Music
Australian cities boast a rich culture of music embracing the entire gamut of musical tastes.
Sydney:
Music for two wives and a hero…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 14, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Wagner wrote a piece for his wife, Cosima. Bartok also wrote a piece for his wife, Ditta. Schoenberg, on the other hand, orchestrated a quartet already written by his hero, Brahms.
...A whole night of foreplay
April 14, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The first of this year’s International Pianists in Recital series held in the City Recital Hall last night presented French Canadian pianist Louis Lortie playing no less than 57 preludes spread over three composers, writes Fraser Beath McEwing.
...Granite blocks with strange lace in between
March 19, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Two heavyweights from the popular international composes list plus a rarely heard offering from Australia’s Nigel Butterley made for a hearty musical feast at the second of this year’s Sydney Symphony APT Master Series concerts last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing.
...Mendelssohn’s violin concerto sent them wild
February 12, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Fraser McEwiing reviews Schumann and Mendelssohn performed at the Sydney Symphony
...A night to please
December 4, 2014 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Fraser Beath McEwing reviews the Sydney Symphony Britten/Sibelius/Elgar concert
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