Fraser Beath McEwing, Author at J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/author/fraser-beath-mcewing/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:08:46 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Our cup Runnicled over https://www.jwire.com.au/our-cup-runnicled-over/ https://www.jwire.com.au/our-cup-runnicled-over/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 06:45:14 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=162373 A music review by Fraser Beath McEwing With Mahler’s Fourth Symphony such a dominant work in last night’s Emirates SSO concert, the rest of the music could have been seen as padding. But this wasn’t the case by a long way. Since I was not familiar with the opening piece by Viennese-born Anton Webern (1883 […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/our-cup-runnicled-over/feed/ 0 162373 Plenty to love in Mendelssohn and Bruckner https://www.jwire.com.au/plenty-to-love-in-mendelssohn-and-bruckner/ https://www.jwire.com.au/plenty-to-love-in-mendelssohn-and-bruckner/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:14:48 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=161024 A music review by Fraser Beath McEwing Whether a chunky, all-embracing symphony appealed, or the preference was for a romantic, highly virtuosic violin concerto, the audience came away from this SSO concert last night well satisfied, because both were generously delivered. Mendelssohn’s violin concerto in E minor, Op.64 opened the Emirates Master Series program with […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/plenty-to-love-in-mendelssohn-and-bruckner/feed/ 0 161024 A night of musique française https://www.jwire.com.au/a-night-of-musique-francaise/ https://www.jwire.com.au/a-night-of-musique-francaise/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:37:43 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160120 Although all three of last night’s SSO composers were French, they presented clearly contrasting works, with not a whiff of impressionism from any. Moreover, two called for our spectacular Opera House organ to be fired up under the fingers and feet of celebrated French organist, Olivier Latry. And to complete the picture, the conductor was […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/a-night-of-musique-francaise/feed/ 0 160120 Something to please everybody: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing https://www.jwire.com.au/something-to-please-everybody-a-music-review-by-fraser-beath-mcewing/ https://www.jwire.com.au/something-to-please-everybody-a-music-review-by-fraser-beath-mcewing/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 06:06:58 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=158249 After a thorough Sibelius soaking from the previous Emirates Master Series concert, it was refreshing to return to the more familiar variety of Glinka, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky for last night’s SSO concert. Not only that, but we were treated to the appearance of two outstanding visiting musicians in South Korean conductor Han-Na Chang and the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/something-to-please-everybody-a-music-review-by-fraser-beath-mcewing/feed/ 0 158249 Gustav made a great double with Camille https://www.jwire.com.au/gustav-made-a-great-double-with-camille/ https://www.jwire.com.au/gustav-made-a-great-double-with-camille/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 07:24:37 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156332 A SSO review by Fraser Beath McEwing Once having decided upon Mahler’s Fifth Symphony for this concert, programmers must have been scratching their heads to find a curtain raiser. Mahler can gobble up even the worthiest companion works. In this case, the choice of the Camille Pepin violin concerto did the trick admirably. It steered […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/gustav-made-a-great-double-with-camille/feed/ 0 156332 My take on music reviewing https://www.jwire.com.au/my-take-on-music-reviewing/ https://www.jwire.com.au/my-take-on-music-reviewing/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2024 06:25:43 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=154561 While the 2024 SSO concert season looks to be pretty exciting, there is not much public scraping, plucking, blowing and walloping until February. Deservedly, the SSO players get a break although, if you’re a professional musician, you lose touch with your instrument at your peril. So between family fun time I’m sure you’ll find SSO […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/my-take-on-music-reviewing/feed/ 3 154561 A concert not to be missed: A music review by Fraser Beath McEwing https://www.jwire.com.au/a-concert-not-to-be-missed-a-music-review-by-fraser-beath-mcewing/ https://www.jwire.com.au/a-concert-not-to-be-missed-a-music-review-by-fraser-beath-mcewing/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 05:28:43 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=152352 Although there were three omissions from last night’s Emirates Master Series SSO concert, they didn’t detract from an outstanding event. The first omission was the dropping of the third movement of Debussy’s Images – probably in the interests of time. The second was leaving out the usual contribution to the 50 Fanfares commission series, which […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/a-concert-not-to-be-missed-a-music-review-by-fraser-beath-mcewing/feed/ 0 152352 Take it away Ludwig! https://www.jwire.com.au/take-it-away-ludwig/ https://www.jwire.com.au/take-it-away-ludwig/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 06:14:46 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=149601 A music review by Fraser McBeath McEwing Following the performance of Beethoven’s third symphony and third piano concerto last year led by Simone Young and Spanish pianist Javier Perianes, a different Beethoven symphony and a piano concerto had been juxtaposed featuring the same musicians, this time performing the Beethoven 6th symphony and 4th piano concerto. […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/take-it-away-ludwig/feed/ 0 149601 The new, the unfamiliar and the old friend https://www.jwire.com.au/the-new-the-unfamiliar-and-the-old-friend/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-new-the-unfamiliar-and-the-old-friend/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2023 21:34:44 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=149098 A music review by Fraser Beath McEwing Last night’s concert was something of a reunion, with former SSO chief conductor David Robertson stopping by to swish air, Queensland violinist Ray Chen to scrape horsehair, and Sydney Con-trained composer Alice Chance to distribute manuscript paper. Like many of the composers featured in the 50 Fanfares Commission, […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/the-new-the-unfamiliar-and-the-old-friend/feed/ 0 149098 A mass that pleased the masses https://www.jwire.com.au/a-mass-that-pleased-the-masses/ https://www.jwire.com.au/a-mass-that-pleased-the-masses/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2023 01:35:18 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=148080 For Mozart fans, last night’s concert by the SSO was a welcome and balanced blend of the master’s work. There was an overture (Don Giovanni) a symphony (No.36 Lintz) and a mass (The Great C Minor). While the first two were easily digested, the mass was something of an endurance test – as masses usually […]

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