…and another review
Murray Black reviews the same performance (SSO/Mahler 2) for The Australian:
Murray Black reviews the same performance (SSO/Mahler 2) for The Australian:
Modern day troubadour, countertenor David Yardley launched his latest album, The Lost Codex of Avalon Vol II in a weekend concert with The Sydney Chamber Choir and soloists from The Song Company.
This was an intelligent and entertaining line-up from an expert performer well-versed her specialist repertoire, proving yet again that there is always something new in the old.
As part of their hugely popular Met Opera in HD series, the Palace Cinemas recently screened Berlioz’ epic opera Les Troyens, Francesca Zambello’s acclaimed 2003 production with Fabio Luisi conducting a cast led by Byran Hymel in the central role of Aeneas, the hero who flees the ruins of Troy for a new set of challenges…
Life on Land’s Edge is music with an environmental conscience. Its pure sounds are pleasurable to listen to and intensely calming.
Handel: Messiah St Mary’s Singers St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney 6 December 2014 Performances of Handel’s Messiah are a habitual prelude to the Christmas season, with presentations in churches and concert halls throughout the country. Musical styles are as varied as the performance locations, ranging from attempts to recreate original eighteenth century practices to massed…
There’s no doubt that the sound of the St Petersburg Chamber Choir is quite distinctive. Whether it is the Russian language, the way they speak, the way they sing or even something ‘in the air’, they produce a richness that is unique. The ensemble, conducted y Nikolai Korniev has recorded a compilation of a capella sacred works…