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Raphaël Feuillâtre makes the guitar sing — Stir
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Presented by Vancouver Recital Society, the Djibouti-born musician brings tremendous vocal feeling to his instrument
Barbara Hannigan Announces 10-City U.S. & Canada Tour - OperaWire
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Soprano Barbara Hannigan is set for a tour alongside pianist Bertrand Chamayou across 10 cities in the United States and Canada.
Fresh off the announcement of an exciting fall season, Vancouver Recital Society is delighted to announce our recruitment drive for new members to the Board of Directors. Are you passionate about classical music and looking for ways to give back … Continue reading
Clara Schumann Liebst du um Schönheit | Warum willst du andre frage | Am Strande | Lorelei Clara Schumann (née Wieck) was a major figure in nineteenth-century music. As a child prodigy, she toured Europe with her father and teacher … Continue reading
Franz Schubert Impromptu No. 1 in F minor D. 935 The impromptu is just one of a number of small-scale instrumental genres arising in the early 19th century, known under the collective title of character pieces. Cultivated by composers in … Continue reading
Robert Schumann Kinderszenen Op. 15 The character piece, a short work expressing a single mood or illustrating an idea suggested by its titling, was a typical product of the Romantic era, and Robert Schumann was a major contributor to the … Continue reading
Yiddish – A new viewpoint When we were approached by harmonia mundi to think of a concept for a ‘different’ album, an album that would challenge our standard repertoire, we took great care to find a subject that we had … Continue reading
Henri Dutilleux Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher Swiss conductor Paul Sacher (1906-1999), founder of the Basel Chamber Orchestra, was an immensely important figure in 20th-century music. With a family fortune based on a controlling share of the Hoffman-LaRoche … Continue reading
Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (arr. Tausig) While keyboard transcription and political debate might at first blush seem to be radically different fields of endeavour, one justly famous incident on American television stands emblematic … Continue reading
Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D. 810 (Death and the Maiden) Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” string quartet is a sombre work, with all four of its movements set in a minor key. It takes its name … Continue reading
As of April 8, 2022 many of B.C.’s safety restrictions have been eased. Learn more by visiting BC’s Restart plan. The measures below will remain in place until further notice. A BC Vaccine card is no longer required to enter the … Continue reading
Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor L. 140 The sound of Debussy’s music confounded many of his contemporaries. From a tonal point of view, it floated in stasis in a world of pastel sounds that arrived … Continue reading
