.com/eventdetail/Perlman Violinist Itzhak Perlman (Photo: Akira Kinoshita) Pianist Alice Sara Ott The music director of the great Philadelphia Orchestra is Canada's own Yannick Nezet-Seguin, but most of us are probably not familiar with their associate conductor, Cristian Macelaru, who assists Nezet-Seguin and conducts the non-subscription performances. He is the guest maestro with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra this week in a program of Tchaikovsky gems. German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott is the soloist in a Tchaikovsky warhorse, the Piano Concerto No. […]
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