Etiket: angle
From the angle of roundness
Punctuated with a few touches of modern black, the interior of this beautiful Victorian located in Westmount is softened thanks to the integration of rounded elements. Circular lighting fixtures, curvy…
Wide angle — Baroque Montreal: Baroque immersion for Vincent Lauzer
For the first time since its creation in 2003, Baroque Montreal will not take place on Saint John’s Day weekend. The event has been brought forward a week. Great news:…
Wide angle – Aboriginal literature, more than a flavor of the month
Launched last weekend at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Book Fair (SLAT), the third edition of In June: I Read Indigenous! already seems to have the wind in its sails according to the…
Wide angle — French rap takes over Quebec stages
The 34are Francos de Montréal, which begins on June 9, will attract a fine delegation of actors from the new French and Belgian rap scene to Montreal: Soolking, Lujipeka, Prinzly,…
Wide angle — John Eliot Gardiner before John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner, who celebrated his 80th birthday on April 20, will be in concert in Montreal, as a prelude to the Bach Festival, on October 27. Warner publishes a…
[Grand angle] Archambault Berri, the talent incubator
Ninety-three years after opening its doors at the corner of Berri and Sainte-Catherine streets, the boutique founded in 1896 by Edmond Archambault will close its doors permanently on 1er June.…
[Grand angle] “Composers”: a look at French female composers
The Palazzetto Bru Zane publishes an eight-CD set entitled Composers. The explicit English subtitle speaks of a “new light” shone on female romantic composers. This is all the more true…
[Grand angle] The tandem that shapes the new Bourgie Hall
Caroline Louis, general manager, and Olivier Godin, artistic director, are the only masters on board the Bourgie Hall and the “we” now forms a consensus. The programming of their first…
[Grand angle] New violinists and meanders of fame
Nearly 100 years after the advent of electric recording, in 1925, how can a violinist of the young generation attract attention or go down in history, when masterpieces have been…
[Grand angle] José Iturbi, the most famous unknown in music
Sony Classical publishes a fascinating and luxurious 190-page book-disc, From Hollywood to the World: The Rediscovered Recordings by Pianist and Conductor José Iturbiretracing the life and career of a true…
[Grand angle] José Iturbi, the most famous unknown in music
Sony Classical publishes a fascinating and luxurious 190-page book-disc, From Hollywood to the World: The Rediscovered Recordings by Pianist and Conductor José Iturbiretracing the life and career of a true…
[Grand angle] Montreal International Music Competition: ten competitive years for Christiane LeBlanc
The 2023 edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM), devoted to the violin, will begin on Tuesday and will be launched this weekend with a junior prelude, “Mini…
[Grand angle] Eduard van Beinum, first chef of the modern era
Decca does a useful job of bringing Dutch conductor Eduard van Beinum’s Decca and Philips recordings together in one box. Justice is finally rendered to a discreet but outstanding figure…
[Grand angle] Glory after sarcasm for Sergei Rachmaninoff
The popularity of Sergei Rachmaninoff, born 150 years ago on 1er April 1873 in Semionovo, near Nizhny Novgorod, never experienced the decline predicted by some oracles. His concertos are essential,…
Rediscover the sun from a new angle with these spectacular images
Very high resolution images captured by an American amateur astronomer show the sun from an unprecedented angle. On March 17, Andrew McCarthy spent no less than 3 hours with his…
[Grand angle] The cover of a book, an invitation to discovery
The old ancestor of the book, the papyrus, did not really have a cover to announce its colors. This first writing medium will continue to change over the centuries, becoming…
[Grand angle] In search of forgotten symphonic gems
Joining the “equity and diversity” movement at a rapid and rapid pace has prompted symphonic institutions to renew their repertoire without precedent for decades. Wouldn’t it be good, too, to…
[Grand angle] Dance conquers the screens
For the second year in a row, the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) is offering a Night of Dance on March 16 at the Outremont theatre. A few…
[Grand angle] Three pillars of committed literature celebrate their anniversary
In 1992, a group of activists concerned about the destruction of the biosphere and economic inequalities met in Montreal, determined to take action. The proposed projects are not lacking in…
[Grand angle] Classical Music: The Sale of Hyperion and the End of an Era
I’record publisher Independent classics Hyperion was sold to Universal Music on February 14. Is this an admission of failure of a model or the beginning of a movement that could…