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Beethoven recomposed
Mahler’s 10th symphony and Debussy’s String Quartet in G are amongst works that have been not just been discovered posthumously, but which have been re-constructed into a work that can be performed. Barry Cooper, a Professor of Music at Manchester has filled in the missing pieces from Beethoven’s 2nd String Quartet….
Scenes from Don Giovanni
All images courtesy of Opera Australia, and taken by Branco Gaica.
Baritone Matthias Goerne arrives in Australia
Preview Matthias Goerne’s tour of Australia: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/sublime-fusion-of-song-and-voice-20110925-1krky.html
the ‘pop-sical’ debate continues….
The dreaded ‘C’ word. Not ‘Classical’, but ‘Crossover’. The very name implies an abandonment of values, of stepping over to the dark side, of crossing the floor. Regarded by ‘classical’ followers as lightweight, and by ‘pop’ afficionados as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, ‘Crossover’ is like a bastard child, desperately wanting to belong whilst simultaneously trying to shape…
halcyon’s ‘Life on paper’ is reviewed
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/versatile-schultz-finds-it-pays-to-go-by-the-book-20110920-1kjfk.html
The wrong pitch…..
Australian piano technicians are querying why their services were overlooked in preparing pianos for Evgeny Kissin’s tour of the eastern capitals. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/outsider-strikes-sour-note-with-local-piano-tuners/story-fn9d2mxu-1226142155036
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