Steve Reich reviews
Peter McCallum reviews the Steve Reich Celebration for the SMH:
…and from Murray Black at The Australian:
Peter McCallum reviews the Steve Reich Celebration for the SMH:
…and from Murray Black at The Australian:
Life on Land’s Edge is music with an environmental conscience. Its pure sounds are pleasurable to listen to and intensely calming.
Carbon and Raineri explore these pieces from the Romantic to the Modern, showcasing both traditional and newer aesthetics along with the rich tapestry of colours, tones phrasing and dynamics intrinsic to both the clarinet and the piano.
English tenor Allan Clayton and Australian-born, London-based pianist Kate Golla joined forces for a performance of Winterreise, Franz Schubert’s iconic song-cycle with text by poet Wilhelm Müller, sung in German with English surtitles. This remarkable performance deserves unrestrained acclamation.
The Pearlfishers – George Bizet Opera Australia, January 15, 2016 Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House Don’t blame Bizet. Though he travelled extensively through Italy for three years from 1857, this was about as far east as the Frenchman ventured, and so his opera The Pearlfishers, written in the summer of 1863, when he was…
Omega Ensemble Mahler’s Fourth City Recital Hall Monday July 20 at 7.30pm Now in their tenth year, Sydney’s Omega Ensemble continues to live up to its stellar reputation. Artistic director/clarinettist David Rowden and his all-star squad of chamber musicians draw from a vibrant and diverse palette of styles, and are just as at home with…
Simon Boccanegra – Giuseppe Verdi Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 26 July 2016 Author: Larry Turner for SoundsLikeSydney© Opera Australia’s current staging of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra first appeared in 2000 as part of the Olympic Arts Festival. It has been revived by the company’s Senior Resident Director, Matthew Barclay, in…