Bach Akademie Australia

Bach Akademie Australia

Bach Akademie Australia continues its exclusive dedication to the music of  J S Bach with a celebration which includes the much-loved loved Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047, Gottes Zeit ist die beste Zeit (Actus Tragicus) BWV 106, Sonata No. 3 in G minor BWV 1029 for Viola da Gamba and harpsichord and Kantate…

Album Review: Beethoven Piano Concertos 1 And 3/ Australian Haydn Ensemble/ Peres Da Costa

Album Review: Beethoven Piano Concertos 1 And 3/ Australian Haydn Ensemble/ Peres Da Costa

The Australian Haydn Ensemble’s recently released second album features Neal Peres Da Costa as soloist in chamber arrangements by Vi King Lim, of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 1 in C major opus 15 and the Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor opus 37. This release is another milestone in the AHE’s continuing exploration on…

Opera Review: La Calisto/ Sydney Conservatorium of Music Opera School

Opera Review: La Calisto/ Sydney Conservatorium of Music Opera School

La Calisto, Francesco Cavalli Sydney Conservatorium of Music Opera School Sydney Conservatorium of Music May 20, 2017 Written by Deen Hamaker 17th Century Venice must have been quite a place to produce a work as wild as La Calisto. Even by today’s no holds barred artistic standards there are some outrageous situations in this wild…