Farewell Trioz
The farewell tour by Trioz is underway.
The farewell tour by Trioz is underway.
Counter-tenor Andres Scholl has released a recording of cantatas by JS Bach, revisiting repertoire that he first sang as a young treble. The Decca recording (CD 478 2733) was made with the kammerorchesterbasel and was released internationally in January 2012. It is also available for download. Scholl’s recent performances at Symphony Hall, Birmingham; the Barbican, London;…
The Vienna Boys Choir’s 2015 Christmas release Merry Christmas from Vienna out on the Deutsches Grammophon label (DG 00028948119479) is a heart-warming anthology of sacred and secular festive songs that include both the traditional and the modern. If ever the Vienna Boys Choir made a recording that you could sing along with or dance to – then…
Cantigas de Santa Maria Volume IV Pillar of Wisdom The Renaissance Players, Tall Poppies, TP231 The Renaissance Players have released the penultimate volume in their 5 CD collection collectively called the Cantigas de Santa Maria. This CD, Pillar of Wisdom contains 10 songs, performed by the Renaissance Players, directed by Winsome Evans. A Spanish and…
Omega Ensemble From Chamber to Charleston Thursday 17 September 7.30, City Recital Hall, Sydney. In spite of an eleventh-hour personnel change (pianist Daniel de Borah unfortunately having to withdraw from the concert, replaced by Maria Raspopova), the latest addition to Omega Ensemble’s 2015 series was a polished affair. Clarinettist David Rowden’s company of chamber music…
Testament, Acacia Quartet 19 May,2019 The Independent Theatre, North Sydney Written by Ria Andriani Acacia Quartet’s programme Testament, was a rich offering, from the ice-breaker Mozart, to Alice Chance, reflective Mansurian and luscious Debussy. Mozart’s String Quartet in C major, K465, nicknamed ‘Dissonance’ offered a good introduction to the group’s character and musicality. Though considered dissonant…
The performance by living legend Jordi Savall and his early music ensemble Hespèrion XXI in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House not only entertained and transfixed the auience, it was a masterclass in early instrumental performance and a rare opportunity to hear an expert ensemble of early instuments playing this specialist repertoire.