Tomson Highway: Music and Beyond Meets “Cree Bossa Nova”
In the last two years, Cree composer and playwright Tomson Highway has published two books, recorded his newest album Cree Country, won the Governor General’s…
Browsing: Beethoven
Lebrecht Weekly | Beethoven: Piano concertos 3 & 4 (Warner)
I cannot, in all conscience, give this recording a star rating, or even a detailed review. The soloist is Elisabeth Leonskaja, a legendary pianist whose…
Review | Apple Music Classical: A New App for Classical Music
The new Apple Music Classical (AMC) app is out, and it’s already making a big impression. Launched on March 28, Apple Music Classical is a…
Review | Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 (Deutsche Grammophon, 2022)
Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 Siobhan Stagg, soprano; Ekaterina Gubanova, alto; Werner Güra, tenor; Florian Boesch, bass. Accentus Chamber Choir. Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Deutsche Grammophon,…
CD Review | Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 9 & 10 (Analekta, 2021)
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 9 & 10 Andrew Wan, violin; Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano Analekta, 2021 What more can be said about Beethoven’s music that…
Lebrecht Weekly | Ferdinand Ries: Piano trio and sextets (Hyperion)
While writing a book about Beethoven (to be published next year), I recoiled from many of the pupils, acolytes, secretaries, amanuenses, self-seeking musicians and all…
Did you know that…
In Osaka every December there is a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth with a chorus of 10,000? No, that’s not a misprint. 10,000 singers! They…
Beethoven at 250: Our Team’s Picks
Today, we celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday. Baptised in Bonn on December 17 1770, the 16th is widely accepted as being the day the…
Winter festivals
Fredericton Fredericton Frostival Festival Fredericton, January 21 to February 7 www.tourismfredericton.ca Montreal Luminothérapie Montréal, 26 novembre au 28 février www.quartierdesspectacles.com Festival Classica Saint-Lambert, 11 au…
Winter Festival Picks
Beethoven 250 Festival Nov. 22 to Dec. 13 The Royal Conservatory of Music presents a series of concerts as a homage to Beethoven in late…
