JS Bach’s Mass in B minor BWV 232 is described by Sir John Eliot Gardiner in his recent book Bach, as “unprecedented in its scale, majesty and sobriety.” An ensemble taking on a performance of this masterwork has an exacting task in doing it justice. That task becomes even more formidable when the ensemble reaches…
Australia’s new period instrument ensemble, orchestra seventeen88, traces the arc of the greatest Classical to Romantic composers in their latest Sydney outing on St Cecilia’s Day, celebrating the feast day of the patron saint of music. An Evening with the Viennese Titans features works by Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert – all played on authentic period…
orchestra seventeen88 The Chapel of Santa Sabina College, Strathfield 9 August 2014 The launch of a new orchestra is always a risky business. Three years ago the Orchestra Romantique was formed for historically informed performances of music of the Romantic period but it gave only a few performances before its disappearance at the end…