Brandenburg Celebrates 25 Years with A New CD

Brandenburg Celebrates 25 Years with A New CD

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra marks 25 years of music-making with their new studio recording Brandenburg Celebrates which has already climbed to #2 on the ARIA charts. Brandenburg Celebrates  is now available on the ABC Classics label (ABC 4811929). The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s discography of some 18 recordings includes five ARIA-Award winners. The music chosen by…

CD Review:Smörgåsbord! Music from Sweden/The Marais Project

CD Review:Smörgåsbord! Music from Sweden/The Marais Project

Smörgåsbord! –  a “Swedish hors d’œuvres served with an assortment of delicacies – a medley, a miscellany, a rich variety or selection.”  True to this description, The Marais Project’s fifth and newest CD,  Smörgåsbord! is a collection of delicious morsels and mains from traditional and folk idioms, early music and contemporary offerings. Smörgåsbord! pays homage…

Concert Review: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto/The Australian Haydn Ensemble

Concert Review: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto/The Australian Haydn Ensemble

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto, The Australian Haydn Ensemble, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Monday 29th September 2014.   When Daniel Barenboim undertook his recently completed mission to perform and record all of Beethoven’s piano concertos, he did so playing a ‘concert grand’ piano, with a full orchestra – in the case of the recordings, the Staatskapelle…