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CD Review | Lura Johnson, The Art of Prelude and Fugue - my/maSCENA
The Art of Prelude and Fugue Lura Johnson, piano Azica Records The two volumes of the Well-Tempered Clavier are rarely performed in their entirety. When they are, however, the order of the pieces is at times adapted according to their similarities in tone and character. With her latest album, The Art of Prelude and Fugue, With her latest album, The Art of Prelude and Fugue, Lura Johnson brings us to a whole other level.
CD Review | Lura Johnson, The Art of Prelude and Fugue - my/maSCENA
The Art of Prelude and Fugue Lura Johnson, piano Azica Records The two volumes of the Well-Tempered Clavier are rarely performed in their entirety. When they are, however, the order of the pieces is at times adapted according to their similarities in tone and character. With her latest album, The Art of Prelude and Fugue, With her latest album, The Art of Prelude and Fugue, Lura Johnson brings us to a whole other level.
Report | Musikfest Berlin: Week 1 of Europe’s Orchestral Extravaganza with a Modern Twist - my/maSCENA
Musikfest Berlin has to be one of the premiere orchestra extravaganzas in the Western classical music world. Every year, in late summer, many of the world’s leading large instrumental ensembles, star conductors, renowned soloists and choirs gather in Berlin for a grand kick-off to the new season. Most of the concerts take place at Philharmonie Musikfest Berlin has to be one of the premiere orchestra extravaganzas in the Western classical music world.
CD Review | Lura Johnson, The Art of Prelude and Fugue - my/maSCENA
The Art of Prelude and Fugue Lura Johnson, piano Azica Records The two volumes of the Well-Tempered Clavier are rarely performed in their entirety. When they are, however, the order of the pieces is at times adapted according to their similarities in tone and character. With her latest album, The Art of Prelude and Fugue, With her latest album, The Art of Prelude and Fugue, Lura Johnson brings us to a whole other level.
Leif Ove Andsnes : The View from Above - my/maSCENA
Leif Ove Andsnes rarely takes time off from music. Winter, summer, spring, autumn—it fills his days and, sometimes, his nights. At 9:30 p.m. on the evening of our Zoom meeting, the Norwegian pianist was getting ready to sit down at the keyboard for another rehearsal session. His concerts at the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival on
Cliburn: The Magnificent Craft of Aristo Sham - my/maSCENA
A short man with colourful socks, immaculately tailored suits, charcoal-black hair, and a gracious stage manner, Aristo Sham lifted the winner’s trophy at the 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition this past June in Fort Worth, Texas. Amidst hordes of talent from 16 countries, Sham distinguished himself with style and unwavering confidence, demonstrating impeccable pianistic
LMMC at 134: A Season of Debuts and Returns - my/maSCENA
Montreal’s Ladies’ Morning Musical Club (LMMC) is entering its 134th season, and this volunteer-led committee continues to offer Montrealers access to the world’s finest chamber music. Generations of artists have graced its stage; for musicians, an LMMC appearance is an honour. For audiences, it’s Sunday afternoon delight, now for its second season at Oscar Peterson
Honens 2025: Jon Kimura Parker at the helm - my/maSCENA
Esther Honens, after whom the triennial Calgary international piano competition is named, wanted to leave a legacy that reflected her civic pride and her love of piano. In the fall of 1992, thanks to her $5 million endowment, the inaugural Honens International Piano Competition was held at Calgary’s Jack Singer Concert Hall, where the competition’s
CD Review | Andrew Staniland, The Laws of Nature - my/maSCENA
The Laws of Nature Andrew Staniland, composer and performer Leaf Music, 2025 Perhaps it’s a trend but twice this month I’ve found myself reviewing works by Canadian composers designed for playback on Dolby ATMOS systems. Justin Gray’s Immersed is a piece where segments prerecorded on many instruments plus electronics are mixed and combined with visuals The Laws of Nature has significant soundscape variation between movements...there’s a kind of driving pulse or momentum that pushes the whole thing forward.
Editorial (September 2025) - my/maSCENA
Welcome to the September 2025 national issue of La Scena Musicale. Our annual Arts Season Preview special kicks off La Scena Musicale’s 30th season of publishing, which will include six full-colour issues (three in the fall and three in the winter and summer). The 2025-26 season continues the all-colour format the magazine adopted in November
CD Review | Joyce DiDonato in Dido and Aeneas - my/maSCENA
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Joyce DiDonato (Dido), Michael Spyres (Aeneas), Fatma Said (Belinda), Beth Taylor (Sorceress), Laurence Kilsby (First Sailor); Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor Erato, 2025 This new recording of Purcell’s pocket masterpiece Dido and Aeneas features veteran mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in the title role with a strong supporting cast and the period t’s her passion, especially in the confrontation scene with Aeneas, that comes over most strongly, making this one of the most dramatic Didos I have heard.
Lebrecht Weekly | Pierre Boulez/Alfred Schnittke: Piano works - my/maSCENA
It's a mark of how far Naxos have come under new ownership that a label which once churned out the complete waltzes of Johann Strauss now gives us piano works by the ultra-serious Pierre Boulez. Also under changed management, the Swedish label BIS continues its three-decade exploration of the Russian outcast, Alfred Schnittke. The results