Review: Renée Fleming: Schumann, Brahms and Mahler Lieder (Höll, Munich PO/Thielemann)
Folk-inflected lieder get a distinctly artful treatment.
December 17, 2019
Review: Schubert: Winterreise (Ian Bostridge, Thomas Adès)
English duo throws some light on the bleak midwinter.
December 17, 2019
Review: Schütz: Psalmen & Friedenmusiken (Dresden Chamber Choir/Rademann)
Schütz’s last hurrah – a magnificent end to a magnificent recording project.
December 17, 2019
Review: Messiah (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
Brett Weymark wrangles 600 singers to give this Christmas favourite power and nuance.
December 14, 2019
Review: Voyces (Voyces)
Australian choral music given committed performances by West Australian ensemble.
December 11, 2019
Review: Wallis Giunta (UKARIA)
A fine, individual artist, but the programming needs some work.
December 9, 2019
Voices of Angels for 2019
Sam Allchurch, who directs the concert, tells us about his choice of the Twelve Days of Christmas as this year's theme.
December 6, 2019
Review: Mahler’s Klagende Lied (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Simone Young proves a masterful storyteller in Mahler’s epic fairy tale cantata.
December 5, 2019
Joseph Nolan on Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Dr Nolan discusses Bach's jubilant festive work as St George's Concert Series prepares to present it in Perth.
December 3, 2019
Review: Comfort and Joy (Bach Akademie Australia)
Refined, joyous performances of Bach's music for Christmas.
December 2, 2019
Sir Stephen Cleobury has died
Tributes are pouring in for the long-time director of the famous Choir of King’s College Cambridge, who has died aged 70.
November 25, 2019
Limelight’s Vocal Recording of the Year 2019
Schumann's year of magical thinking.
November 20, 2019
Matthias Goerne: In Schumann’s world, everything seems to be upside down
The German baritone tells us about his Schumann album, Limelight's Vocal Recording of the Year 2019, and why in a couple of years he plans to stop singing.
November 20, 2019