Playlist July 1, 2026: Canada Day with Andrew Wan, Charles Richard-Hamelin, Jan Lisiecki
To celebrate Canada Day July 1, here are a couple of new releases featuring leading Canadian artists that have caught my eye recently
Chamber Music
Martha Argerich Continues to Champion Schumann’s First and Best Version of Op. 46
Martha Argerich continues to champion the original version of Schumann’s novel and intriguing Andante and Variations for decades
Nash Ensemble Throws Caution to the Winds in Late Debussy Sonatas
The Nash Ensemble’s take on Debussy’s three late sonatas plays them as the wartime distillations they are, with an arrangement of Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune as an elegant side.
Bertrand Chamayou and Friends Do Right by Late Debussy
An all-star French cast brings urgency to Debussy’s late chamber works, with Bertrand Chamayou serving as the album’s cool centre of gravity: a recording that flatters the music’s beauty without flinching from its strangeness.
Faust, Queyras, Perianes Search and Find the Heart of Late Debussy Sonatas
Harmonia Mundi celebrates the Debussy centenary with six of the most searching chamber musicians of their generation and the three late sonatas.