Calamus is a work for soprano and cello by Andrew Staniland based on poems from Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. My review of the recent CD release is now available at La Scena Musicale.
Catalogue information: Leaf Music VR2025
Calamus
Reply
Tag Archives: la scena musicale
Invented Folksongs
Invented Folksongs is a set of four pieces by Anna Pidgorna inspired, rather than based on, traditional Ukrainian folk songs collected by her in the field and recorded by her with the Ludivico Ensemble. My review is now available at La Scena Musicale.
Catalogue information: Redshift Records TK557
Dark Tales
Duo Concertante play Alice Ho’s Dark Tales; pieces for violin and piano inspired by Newfoundland ghost stories. Full review at La Scena Musicale.
i love evil
Two hours of soprano Dory Hayley multi tracking with live and recorded electronics in a tribute to Morton Feldman’s Three Voices. Fascinating if not everyone’s cup of tea. Full review at La Scena Musicale.
A very polished recital
Soprano Karoline Podolak and pianist Rachael Kerr’s recital at the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto on Thursday afternoon featured seven languages and lots of coloratura. Full review at La Scena Musicale.
The Laws of Nature
My review of Andrew Staniland’s highly experimental The Laws of Nature is now available at La Scena Musicale.
Joyce DiDonato is Dido
My review of Il Pomo d’Oro’s CD of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with Joyce DiDonato as the Queen of Carthage is now available at La Scena Musicale.
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
My review of the sumptuous Criterion Collection reissue of the classic Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould is now up at La Scena Musicale.
MISSING in concert
My review of Thursday’s performance of Brian Current and Marie Clements’ MISSING at Toronto Summer Music is now up at La Scena Musicale.
Photo: Lucky Tang
TSM Poppea
My review of the performance of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea that opened Toronto Summer Music is now up at La Scena Musicale.
Photo:Lucky Tang
operaramblings 