Concert And Album Launch Review: The Lost Codex of Avalon Vol II/ Yardley/ The Song Company/ Sydney Chamber Choir
Modern day troubadour, countertenor David Yardley launched his latest album, The Lost Codex of Avalon Vol II in a weekend concert with The Sydney Chamber Choir and soloists from The Song Company.
Concert Review: Haydn’s Times Of Day/ Australian Haydn Ensemble
The Australian Haydn Ensemble played with collective excellence, showcasing the soloistic and ensemble capabilities of its players.
Album Review: Heavenly Mozart/ Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra/ Beesley/Peres Da Costa
The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra has a neat pairing of works by W A Mozart on its winning new album Heavenly Mozart.
Album Review: Something Like This/ Avie Records/Walker/ Granger
Flautist Sally Walker and harpist Emily Granger release their new album, Something Like This in November, on the UK-based independent classical music label Avie Records.
Album Review: Airs sérieux & à boire/ Les Épopées
Specialist French Baroque ensemble Les Épopées, directed by Stéphane Fuget has recently released a CD, Airs sérieux & à boire. These songs composed by Marc-Anoine Charpentier continue the series of discs for this recording house Chateau de Versailles.
Album Review: Life On Land’s Edge/ Bowerbird Collective
Life on Land’s Edge is music with an environmental conscience. Its pure sounds are pleasurable to listen to and intensely calming.
Concert Review: Winter Nights/ Sydney Chamber Choir
They crooned and scatted, bobbed and whistled. This was the Sydney Chamber Choir in alter-ego mode, presenting Winter Nights, a concert program with a fresh twist.
Concert Review: Die Stille Nacht/ Australian Haydn Ensemble/Greco/Farrow
The Australian Haydn Ensemble’s Die Stille Nacht featuring baritone David Greco and flautist Melissa Farrow, reached beyond the era by which it is defined and presented a charming selection of Baroque works by Vivaldi, Telemann, Hasse and Biber.
Concert Review: Mendelssohn String Quartets/ Nomad String Quartet
This quartet use musical means to hold fascinating interchanges that revel in emotion and intellectual rigor.