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…
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…
Ironwood, the Australian period instrument specialist ensemble has released a sumptuous new double album Brahms – Tones of Romantic Extravagance (ABC Classics), featuring two of Brahms’ major chamber works, the Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor opus 25 on disc one, and the Piano Quintet in F minor opus 34 on disc two. The…