by Paul E. Robinson

Gounod: Symphony No. 1 in D major
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 33
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane Op. 43 Suite No. 2
Gautier Capuçon: cello
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM): Michel Plasson, [...]

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by Paul E. Robinson

Tchaikovsky (orch. Glazunov): Méditation in D minor Op. 42 No. 1
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 82
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
Joshua Bell: violin
Angela Hewitt: piano
Jean Laurendeau: ondes martenot
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM): Kent Nagano, conductor
La Maison symphonique
Place des Arts
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by Paul E. Robinson

Every summer Marita and I drive from Austin, Texas back to our native Canada, varying our route each year according to events of particular interest on the road and the availability of friends we enjoy visiting.
This year we decided to make a stop in Charlottesville, Virginia, a favourite place we hadn’t visited [...]

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