Review: Review: Mozart’s Fortepiano (Australian Brandenburg Orchestra)
★★★★½ Kristian Bezuidenhout paints a portrait of Amadeus in his own time.
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
★★★★½ Kristian Bezuidenhout paints a portrait of Amadeus in his own time.
Superstar tenor’s Lehár brings down the house as well as the underwear at the famous Last Night.
Controversial Darwin professor’s latest research sheds light on sibling’s musical relationship.
The period keyboard wizard reveals the secrets of his unruly instrument and why playing it is like musical bonsai. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
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★★★☆☆ Caroline O’Connor carries the ship, but too much is lost overboard.
★★★★ Neat programme makes Gill’s 6×3 add up to rather more than 18. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★½ Dutoit’s technicolor Ravel and Debussy, plus Berlioz with 350 singers! Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The soprano shares her thoughts on the role she sang earlier this year with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★ Surprisingly homogeneous excellence from quartet in transition. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
And three more years of Principal Conductor Asher Fisch is the icing on the cake.
Even without an orchestra, the People’s Diva came, sang and conquered.
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