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CD Review: Bruno Jacques Pelletier – Musique Ancienne

Share this content and help support Canadian artists! Musique Ancienne performed by Bruno Jacques Pelletier Works of: Bach, Vallet, Dowland, Weiss © 2010 Les Productions Discorde Artist Website: www.brunojacquespelletier.com Listen to samples: www.brunojacquespelletier.com/ma/media.php Buy the album: www.plages.net/index.cfm?c=album&id=347 Review of Musique Ancienne performed by Bruno Jacques Pelletier Works of: Bach, Vallet, Dowland, Weiss by Bradford Werner [...]

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CD Review: Jean-Francois Desrosby

Jean-Francois Desrosby Giuliani • Torroba • Sasseville-Quoquochi © Jean-Francois Desrosby 2009 Artist Website: www.desrosby.com Buy the Recording From: Amazon.ca (Canada) or Amazon.com (US/International) Jean-Francois Desrosby Giuliani • Torroba • Sasseville-Quoquochi Review by Bradford Werner Repertoire: Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829): Rossiniane no. 1, op.119 Federico Moreno-Torroba (1891-1982): Sonatina Pascal Sasseville-Quoquochi (1972): Totems I (Otitamowin/Air) & Totems II [...]

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Book Review: The Doctrine of Affections by Paul Headrick

The Doctrine of Affections by Paul Headrick (Canadian Author) Publisher: FreeHand Books (April 2010) ISBN-10: 1551119781 ISBN-13: 978-1551119786 Product Description from http://paulheadrick.blogspot.com/ A poverty-stricken, nineteenth-century guitar virtuoso navigates the tricky political landscape of Parisian society as he comes out of retirement for one final concert. A sessional instructor competing for the prestigious interdisciplinary Chair in [...]

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CD Review: Trio Alla Grande

CD Review: Trio Alla Grande

A new recording from TRIO ALLA GRANDE / Trio Alla Grande Buy the recording: http://www.productionsdoz.com/c277195p17579044.1.html Repertoire: Baiao de Gude, by P. Bellinati Soupirs d’espace, by P. Sasseville The King’s Banquet by M. Houghton Rhûn, by B.Piris Performers: Rémi Barrette, Julien Bisaillon et Bruno Roussel Trio Alla Grande myspace: www.myspace.com/trioallagrande I’ve included some clips of Trio Alla [...]

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CD Review: Henderson-Kolk Duo

Henderson-Kolk Duo Bach • Ravel • Castelnuovo-Tedesco • L’hoyer © Henderson-Kolk Duo 2009 Artist Website: www.hkguitarduo.com Buy the Recording From: CD BABY, iTunes Repertoire: Arrangements: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Italian Concerto, BWV 971 Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Le Tombeau de Couperin (Selections) Originally for Guitar: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968): Prelude & Fugue in A minor, B minor, [...]

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CD Review: Oberon Guitar Trio – Music of Our Time

The Oberon Guitar Trio Music of Our Time © Copyright-The Oberon Guitar Trio Record Label: Titania Music and Discs Recorded in the Joyce and Quentin Doolittle Fine Arts Studio, University of Calgary, June 16-21, 2009. Buy this recording at www.cdbaby.com: Buy it here! Artist Website: www.oberonguitartrio.com Performers: Murray Visscher, Brad Mahon, Ralph Maier Repertoire: Alice [...]

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Review: Play Piazzolla – 13 Tangos for Guitar

Review: Play Piazzolla – 13 Tangos for Guitar

Play Piazzolla: 13 Tangos for Easy Guitar by Gary Ryan (arranger), Astor Piazzolla (Composer) Paperback: 28 pages Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes; 1 edition (Jan 1 2009) Language: English I found this collection of Piazzolla arrangements by chance at the local music store. I’ve played other Piazzolla works such as Cinco Piezas (1980) but as most [...]

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Review: Practicing by Glenn Kurtz

Practicing: A Musician’s Return to Music Glenn Kurtz (Author) Publisher: Knopf (June 19, 2007) ISBN-10: 030726615X ISBN-13: 978-0307266156 This is a great book filled with classical guitar history and the personal account of a musician deeply affected by the power of music. Kurtz spins a narrative that weaves together the experiences of practising, performing, and [...]

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Review: The Inner Game of Music

The Inner Game of Music By Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey Buy it at Amazon: (Canada – US/International) Those of you unfamiliar with the legacy of this title will need to travel back to the 1970′s when his popular book The Inner Game of Tennis was a big seller. Since the 1970s, Timothy Gallwey’s books [...]

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