News
Minimalism through the looking glass
The music of Philip Glass is in the spotlight with the ABC Classics release of “Mad Rush” an anthology of his piano music,…
Month: May 2011
Music
serious singing from teddy tahu rhodes
“The poem has not been completed until set to music” – Goethe. If Art Song needs to be re-invented to survive and…
News
Serious Songs – Glanert on his setting of Brahms
German composer Detlev Glanert (b 1960) re-orchestrated the Four Serioua Songs of Brahms and augmened them with preludes and a postlude. The work premiered…
Shows
“the perfect expression” of the australian string quartet
“The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet”. Jeffrey Tate (English conductor) The Australian String Quartet brings their own…
News
critiquing the critic
Audiences rely on them; performers love them or loathe them. Much has been discussed and written about the role of the critic. In…
Music
baroque duets break ground
“Baroque Duets” a new CD release, has a lot to say for itself. First and foremost, it is a superb compilation of…
Music
choice hobson
When a performer releases a “Best of” collection CD, it usually means that they have a large enough discography from which to make…
Shows
brentano fires up string quartet programming
The Brentano String Quartet performs with such passion that the Times of London claims their instruments almost burst into flames. Their programming too…
Music
Sara MacLiver speaks to SLS about her new CD “Seraphim”. Listen to a track….
It’s no easy task to select music for a compilation CD. The list needs to include signature works or styles of the performer, listener…
Shows
fiona campbell crosses into counter te(nor)ritory – handel with the abo
“Meet Fiona Campbell” says the media release. “Venus in voice and form” (Opera-Opera). This mezzo–soprano could have been created by Botticelli – cascading tresses and…