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Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

A Yuletide Spin

This month, instead of his usual On the Record column, Clive Paget recommends some recent Christmas albums, leading to his festive top three.

November 24, 2025
Vocal & Choral
features

Glad Tidings, Comfort and Joy

St Mary's Cathedral Choir, the oldest musical ensemble in Australia, is gearing up to provide some much-needed Christmas spirit.

November 14, 2024
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
CD and Other Review

Review: Sirens’ Song (The Sixteen, Harry Christophers)

The Sixteen blows the dust off the Victorian partsong tradition.

November 6, 2023
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
CD and Other Review

Review: Palestrina: Vol. 9 (The Sixteen, Harry Christophers)

Sixteen celebrate Palestrina to the power of six.

September 20, 2023
Vocal & Choral
CD and Other Review

Review: Byrd: Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (The Sixteen, Fretwork, Harry Christophers)

Landmark recording of Byrd’s last collection celebrates his upcoming anniversary.

January 31, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral
features

On The Record: New classical albums in January 2023

This month, Meyerbeer gets his just desserts, it’s Elgar, Jim, but not as we know it, and is this the best Mahler Five ever?

December 23, 2022
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
features

The 12 Days of Christmas Music

Clive Paget selects a dozen new Christmas albums to make the yuletide gay.

December 15, 2021
Classical Music
features

Purcell’s Songs of Praise and Propaganda

How the English composer helped prop up the shaky Stuart dynasty.

September 20, 2021
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
CD and Other Review

Review: Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume IV (Harry Christophers, The Sixteen)

Another rich selection of Purcell’s stylish music stylishly performed.

September 6, 2021
Classical Music, Visual Art
CD and Other Review

Review: Good Night, Beloved (The Sixteen, Harry Christophers)

The Sixteen gift us sublime songs of serenity and solace.

June 17, 2021
Classical Music
features

Harry Christophers considers the marriage of architecture and music

The Sixteen's founder reflects on how stones might talk, or better still, sing as the ensemble releases an online series called A Choral Odyssey.

November 16, 2020
Vocal & Choral
CD and Other Review

Review: Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume III (The Sixteen)

Christophers serves up more musical puffery to please the Merry Monarch.

November 12, 2020
Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: Handel: Acis and Galatea (The Sixteen/Harry Christophers)

The Sixteen brings intimacy and lightness of touch.

June 3, 2019

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