Review: In Transit (Emily Granger)
Granger’s debut showcases just what the modern harp can do.
May 4, 2022
Review: Frog and Star Cycle (Ross Edwards)
A long overdue celebration of a unique Australian composer.
May 3, 2022
Review: Songs of Love & Despair (Boyd Meets Girl)
Husband and wife duo take us to Debussy, Beyoncé and beyond.
May 2, 2022
Review: Johann Simon Mayr: Alfredo Il Grande (Simon Mayr Chorus, Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk)
An episode from the life of Alfred the Great gets epic treatment.
May 1, 2022
Review: Chamber Music (Christopher Gordon)
Chamber music with a tale to tell reveals a film composer’s other side.
April 30, 2022
Review: Made for Opera (Nadine Sierra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Riccardo Frizza)
Soprano's voice charms, but where's the sense of drama?
April 29, 2022
Review: Four Hands For France (Erin Helyard and Stephanie McCallum)
McCallum and Helyard bring sparkling French duets to life on 1853 Erard piano.
April 28, 2022
Review: JS Bach: Matthäus-Passion (Julian Prégardien, Stéphane Degout, Maîtrise de Radio France, Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon)
A thoughtful French account of Bach’s universal masterwork.
April 27, 2022
Review: Scriabin: Mazurkas (Andrey Gugnin)
Gugnin finesses Scriabin's Mazurkas in a dazzling display of Russian pianism.
April 26, 2022
Review: Gesualdo: Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday (The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park)
The Gesualdo Six on top form in this excellent program of Holy Week music.
April 22, 2022
Review: Reissues: Knappertsbusch, Mackerras and Holzmair
Plenty of interest in the latest trawl of the archives from Australian Eloquence.
April 21, 2022
Review: Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge & other songs (Nicky Spence et al.)
From heroic vocals to inner vision, Nicky Spence’s Vaughan Williams has it all.
April 21, 2022
Review: Strauss Alliance (Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons)
Nelsons’ Strauss: distinguished, thoughtful, and superbly played.
April 20, 2022