Eccentric compositions
Fifteen of the most offbeat works in classical music – can you pick them?!
From the baroque to the contemporary these composers thought outside the square in creating these works. Read the feature in
Fifteen of the most offbeat works in classical music – can you pick them?!
From the baroque to the contemporary these composers thought outside the square in creating these works. Read the feature in
Republican or monarchist, embrace your inner Anglophile and tune in to this excellent series on SBS TV. Historian Dr David Starkey narrates this 4 part series on the way in which English monarchs from Henry V were responsible for much of what we still hear and perform today. The first episode has already aired…
Max Richter’s VOICES 2, the second album in the cutting-edge audio-visual VOICES project, inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is out now on Decca Records.
Elysian Fields, Australia’s only electric viola da gamba ensemble, broadcasts on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall (MDCH) in a program that draws on its second CD, FIKA (pron. ‘fee-ka’) of features Scandinavian folk music and jazz along with original music inspired by the Far North.
…… in news from the US, the Philadelphia Orchestra which shocked the music world by filing for bankruptcy last year aims to revive itself after court approval of its financial plans: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/bankruptcy-court-gives-blessing-to-philadelphia-orchestra-reorganization/ ……. on the flip side, the Seattle Opera is forced to slash its programme for 2012-2013: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/budget-woes-prompt-cuts-at-seattle-opera/
Sergei Prokofiev’s immortal tale of Peter and the Wolf has been given a spectacular revamp and takes shape in the form of a multi-media adventure entitled Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood. Available from November 13, Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood has been created by New York-based production company Giants Are Small and Deutsche Grammophon. It promises to be a…
The 2017 ARIA Awards launches at the National Art Gallery in Sydney on October 10, with the announcement of the winners in the Fine Arts category, including Best Classical Album, Best Jazz Album, Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album, Best World Music Album, along with Producer Of The Year, Engineer Of the Year, Best Cover Art and Best Comedy. The nominees…