Single Review: Fire & Grace, “Libertango”
You know the sensation – you have a sharp emotion, or a tangle of emotions, and you can’t immediately find the words to accurately…
classical
Marc-André Hamelin Brings Brilliance to Bach (C.P.E. Bach, That Is)
While many of us are familiar with the works of Johann Sebastian Bach to some extent, the music of his sons – several of…
Martin Noakes: 2021 Top Twenty Album List
As we approach the final week of 2021, my mind has a flashback to March 2020, when our lives were turned upside down. Daily…
Steve Murphy: 2021 Top Ten Canadian Album List
What a crazy year 2021 has turned out to be. Perhaps because of shipping delays, or perhaps because of the reviews for this site,…
Single Release: Zachary Greer (ft. Pallmer), “Final Breath”
“A case of mistaken identity threw two attorneys, George Frederick Street and George Ludlow Wetmore, into fits of rage. With their reputations on the…
Review: Parler bien, “histoires du comté d’essex”
Every once in a long while, you stumble upon a piece of music that immediately moves. In a matter of moments, it reaches from…
Festival de Lanaudière Goes Virtual This Year
Looking for a classical music fix this summer? The Festival de Lanaudière has chosen to open up their archives and present some highlights from…
Review: Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan, “Focus”
In his debut album for Analekta, Adam Cicchillitti chose to highlight 19th- and 20th-century Spanish repertoire in a gorgeous project that remains on my…
Olivier Brault and Sonate 1704: Boismortier, Sonatas for Violin, Op. 20
Most people who know me well also know that in my classical music listening, I gravitate heavily toward music of the Baroque period (early…
Review: Philippe Sly & Le Chimera Project, “Schubert: Winterreise”
I didn’t hear Schubert’s Winterreise cycle until I was in college. A friend had introduced me to the work of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the German…