Recalling the Lost Ark
WASO’s Principal Cellist shares his experience of recording Williams’ iconic films scores with the composer. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
WASO’s Principal Cellist shares his experience of recording Williams’ iconic films scores with the composer. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Chinese pianist's Grieg intrigues, if suffering from ideas overload.
As a teen, a chance encounter with Isaac Stern set the Isreali violinist on the road to greatness. He shares his story. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★★ The superstar pianist dazzles Brisbane in an unforgettable concert.
★★★★☆ Matheuz gets off to a shoddy start but still achieves musical greatness. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
From the concerts to the clothes, he’s never been just your average pianist. We catch up with the classical celebrity. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
An infographic look at what some of history’s most famous composers would be making in today’s money.
Lang Lang may have made the grade, but would a young Sokolov pick up a recording contract today?
How Chinese superstar pianist Lang Lang learned to deliver substance as well as style.
Poor old Max Bruch! First, he opted for a flat fee instead of a royalty percentage for his phenomenally successful First Violin Concerto and then persisted in trying to replicate that success – with little success. He lived beyond his creative period and was still influenced by Schumann, Mendelssohn etc. in an age when Wagner and Richard Strauss were the rage. Having said that, I’m absolutely smitten with one of the works on this CD: the A Minor Serenade, Op. 75, composed in 1899. At 36 minutes it almost outstays its welcome (Accardo and the late deeply lamented Kurt Masur on Philips are even slower) but its dreamy first movement, followed by a jaunty march (which has a meltingly lovely Trio section) a ravishing Nocturne and the Finale, which ends as serenely as the work began, make for a delightful diversion. As does the Op. 42 Romance, also in A Minor. Liebeck’s account of the G Minor Concerto is fine but unexceptional. What can there possibly be left to say about it other than his is more demure than some recent renditions? The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins sounds alert and makes this warhorse sound as freshly minted…
Friends President and Artistic Director are among those choosing the 2016 Competition running order.
★★★★☆ Crisp and refreshing – and the music is pretty good, too.
Martin Fröst explains his exploration of the layers of music history on his latest Sony Classical album. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in