The ACO with Ashkar and Dean
Harriet Cunningham reviews the ACO’s Trout Quintet/Quartet for the End of Time concert: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/urgent-intense-and-inspirational-20120715-223zx.html
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The Good, the Bad and the Awkward – A new recording from Sally Whitwell
Researching the material for her new album, The Good, the Bad and the Awkward I imagine pianist Sally Whitwell reclining in an armchair in front of her television with a box of truffles and a magnum of French champagne slaving her way through dozens of movie classics. She admits that researching this project, was ‘too much fun’. The Good, the Bad and the Awkward is a…
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Towering performances bring ‘Die tote Stadt’ to life
Die tote Stadt, opus 12 by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Opera in 3 acts with to a libretto by Paul Schott (Julius and E. W. Korngold) after Georges Rodenbach’s novel Bruges la morte. Opera Australia, Sydney Opera House June 30th 2012 It is a fortuitous collision of talent to have an opera composed by a prolific writer of cinematic music, directed by an Oscar…
