Fine Music Magazine

Is it possible to write a brief article about Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, a seminal collection of 24 preludes and fugues in every major and minor key, for the 300th anniversary of its completion in 1722? It's like being asked to mention the greatness of Shakespeare or of Van Gogh – the achievement is too great, too multi-faceted and so full of the summit of human genius that it defies adequate description. Surely the very attempt must involve a narrowing of focus, thus diminishing the complexity, richness, and subtlety of the whole? However, if these few words of mine pique the curiosity of even one reader enough to explore these works, that will be enough!

Fine Music Magazine

Born in 1877, it didn’t take too long into Dohnányi’s career for him to realise that he was politically denigrated by the Communists and artistically shunned by the western avant-garde. The truth was that even as a young composer, he was utterly conservative. What he had learnt in the conservatorium was good enough for him; he was no innovator and Brahms was God as far as he was concerned.

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Award-winning concert pianist Tamara-Anna Cislowska collects some of the most joyous, profound and sometimes quirky musical moments from 22 guest artists including Katie Noonan, James Crabb, Diana Doherty and Joseph Tawadros.

Fine Music Magazine

First there was Domenico Dragonetti. Though the double bass had been developed before 1600, it took a couple of centuries for a virtuoso on the instrument to make his mark. One observer remarked that “Dragonetti remains supreme and uses his instrument as Jupiter his bolts – now hurling the thunder, and now glancing the innocuous lightnings of heaven – for thus only can we describe the alternate succession of his powerful and delicate execution.”

CD Reviews Paul Cooke

AVÉ is a recently formed, Queensland-focused a cappella vocal quartet, whose members are Katie Noonan, Fiona Campbell, Andrew Goodwin, and Andrew O’Connor.

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International cellist Dave Loew performs familiar classics from well-known films and musicals including, What a Wonderful World, Somewhere, I Dreamed a Dream and more on his album, The Cellist: Stage and Screen Classics.

Station news

Congratulations to our Chairman Michael Morton-Evans OAM for his recent North Sydney Community Award for 2021! Michael was nominated for the award by Station Manager Ray Kington.

Breakfast Interviews Simon Moore

This morning on Thursday Breakfast Simon Moore was joined in the studio by Opera Australia principal singer, Julie Lea Goodwin, who was in to discuss the final season of Gale Edwards’ much-loved production of Puccini’s La Bohème, and reprising the role of Musetta for at least the sixth time!

CD of the Week Friends Offers Giveaways

Be transported to a new medieval world! Composer, countertenor, medieval harpist (and Australian diplomat) David Yardley’s second album of unique medieval-inspired compositions, The Lost Codex of Avalon, features some of Australia's finest, including The Song Company. Historically-informed, contemporary sound, with medieval and modern texts, it's "Tolkien's approach, in music".

Barry O'Sullivan Interviews Jazz Jazz In Conversation Program Highlights

Each Friday at noon, Barry O’Sullivan invites a studio guest onto A Jazz Hour, this week his guest is Australian trumpeter Eamon Dilworth.