A perfect birthday present: Cecilia McDowall's colourful music in superb performances.

Think you know Pergolesi's Stabat Mater? Think again.

A birthday treat for Barry Conyngham, one of Australia's greatest living composers.

Ten divided by eight times one equals an uneven cycle from the Berlin Philharmonic.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and his orchestra have the measure of snarly gnarly scores.

Sonya Yoncheva provides an eclectic soundtrack for the new world.

Fine musical choices let down by mixed cast and spotty direction.

Opera takes on love with a score inspired by light dancing on a spiderweb.

Intriguing verismo rarity from the man who finished off Turandot.

Ibragimova soars to heaven in Paganini's infernal masterpiece.

Howard Shelley's sympathetic advocacy is conveyed through a string of quiet pleasures.

Aussie pianist unearths a treasure trove from a forgotten composer.