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Review: The Northern Silence: Journeys in Nordic Music & Culture (Andrew Mellor)

Andrew Mellor does an extraordinary job in teasing the Northern soul out of the Northern silence.

October 24, 2022
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Review: An Eye for Talent (John Clark)

John Clark delivers a forensic account of NIDA, from shed to world-class institution.

September 19, 2022
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Review: Conversations (Steve Reich)

Eavesdropping on Steve Reich proves endlessly illuminating and surprisingly humorous.

August 22, 2022
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Review: The Angry Women’s Choir (Meg Bignell)

When singing becomes an outlet for pent-up emotions, the status quo hasn’t a chance.

August 3, 2022
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Review: The Piano: A History in 100 Pieces (Susan Tomes)

Susan Tomes’ survey is authoritative, but with plenty of unexpected revelations.

July 25, 2022
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Review: Turner’s Turn (Geraldine Turner)

Theatrical legend’s page-turner of a memoir takes no prisoners.

July 21, 2022
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Review: Australia in 50 Plays (Julian Meyrick)

Meyrick reveals Australia’s theatrical history in lockstep with political and social events.

July 17, 2022
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Review: The Bach Cello Suites: A Companion (Steven Isserlis)

Steven Isserlis proves the ideal companion in a journey through Bach’s mighty cello suites.

June 20, 2022
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Review: A Distant Music: An Anthology of Australian Sacred Music (Crescendo Music Publications)

Going over the top the Australian way.

June 18, 2022
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Review: Fugitive (Simon Tedeschi)

The pianist’s debut book takes Prokofiev as a guide to explore the bigger picture.

May 23, 2022
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Review: The Annotated Ring Cycle (Frederick Paul Walter)

Walter’s up-to-date, illustrated translation comes with insightful analyses.

April 28, 2022
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Review: Every Good Boy Does Fine (Jeremy Denk)

Insights galore from the mind and piano stool of one of music’s sharpest thinkers.

April 26, 2022
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Review: See You at the Premiere: Life at the Arse End of Showbiz (Ross Smith)

Smith’s riotous memoir embraces the lows as well as the highs.

April 4, 2022

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