Audiophile Audition: BEETHOVEN, Period. Review
Sensitive, even soulful, playing by Haimovitz and crisp articulation of the piano part on a mellifluous Broadwood of Beethoven’s day.
L’Opéra: On Se Souviens De Toi, Sappho (We Remember You, Sappho)
April 12, 2015 Présenté pour la première fois avec mis en scène, [à la compagnie Ballet-Opéra-Pantomime, directeur Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse] l’opéra Orpheus on Sappho’s Shore de Luna Pearl Woolf s’est révélé […]
WQXR: In-Studio: Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley Play Beethoven & Rachmaninoff
April 15, 2015 The cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley are quick to emphasize that their recent venture into Baroque period instruments isn’t some fusty or antiquated pursuit. The […]
New York Classical Review: Haimovitz and O’Riley team up for intimate and revelatory Beethoven
“Hearing these two gifted musicians working together with such pleasure and mutual understanding was like seeing two people collaborate on a challenging crossword puzzle, at high speed—fascinating in the moment, and, once the mind caught up to what they were doing, uncanny and dazzling.”
Montreal Gazette: BEETHOVEN, Period. Review
“one of the best recordings of the year” … “full of subtle beauties” … “full feeling and remarkable intelligence.”
The Charlotte Observer: A cup of coffee, Bach and a cool musician
March 23, 2015 An internationally known cellist lands in Charlotte for one night to play Bach. And the venue he picks is … a coffeehouse? Well, why not? Johann Sebastian […]
Le Devoir: Beethoven. Les sonates et variations pour violoncelle et piano, Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O’Riley
March 20, 2015 Classique Beethoven Les Sonates et Variations pour violoncelle et piano. Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O’Riley. Pentatone SACD PTC 5186 475. Professeur à l’école de musique Schulich de l’Université […]
Gramophone: BEETHOVEN Complete Cello Sonatas and Variations
Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley play the living daylights out of these works. They lap up Beethoven’s combative style like hungry lions anticipating raw steak, relishing the composer’s frequentsubito dynamics, unpredictable placement of accents and over-the-bar-line phrase groupings
Free Times: Concerts in Columbia: March 19-25
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Matt Haimovitz | photo by Stephanie McKinnon Thursday 19 Matt Haimovitz — Matt Haimovitz — who ranks among the world’s very best cellists — is performing his interpretation […]
NPR: Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O’Riley Tiny Desk Concert
March 14, 2015 Whether it’s warranted or not, classical music wonks are perennially worried about the next generation of fans. It seems there’s less need to fret when you hear […]
Hamilton Spectator: Rocky’s rundown on JunoFest
March 11, 2015 Classical With all the pop fanfare of the awards’ telecast, people forget that the Junos has a highbrow element as well. The Church of St. John the […]
Montreal Gazette: Seven Days, Seven Nights: The Damn Truth, Elephant Stone in a must-see show this week
March 11, 2015 Internationally acclaimed cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley play an all-Beethoven program at Salle Bourgie (1339 Sherbrooke St. W.) at 7:30 p.m. This tour has them […]
AllMusic: Beethoven, Period. REVIEW
4.5/5 Stars Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley released their first album together in 2011, an eclectic program of clever crossover arrangements titled Shuffle.Play.Listen. Haimovitz is well-known for bringing […]
CBC Radio: Bringin’ Beethoven back: Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O’Riley perfor
March 9, 2015 Acclaimed cellist and pianist duo perform from their new album of carefully recreated classics: “Beethoven, Period”. Listen here: CBC Radio
Rhapsody: TOP 10 CLASSICAL ALBUMS, MARCH 2015
March 1, 2015 Though works by core-repertoire composers like Beethoven and Brahms figure in this month’s survey of the best new classical releases, the majority of our attached mix is […]
Strings Magazine: What Would Beethoven Think?
March 1, 2015 Matt Haimovitz’s new Beethoven set launches affiliation with Dutch label Even for pioneering cellist Matt Haimovitz, recording Beethoven’s complete music for cello and piano on period instruments […]
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