Festive Music Ideas

Can’t decide what music to play over the Festive Season? Here are some suggestions from our recent reviews of albums that feature both sacred and secular selections to help create the festive mood!

abo1-242x240A Very Brandenburg Christmas – the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is joined by soprano and bandura player Larissa Kovalchuk, saxophonist Christina Leonard the Brandenburg Choir.

 

nutcracker-260x240Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker from the Australian Ballet – music and ballet long associated with the Christmas tradition

 

capture6-244x240A Symphonic Christmas – the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Choir recorded live at Hamer Hall.

 

download1A Celtic Christmas – the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s 2013 Christmas concerts including Irish, Welsh and Scottish music.

berlin-240x240The Christmas Album- The Berlin Philharmonic – a compilation album from the legendary orchestra featuring notable performances and rarely heard classics.

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