‘The Lighthouse’ reviewed
Sydney Chamber Opera recently presented a superb production of The Lighthouse by Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies, highy commended by those who saw it.
Peter McCallum reviews it for the Sydney Morning Herald:
Click here to read.
Sydney Chamber Opera recently presented a superb production of The Lighthouse by Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies, highy commended by those who saw it.
Peter McCallum reviews it for the Sydney Morning Herald:
Click here to read.
Peter McCallum reviews the Australian World Orchestras concert for the Sydney Mornng Herald “……there was something about the event….. that allowed players to reach into the depth of their musicianship and draw out phrases of the keenest shape and freshest expression.” http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/orchestra-soars-to-another-world-20131006-2v27a.html
Both ARCO and Da Costa have provided a brilliantly performed exploration of Mozart’s piano style through Reinecke’s legacy, supported by academic rigor. It is also delightful to listen to. We take meticulous care in preserving paintings and other artifacts of the past. Why not music as well?
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As if to perpetuate the legend once its hero was dead, Long Walk to Freedom the biopic of Nelson Mandela had its first showing in London on December 5th 2013, as the great man passed on. The movie had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2013. The original movie soundtrack,…
Ironwood, the Australian period instrument specialist ensemble has released a sumptuous new double album Brahms – Tones of Romantic Extravagance (ABC Classics), featuring two of Brahms’ major chamber works, the Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor opus 25 on disc one, and the Piano Quintet in F minor opus 34 on disc two. The…
“The poem has not been completed until set to music” – Goethe. If Art Song needs to be re-invented to survive and evolve, the new CD “Serious Songs” from bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes (ABC Classics 476-4383) points in the right direction. The CD takes its title from Brahms’ Four Serious Songs,originally composed for bass and piano,…