Selby and Friends review
Harriet Cunningham reviews “Friends and Admirers” from Selby and Friends:
Harriet Cunningham reviews “Friends and Admirers” from Selby and Friends:
It’s hugely gratifying to be able to spend the best part of an hour immersed in the music of a single composer performed expertly with a fresh and considered twist. Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulović’s new release on Deutsche Grammophon (479 5933) entitled Bach is just that. Six works by Johann Sebastian Bach with a concerto for…
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.
Master and Pupil – The Marais Project Jennifer Eriksson – director and viola da gamba/ James Fraser – actor and writer/ Belinda Montgomery – soprano/ Tommie Andersson – lute and theorbo/ Catherine Upex – viola da gamba 29 May 2016, The Independent Theatre, North Sydney The Prelude in Tea concerts in the Independent Theatre at North Sydney are an…
Guitarist Leonard Grigoryan has made an emphatic statement with the release of his first solo CD, not surprisingly called Solo. Part of a brilliant music family, Leonard has appeared with his brother Slava as an extremely successful and highly regarded duo, The Grigoryan Brothers. With this CD, he demonstrates that he is as accomplished a solo artist…
Especially for movie buffs, Decca has released two CDs to coincide with the premieres of two holiday blockbusters. Spectre is the soundtrack from the James Bond movie of the same name; John Williams Conducts Music from Star Wars is a double album compilation of astral-themed music synchronised with the launch of the latest in the…
Two introduces us to engaging repertoire by important composers of a different time and place. The clever sonic and stylistic pairing of two instruments which are equals yet opposites is a treat.