Concert Review 2: Britten’s ‘War Requiem’/Sydney Symphony/Ashkenazy
……and this from Murray Black in The Australian.
……and this from Murray Black in The Australian.
Tristan and Isolde – Nina Stemme soprano, Stuart Skelton tenor, Monica Bohinec mezzo-soprano, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marko Letonja Federation Hall, Hobart November 19, 2016 Written by Deborah Humble The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra has excelled in a dramatically astounding performance of Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde. Take the scenery, costumes and action away from drama…
Two of Australia’s foremost instrumental experts, flautist Melissa Farrow and keyboardist Erin Helyard have collaborated in a recording for ABC Classic, A Viennese Bouquet in which they explore some choice early 19th century repertoire for flute and keyboard.
German Romantics Sydney Chamber Choir conducted by Sam Allchurch Great Hall, Sydney University April 8, 2017 When the Sydney Chamber Choir stepped up to the platform of Sydney University’s Great Hall last weekend to perform German Romantics, there was a new face at the helm. Emerging young conductor Sam Allchurch led the ensemble in a…
Simon Boccanegra – Giuseppe Verdi Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 26 July 2016 Author: Larry Turner for SoundsLikeSydney© Opera Australia’s current staging of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra first appeared in 2000 as part of the Olympic Arts Festival. It has been revived by the company’s Senior Resident Director, Matthew Barclay, in…
Abandon your notions regarding the viola da gamba when you listen to this recording, Lady Sings the Viol, from The Marais Project. In their 4th studio recording, the ensemble, led by gambist, founder and Music Director Jennifer Erkisson has gathered an ensemble of 5 female voices (Belinda Montgomery, Nicole Thomson, Megan Cronin, Narelle Evans, Mara Kiek)…
“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,…