ROMANTICISM: Explore the late George Colerick's fascinating series of articles encroaching on the subjects of melody, romanticism, operetta and humour in music.
SPONSORED: An Outstanding Evening - Bill Newman listens to American pianist Rorianne Schrade.
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VIDEO PODCAST: Slava Ukraini! - recorded on 24 February 2022, the day the world woke up to the news that Vladimir Putin's Russian forces had invaded Ukraine. A fifty minute video which also features Caitríona O'Leary and Eric Fraad discussing their new film Island of Saints, and pays tribute to Joseph Horovitz, Malcolm Troup and Maria Nockin.
The Montreal-based classical record label ATMA Classique was created in the mid 1990s. The company records musicians from Canada and from many other countries, and its recordings are distributed in over twenty-five different countries, and are available online. A catalogue of more than three hundred recordings includes medieval and contemporary music, and much in between, including traditional, world music, tango, popular song and experimental works. The catalogue also includes recordings which have won Félix (Quebec) and Juno (Canada) Music Awards.
CD Spotlight. Górecki's Strings - Giuseppe Pennisi compares two recent recordings of Górecki string quartets. '... Quatuor Molinari has a more melancholic approach than the Tippett Quartet.'
CD Spotlight. Imperial Music - Giuseppe Pennisi enjoys a recital by Karina Gauvin. 'Here the listener can appreciate Karina Gauvin's superb phrasing and elegant coloratura.'
CD Spotlight. Previously Unknown - Music by Silvius Leopold Weiss, heard by Ron Bierman. '... difficult to improve upon ...'