The Hilliard Ensemble and the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney

Por Oliver Brett, 19 marzo 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Canberra Llewellyn Hall, ANU, Canberra el 17 marzo 2012

Elgar, Serenata en mi menor para orquesta de cuerda, Op.20

Sheryngham, Ah! Gentle Jesu

Raskatov, Obikhod

Pärt, Most Holy Mother of God

Gregorian, Veni Creator Spiritus

Anónimo, Veni Creator Spiritus

Edwards, Veni Creator Spiritus

Arensky, Variations on a theme by Tchaikovsky, Op.35a

Hilliard Ensemble

Helena Rathbone, Violín

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Richard Tognetti, Dirección

Australian Chamber Orchestra in Melbourne: Gershwin, Shostakovich

Sandra Bowdler, 10th August

Two works by Shostakovich sandwiching Rhapsody in Blue made for an exhilerating concert from the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Melbourne

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Bach sheds light in an impressively dark outing from the ACO

Nick Boston, 21st March

Energetic commitment from the ACO at the Barbican, with precision and edge from Alexander Melnikov and Jeroen Berwaerts in an evening of darkness and light.

****1

Mesmerising, but relentless Brahms and Beethoven from the ACO

Zoltán Szabó, 11th February

Awe-inspiring performances of much loved classics in Sydney, yet the musical eyebrows have reasons to go (and stay) up.

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Why isn't the music enough? “Silence and Rapture” from the ACO

Sandra Bowdler, 14th August

Iestyn Davies joins the Australian Chamber Orchestra for music by Bach and Pärt in a programme featuring distracting modern dance.

***11

Symphony or song cycle? Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 17th May

Mahler's epic five-movement symphonic song cycle is performed by a chamber ensemble with mixed results.

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A walk to Beethoven: Bezuidenhout and the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Zoltán Szabó, 23rd March

Kristian Bezuidenhout joins the ACO for a piecemeal programme leading to a complete performance of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto.

***11

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Oliver Brett

Oliver Brett is a professional organist, pianist, teacher and choral conductor. He held positions at King's College Cambridge, Westminster Cathedral and Durham Cathedral, and is currently Assistant Director of Music at St Mary's RC Cathedral in Sydney, Australia. He loves classical music of all genres.