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2024-03-26 13:53:01
SCRUTINY | From The Heart: Ema Nikolovska And Charles Richard-Hamelin Offer Unique Program At Koerner Hall
After the recital by mezzo Ema Nikolovska and pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin, I couldn’t help but felt that I had witnessed something extraordinary.
2024-03-11 19:45:51
INTERVIEW | Mezzo-Soprano Ema Nikolovska Talks About Her Debut North American Recital Tour, Hitting Toronto March 24
Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska is currently on a recital tour of North America, with pianist Charles-Richard Hamelin for the Canadian dates.
2024-03-11 03:30:00
Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony (CD Review)
by Karl Nehring Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Nathalie Forget, ondes Martenot; Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Harmonia Mundi 905336 Those relatively new to classical music who may be unfamiliar with the Turangalîla Symphony.by the late French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) are in for quite the ear- and mind-expanding experience when they first encounter this expansive, expressive, exhilarating 10-movement, 80-minute piece that is scored for piano, ondes Martenot, and orchestra. Nor may many music lovers reading this review be familiar with the ondes Martenot, an electronic instrument with a sound similar to that of a theremin (more information here ). In general, Messiaen blends the sounds of the ondes Martenot and the piano with the sound of the orchestra rather than featuring either instrument in a concerto-like fashion, even though in concert performance, both instruments take their place in front of the orchestra, as they would for a concerto. There are passages, however, where Hamelin, one of […]
2024-02-12 04:30:00
Marc-André Hamelin: New Works for Piano (CD Review)
by Karl NehringHamelin: Variations on a Theme of Paganini; My Feelings about Chocolate; Suite a l'ancienne (Suite in Old Form); Barcarolle; Variation diabellique sur des themes de Beethoven; Pavane variee; Chaconne; Meditation on Laura; Toccata on “L'homme armé”. Marc-André Hamelin, piano. Hyperion CDA68308 Canadian pianist and composer Marc-André Hamelin (b. 1961) is widely known both for his technical prowess and his willingness to perform and record music outside the classical keyboard mainstream. We have previously reviewed a couple of excellent releases that featured him as a performer. The first was of works from quite a ways out of the classical mainstream, the piano rags of the American composer William Bolcom (b.1938), a review that can be found here. The second CD featured Hamelin playing some piano music of a composer who, although his name is more familiar to most classical music fans, his piano music is still pretty much out of the classical piano music mainstream: the French composer Gabriel Fauré (1825-1924). Our […]
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