Review: Bach: Goldberg Variations (Geoffrey Madge)
Australian master explores a masterwork.
August 12, 2020
Review: 20th Century Foxtrots – Volume 1 (Gottlieb Wallisch)
The roaring ‘20s and elegant ‘30s preserved in aspic.
August 7, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Für Elise & Bagatelles (Paul Lewis)
Paul Lewis dusts off Beethoven's Bagatelles to reveal glistening gems.
August 3, 2020
Paul Lewis on his fascination with Beethoven’s piano “trifles”
The pianist tells us about his recording of the composer’s Bagatelles, Limelight’s Recording of the Month in August, and why these works are perfect for the present moment.
August 3, 2020
Review: The Diabelli Project (Rudolf Buchbinder)
A life’s work with some variations both new and old.
August 2, 2020
Review: Lucas Debargue: To Music
A year in the life of a most interesting young man
July 26, 2020
Review: Howard Skempton: Piano Works (William Howard)
Exquisite piano miniatures from a perfect partnership of composer and pianist.
July 19, 2020
ABC Classic and ABC Jazz commission 25 new Australian works
Selected from 486 applications to the ABC’s Australian Music Fund, established to support local artists during the coronavirus crisis, the new works will be presented over the coming year.
July 14, 2020
2020 Classical AIR Awards nominations announced
Amy Dickson, Joseph Tawadros, Katie Noonan & the Australian String Quartet, Richard Tognetti & Erin Helyard, and WASO, Asher Fisch & Stuart Skelton are this year’s nominees.
July 7, 2020
Review: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Trevor Pinnock)
Pinnock stands triumphant on one of the pinnacles of keyboard music.
July 7, 2020
Review: Cimarosa: 21 Sonatas (Andrea Chezzi)
A box of musical bonbons to be savoured a few at a time.
June 15, 2020
Review: Feinberg: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-6 (Marc-André Hamelin)
Hamelin’s latest deep-sea dive brings striking works to the surface.
June 15, 2020
Review: Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas (Maurizio Pollini)
Pollini rushes Beethoven’s final fence in an otherwise superb disc.
June 15, 2020