The so-called Morning, Noon and Night symphonies were among Haydn's first compositions for the Esterházy band. To him, in his brand-new servant’s livery, they were a kind of double audition, and he passed with honours. He flattered his boss (who had asked for a new Four Seasons!) with a charming…

The so-called Morning, Noon and Night symphonies were among Haydn's first compositions for the Esterházy band. To him, in his brand-new servant’s livery, they were a kind of double audition, and he passed with honours. He flattered his boss (who had asked for a new Four Seasons!) with a charming…

Australian Haydn Ensemble presents a program of three immensely satisfying quartets. All have moments of such emotional intensity that they seem to come from a place of deep personal feeling. So is love in the air? The D major is one of Haydn’s most emotional and enjoyable quartets, full of…

Australian Haydn Ensemble presents a program of three immensely satisfying quartets. All have moments of such emotional intensity that they seem to come from a place of deep personal feeling. So is love in the air? The D major is one of Haydn’s most emotional and enjoyable quartets, full of…

Australian Haydn Ensemble presents a program of three immensely satisfying quartets. All have moments of such emotional intensity that they seem to come from a place of deep personal feeling. So is love in the air? The D major is one of Haydn’s most emotional and enjoyable quartets, full of…

Australian Haydn Ensemble presents a program of three immensely satisfying quartets. All have moments of such emotional intensity that they seem to come from a place of deep personal feeling. So is love in the air? The D major is one of Haydn’s most emotional and enjoyable quartets, full of…

Celeste Lazarenko and Helen Sherman are two dear friends of AHE, and two of the most brilliant exponents of both early and contemporary singing techniques, collaborate on a ravishing program of familiar and neglected gems, including Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. His untimely death at 26 caused Pergolesi to become the stuff…

Celeste Lazarenko and Helen Sherman are two dear friends of AHE, and two of the most brilliant exponents of both early and contemporary singing techniques, collaborate on a ravishing program of familiar and neglected gems, including Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. His untimely death at 26 caused Pergolesi to become the stuff…

Celeste Lazarenko and Helen Sherman are two dear friends of AHE, and two of the most brilliant exponents of both early and contemporary singing techniques, collaborate on a ravishing program of familiar and neglected gems, including Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. His untimely death at 26 caused Pergolesi to become the stuff…

Celeste Lazarenko and Helen Sherman are two dear friends of AHE, and two of the most brilliant exponents of both early and contemporary singing techniques, collaborate on a ravishing program of familiar and neglected gems, including Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. His untimely death at 26 caused Pergolesi to become the stuff…

Celeste Lazarenko and Helen Sherman are two dear friends of AHE, and two of the most brilliant exponents of both early and contemporary singing techniques, collaborate on a ravishing program of familiar and neglected gems, including Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. His untimely death at 26 caused Pergolesi to become the stuff…