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CD of the Week – Pièces de Violle

CD of the Week

In 1685, De Machy published his Pièces de Violle, the first and only one of its kind for unaccompanied viol in France. De Machy’s contribution may have been a modest start, a book of suites of dances, but his publication went on to spark a ‘quarrel’ between the other violists of the time about musical style, technique and composition for the instrument.

CD Review – Rautavaara: Lost Landscapes

CD Reviews Classical Fine Music Magazine

Lost Landscapes is the title of one of the last pieces composed by the Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. It’s a violin concerto based upon reminiscences of places that were of great importance to Rautavaara’s creative journey in the mid-1950s.

Fine Music Magazine – October 2023

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Fine Music Magazine – January 2023

Fine Music Magazine

January's Fine Music Magazine features articles on The Bluesberries' song for peace in Ukraine, anniversaries of Milt Jackson and Edouard Lalo and a preview of our Operatic offerings in 2023.

A Fine Christmas

Classical

2MBS Fine Music Sydney wish you, your family, and your loved ones a joyous and tuneful Christmas. There are psalms and carols, symphonies and choral works, jazz and folk.

Yuletide Jazz

Jazz Program Highlights

Yuletide is a time of nostalgia, of celebration, of Christmas songs, and of lazing out after a gentle Christmas Day lunch. FineJazz on 2MBS Fine Music Sydney brings you Yuletide Jazz from noon on Christmas Day, with four of our presenters giving you a special musical treat. 

January Events In Sydney

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2023 sees a full return to live performances throughout Sydney in a variety of settings, and January offers a wide range of events for you to experience.

2023 Ken Weatherley Jazz Scholar

Emerging Artist Program Jazz

Meet our 2023 Ken Weatherley Jazz Scholar, saxophonist, Chris O'Dea. Chris aims to use his scholarship to compose and record an album inspired by traditional jazz and Cuban 'Son'

Zodiac

Emerging Artist Program Jazz

Meet our 2023 Jazz Artists in Residence, Zodiac, a Sydney based quartet, comprised of 4 of Australia’s young emerging talents;. The ensemble is deeply rooted in the creativity and freedom of contemporary jazz.

CD of the Week – As Beautiful As Day

CD of the Week Jazz

Pianist Rodric White’s new album ‘AS BEAUTIFUL AS DAY’ Inspired by original music projects by Mike Nock, Chris Cody, and Paul Cutlan, Rodric decided to return to the studio to record a backlog of music written since his 2006 album THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY.