A newspaper critic, not a blogger, is Canada’s potshot king

(Caroline de Léry photo.)

It’s best not to speak ill of other people, but…

On Sunday morning, Claude Gingras, Montreal’s last full-time classical music crtitic, on staff at French-language daily La Presse practically since the days of the Quiet Revolution, published a chronicle of his concert adventures during a one-day musical marathon organised by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra the day before.

CD reviews: Jorge Luís Prats and Alain Lefèvre celebrate pianism with an edge

Cuban pianist Jorge Luís Prats.

Two new live-performance albums, one Canadian, put the emphasis on emotion, making for compelling listening of early 20th century repertoire that we don’t hear nearly enough in live performance.

Classical Juno winners of 2012 showcase cosmopolitan side of Canadian content

2012 Juno winner, soprano Jane Archibald, as Zerbinetta in a 2010 Paris Opéra production of Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos. She is now in Toronto to rehearse her title role in Handel's Semele for the Canadian Opera Company.

The Juno Awards for the four remaining classical-music categories were handed out last night, in advance of tonight’s televised pop-only-thanks affair.