Selby and Friends review
Harriet Cunningham reviews “Friends and Admirers” from Selby and Friends:
Harriet Cunningham reviews “Friends and Admirers” from Selby and Friends:
Among his many virtues as a composer, Giacomo Puccini was above all, a master of contrast – musical, dramatic and ultimately emotional. He combined musical genius with an incisive theatrical instinct to create operas full of thrilling grandiosity and gripping intimacy, often within minutes of each other. Nowhere is this more evident than in…
Fantasia Sabine Meyer/Alliage Quintette City Recital Hall 26 February 2018 It was something akin to a family gathering when German clarinet virtuosa Sabine Meyer and the Alliage Quintette performed Fantasia for Musica Viva. Fantasia was for Meyer, a welcome return to Australia and for the quintet, their national debut. The Alliage Quintette is no regular…
The new look Australian String Quartet has launched its 2012 season in its home city of Adelaide. Graham Strahle reviews their concert for The Australian. They perform in Sydney on March 15th at the City Recital Hall. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/big-things-ahead-for-new-look-australian-string-quartet/story-fncihiro-1226293598264
Mediterráneo/ Australian Brandenburg Orchestra with Daniel Pinteño, violin. City Recital Hall, Sydney 5 September 2018 Written by Deen Hamaker Although the baroque music of Germany, France and Italy are frequently heard, the baroque music of Spain is still a relative rarity and there is much unheard baroque repertoire from the Spanish-speaking world, emerging every year…
The ACC projects a beguiling serenity in Keys to Heaven which shows them at their best. Calm, meditative and healing.
Acacia Quartet: Mozart Dvorak Chance released on the Move label is a charming trio of diverse string quartets, expertly played, Lovely music for a salon.