August 24, 2013, 16h30 / 4.30pm. 'And the Pianoforte Sings...' / 'Ainsi chante le pianoforte' - Gohar Manvelyan, piano

Concert Review
Many thanks to Gohar Manvelyan for an exquisite recital last Saturday. Gohar's lightness of touch, attention to detail and beautiful musical phrasing entranced the large audience present at Christ Church Cathedral. The different movements of the Bach Partita took on their own delightful character, inspired by its origin in dance form, as Gohar had helpfully explained to the audience,  The Haydn variations grew in grandeur and intensity, and the Chopin Ballade was delivered with both sensitivity and majesty. Thank you Gohar, and we look forward to welcoming you back to L'Oasis Musicale. 

samedi 24 août 2013 / Saturday 24th August 2013

16h 30 / 4.30 pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal
Ste-Catherine / University. Metro McGill

Contribution volontaire  /  Freewill donation

Gohar Manvelyan, piano
 And The Pianoforte Sings…

Partita No.1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
                                   Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Praeludium   Allemande
Courante      Sarabande
Menuet I      Menuet II     Gigue


Andante with Variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6
                                      Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)


Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23
                                           Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

August 17 2013, 16h 30 / 4.30 pm Duo mezzopiano

Concert Review
Thank you to Zoey Cochran and Madga Boukanan, Duo Mezzopiano, for a very entertaining L'Oasis Musicale concert at Christ Church cathedral last Saturday. Charting 'The Life and Loves of a Diva', the duo cleverly wove together a wide variety of songs and arias, from Purcell to the Sherman brothers, into an enjoyable and cohesive musical narrative. The very large audience greeted the final song with a standing ovation, and then was treated to two encores from this talented Duo. Congratulations, Duo Mezzopiano, and we look forward to welcoming you back to L'Oasis Musicale in the future.

samedi 17 août 2013 / Saturday 17th August 2013
16h 30 / 4.30 pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal
Ste-Catherine / University. Metro McGill

Contribution volontaire  /  Freewill donation

Zoey Cochran, mezzo soprano, Magda Boukanan, piano

Le duo mezzopiano présente :
La vie et les amours d’une Diva

 Naissance d’une diva…

« Voi che sapete », tiré de l’opéra Le nozze di Figaro, de W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

« Quella fiamma », de F. Conti (1681/2-1732), longtemps attribué à B. Marcello

 « La Farfalletta », de V. Bellini (1801-1835)

 « Il fervido desiderio », de V. Bellini (1801-1835)

« Connais-tu le pays », tiré de l’opéra Mignon, de A. Thomas (1811-1896)

 « Scales and arpeggios », tiré de The Aristocats, des frères Sherman (1925-2012) et (1928-)

 Gloire et séduction
 « Il faut, hélas ! bien peu de chose », G. Spontini (1774-1851)

 « È amore un ladroncello », tiré de l’opéra Così fan tutte, de W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

 « Habanera », tiré de l’opéra Carmen, de G. Bizet (1838-1875)

 « La diva de l’Empire », E. Satie (1866-1925)

 « I feel pretty », tiré de la comédie musicale West Side Story, L. Bernstein (1918-1990)

 Diva en décadence

 « Chacun à son goût », tiré de l’opéra Die Fledermaus de J. Strauss (1825-1899)

« When I am laid », tiré de l’opéra Dido and Aeneas de H. Purcell (1659-1695)

« C’est une misère que nos jeunes gens », F. Blangini (1781-1841)



« Stride la vampa », tiré de l’opéra Il Trovatore de G. Verdi (1813-1901)

August 17 2013 13h 00 / 1pm, Duo FAE

Concert Review
The audience for the 1 pm concert of the FAE Duo heard two very strong and exciting performers whose reading of their music was both passionate and polished. Their rendition of Beethoven's Sonata Op. 23 in a minor was particularly moving, the Lutoslawski Subito was smartly conceived, and the Brahms Sonata No. 3 was full of the frustration, acceptance, and heartfelt resignation that makes it live as brilliantly today as when it was originally scored. Another truly moving performance for this Duo.

samedi 17 août 2013 / Saturday 17th August 2013
13h 00 / 1pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal
Ste-Catherine / University. Metro McGill

Contribution volontaire  /  Freewill donation

Duo FAE
Charlene Kluegel, violin
 Katherine Petersen, piano



Sonata Op.23 in A Minor      Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
I.Presto
II.Andante scherzoso, piu allegretto
III.Allegro molto

Sonata No.3 in D Minor, Op.108     Johannes Brahms (1833- 1897)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
IV. Presto agitato

"Subito"                                       Witold Lutoslawski (1913 – 1994)

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