Volume 7 Issue 4 - December 2001/January 2002

D/5 IDVERIES
THE WHOLENOTE'S CD FORUM
DISCOVERIES is a CD review section designed
to complement and enhance our pre-eminent coverage
of Toronto's live classical and new music
concert scene, featuring reviews by WholeNote
columnists and independent contributors. CDs
are considered for review in the following four
categories:
1. "Concert prep" - CDs, new or otherwise,
which tie in with events being featured in the
current issue of the magazine-this issue this
section also includes a host of seasonal offerings;
2. New and Recent Releases - newly released
CDs relevant to our magazine's coverage of the
music scene;
3. "Worth repeating" - CDs newly re-issued,
or previously released but still generally available,
deemed particularly noteworthy by a member
of our editorial panel;
4. "lndie list" - Small label or independent re- ·
lease CDs, often featuring individuals or groups
active on the local music scene.
5. "Disc(s) of the month" - Discs of special
interest, often with a particular connection to the
month's concert activities.
We think DISCOVERIES is a logical and exciting
extension of The WholeNote 's coverage of
the Toronto music scene. We welcome your feedback
and invite submissions. Catalogues, review
copies of CDs and comments should be sent to:
The WholeNote, 60 Bellevue Avenue, Toronto
ON M5T 2N4. We also welcome your input via
our website, www.thewholenote.com.
David Olds, editor, DISCOVERIES
Special note: This month, in keeping with the
holiday season, we asked our reviewers to
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STOCKINGS ANO HORNSpage5J.53
SEASONAL OFFERINGS & CONCERT PREP page 54·56
··Six of the seasonal best
· Hurry, Hurry Yonder
. All Things Bright & Beautiful
·A Christmas Legacy
. Welcome Yule! Ronald Beckett
·Choral Concert/Celebration chorale
·A Noteworthy Christmas
··Salon Parisien
··Scott St. John, violin and viola; Rena Sharon, piano
·-George F. Handel· Arias from Rinaldo & Orlando
--Ewa Podles, contralto
--George Frideric Handel -Sacred Arias
--Daniel Taylor, countertenor
··The Overcoat [music by Dmitri Shostakovich]
··Angela Cheng, piano; Jens Lindemann, trumpet
NEW RELEASESpage56·60
--Memory Forms · Linda Catlin Smith
··Various ar.tists
--Jonathan Harvey
··Trio Fibonacci
··Jenkins· Fantasias
recommend "Stockin~ Stuffers" -- discs that they
are especially fond of And recognizing that many
of our writers are active participants in the
Toronto music scene, we also invited them, under
the heading "Tooting Our Own Horns", to
comment on some of their own projects. The
result is a special one-time mini-review section
Stockings and Horns on pages 52 and 53
immediately prior to our usual coverage.
IN DISCOVERIES THIS ISSUE
··Les Voix Humaines
·· ... dans le silence de la nuit ... Gilles Gobeil
··Suites, Sonatas, Airs and Dances
[music by J.S. and C.P.E. Bach]
-·Joseph Petric, concert accordion
--Chris Paul Harman
-·Various Artists
·-In Paradisum ·The Music of Michael J. Baker
··Toronto Dance Theatre ensemble; Arraymusic
-·Pablo Casals & Leopold Stokowski
··Radio Documentaries by Glenn Gould
INOIE LIST page 60
--Two Octaves Down
··Paul Bresciani, double bass; William Crawford, piano
-·Bach: The Concerto Album
··Lara St. John, violin
··Gonna Sing and Shout
··Echo Women's Choir
··The Toronto Jazz Orchestra
··Toronto Jazz Orchestra
THE CASE FOR OVOspage60
DISCS OF THE MONTHpage62
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4 Wholenote DECEMBER 1, 2001 - JANUARY 31, 2002