The Brandenburg Christmas Cake recipe!

Paul Dyer

Paul Dyer
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra with Artistic Director Paul Dyer AO, reunites with Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz’s exciting circus troupe Circa to present Spanish Baroque, a passionate and virtuosic programme that fuses contemporary circus with baroque music. Joining the ensemble for the concert is New Zealand soprano Natasha Wilson, which also features the inimitable sound of the guitar as Italian…
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Mozart the Great programme highlighting the Mass in C minor ‘The Great’ continues at the City Recital Hall tonight, Wednesday May 15th and Friday May 17th at 7 pm. These pictures convey the moods of the opening night. Images by and courtesy of Steven Godbee.
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra throws open the doors to 2015 with a celebration of the music of George Frideric Handel. Entitled Handel: Heaven and Harmony, the ensemble is joined by Argentine soprano Mariana Flores and Portuguese tenor Fernando Guimarães, both specialists in early music. “Their outstanding vocal purity and on-stage chemistry will totally spellbind Australian audiences,…
The late dramatic soprano Elizabeth Connell who died on February 18th, sings Mild und Leise from Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde. She thrilled audiences around the world with the beauty and power of her voice. Her legacy will endure. RIP.
Claudio Monteverdi, born 15 May 1567. This duet from his opera L’Incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea) is ravishingly sung by soprano Danielle De Niese and counter-tenor Philippe Jarrousky.
J S Bach’s Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 must have one of the most thrilling and celebratory openings ever heard. Hope you enjoy this version of the opening chorus Jauchzet frohlocket from the Frauenkirche Dresden in the heart of Saxony. The Staatskapelle Dresden, is conducted by Christian Thielemann, Sophie Koch (Mezzosoprano) und Thomas Hampson (Baritone).