‘Quelle est cette odeur agréable’ – Chanticleer

An exquisite French carol, exquisitely performed by the gentlemen of Chanticleer.

An exquisite French carol, exquisitely performed by the gentlemen of Chanticleer.
Alleluia, a recording of motets by Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva, is released on March 8th by Decca, catalogue number 0289 478 5242 1. The motets by Vivaldi (In furore iustissimae irae, RV626 ), Handel (Saeviat Tellus Inter Rigores, HWV240) and Mozart (Exsultate Jubilate, K.165 ), include a world premiere recording of Niccolo Porpora’s In caelo stele clare fulgescant….
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson has recorded both of Brahms’ piano concerti with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tadaaki Otaka. The 2 CD set from Deutsche Grammophon on the MSO Live Series, is scheduled for release on July 19th. In this video he gives a brief account of what to listen for in music.
Listening to all the music that creates the rich fusion of Australian sound, here’s William Barton – didjeridu player, performing the music of Matthew Hindson with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Who knew he could sing?!
Rome based chamber ensemble I Musici celebrate their 60th anniversary this year and soon perform in Sydney in the Utzon Music Series. Go behind the scenes of their 60th anniversary recording.
Listen to ‘The Mathy’ winner for 2013, 23 year old Jade Moffatt, mezzo-soprano from Queensland, in her semi-final performance from the IFAC Australian Singing Competition this year.
A visual interpretation of Max Richter’s reworking of Vivadi’s The Four Seasons.