![]() ![]() The first months proved quite difficult, as the magazine, initially billed as a 'classical music magazine in daily parts', struggled to find its way in a world in which the classical music business hadn't yet come to terms with the internet or its possibilities. It was one of the first websites about classical music and was/is the world's first daily classical music magazine. we have faith in this unique venture as people everywhere, and from every strata of society, come within the power and influence of good music.' - Basil Ramsey, writing in 1998Īfter three months of planning, design and software development at the end of 1998, Music & Vision tentatively launched its daily online classical music magazine service at on 1 January 1999 - a joint venture between music publisher and magazine editor Basil Ramsey and internet consultant Keith Bramich. Now one of Canada’s most broadcast classical composers, Marjan Mozetich nearly evaded a musical career by pursuing one in psychology after failing his Royal Conservatory exam in high school.'. Led by Canadian conductor and pianist Mario Bernardi, this CBC Radio Orchestra recording is a romantic interpretation of the award-winning composer’s work. Backed by the original Orford String Quartet, its “The Crown of Ariadne” evokes the very mythology–bold and rich–it’s grounded in and the musicians performing it. In 1979, Schafer composed “Chimera” for Toronto harpist Judy Loman. Best experienced outdoors, they seem to celebrate our unique, Canadian landscape. Nothing short of ‘epic’ describes the illustrious compositions of Murray Schafer. Southam and Petrowska-Quilico’s friendship and collaboration resulted in “Glass Houses Revisited”, a recording of what Petrowska-Quilico deemed “fiendishly difficult études” by Southam, played with deft precision in an endearing tribute. Ann Southam’s Glass Houses SeriesĪcclaimed Canadian composer Ann Southam’s most personal and insightful interpretation is by Ottawa-born pianist and Julliard graduate Christina Petrowska-Quilico. Featuring four of Canada’s finest soloists at the time, it is a masterful performance of the celebrated Quebecois composer’s collection of works. The CBC Radio Orchestra, Mario Bernardi, André Laplante, Robert Cram, Joaquin Valdepeñas, and Christopher Millard recorded this Juno and Western Canadian Music Award-winning CD in tribute to Jacques Hetu. ![]() ![]() Jacques Hétu Concertos by CBC Radio Orchestra ![]() The 1998 recording catapulted McPhee’s name into the consciousness of classical music lovers across the country. The piece was a commission in 1963 by the National Orchestra of Mexico that McPhee composed after his return from Bali and beautifully merges Balinese gongs and cymbals with Western orchestral music. In 1998, Founding Music Director Alex Pauk and his Esprit Orchestra of Toronto released an album of Canadian composer Colin McPhee’s work featuring “Tabuh-Tabuhan: Toccata for Orchestra”. In order to celebrate these innovative Canadians, we’ve put together a short list of some of the best classical pieces ever written by Canadians, as performed by Canadians. Our Canadian classical music legacy is actually quite rich and even distinctive at times, as is the care with Claude Vivier and Colin McPhee, both Canadians, who fused European compositional techniques with Balinese traditional music (gamelan). One would think this is a short and sweet list because how many Canadian composers do we often hear of in mainstream conversation on the matter? The truth is, along with actors, writers, and other public figures of note, these Canadian composers get lost among their American and European counterparts and we never know they came from so close to home. ![]()
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