Composer of the Month: Louis Andriessen
Now he is thought of as an old Dutch master, but Louis Andriessen a former apostle of Marxist modernism would doubtless shy away from such titles.
Now he is thought of as an old Dutch master, but Louis Andriessen a former apostle of Marxist modernism would doubtless shy away from such titles.
Born Eliza Gilbert in County Sligo, Lola Montez became the muse of composers, politicians and crowned heads.
The German Heldentenor in Opera Australia’s Ring talks stamina, directorial decisions and the joys of being dead. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
For one half of the 2Cellos duo there are only two kinds of music: good and bad. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
50 years on from his tragically early death, Clive Paget talks to Barbara Wunderlich about her father’s golden legacy. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
WASO Chief Conductor Asher Fisch traces the symphonies’ sometimes convoluted development from first to last. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Leading Australian Heldentenor discusses the long and winding road that lead up to his very first Tristan. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
She once hated her lessons so much she ran away three times, but now the coloratura soprano believes in the power of music.
Ivan Ilić reveals a long lost arrangement of Haydn’s Symphony No 44, “Mourning” for solo piano. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Chris Bowen shares his view of the Report, wonders why he feels he's staring into the past, and puts some proposals on the table.
There are more connections than you might expect between Wagner’s Ring and the Ancient Greeks’ favourite pastime.
Dear Prudence, won’t you come out to play a new work by Ian Munro inspired by Mozart’s concerti and Australian folk tunes? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The Israeli violinist explains why he loves our open-minded culture, and what he finds in Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Shostakovich. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in