Ravel and Liszt Uneven Partners in André Laplante Recital

By Marc Wieser, 14 May 2014

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Reviewed at St George's Church, Montreal on 13 May 2014

Ravel, Prélude

Ravel, Valses nobles et sentimentales

Ravel, Miroirs

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Sonetto del Petrarca no. 47, S 161 no. 4

Liszt, Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: Funérailles, S 173 no. 7

Liszt, Ballade no. 2 in B minor, S 171

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Première année, S 160: Suisse: Vallée d'Obermann

André Laplante, Piano

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Christina Volpini, 22nd April

Ranging from the famous Grieg Piano Concerto to a lesser known work of Sibelius, this concert featured a vast array of orchestral colour evoking the shimmering landscapes of the North.

***11

Text and textures in New York premieres by The Crossing at Zankel Hall

David Wolfson, 24th March

Donald Nally’s much vaunted chamber choir The Crossing give a program of three New York premieres at Zankel Hall.

****1

Concertos – for violin and for orchestra – from the Hallé

Peter Connors, 22nd March

Viktoria Mullova is a superb soloist in Brahms' Violin Concerto, while an orchestra full of soloists play Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra with Kahchun Wong presiding.

*****

Guitars, electronics and ancient treatises: the JACK Quartet at 92NY

Kurt Gottschalk, 20th March

At 92NY, the JACK Quartet performs four new works developed in their JACK Studio, including a commissioned premiere from the electrifying Tristan Perich.

****1

Kristiina Poska makes an exciting return to conduct the RSNO

Simon Thompson, 20th March

Kristiina Poska directs the RSNO in gripping Tchaikovsky and Pärt, but words and music only occasionally match in Elena Langer's new song cycle.

***11

Chopin and Franck reframed with elegance and insight in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 20th March

In Dublin, Jean-Luc Tingaud and Louis Lortie bring clarity and purpose to two composers often ill at ease with the orchestra.

****1

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Marc Wieser

Marc Wieser is a pianist-musicologist based in Montreal. Specialising in chamber music and vocal repertoire, Marc undertook PhD studies at McGill University, and has presented and performed throughout North America and Europe. Marc is currently the Project Coordinator for the Azrieli Music Project at the Azrieli Foundation, Canada.