Classical

It has not been uncommon for posterity to treat offspring and siblings of famous composers rather shabbily. Joseph Haydn’s brother Michael is prominent among those who have experienced it, with his works frequently being misattributed to his brother, or dismantled and their parts, metaphorically, thrown to the winds.

Our CD of the Week as featured in Fine Music Breakfast is Margaret Brandman's ‘La Vida Apasionada’ Suite, a set of eight Latin-American dance-style pieces originally commissioned by violinist Vov Dylan for his string and percussion ensemble.

The Esmé Quartet’s fourth concert in Australia for Musica Viva was altogether a young affair. Not only were the four players under 35, but the four composers they chose to perform were also under that age when they composed the works played.

This week's CD of the week is a new album of music by Benjamin Britten from the London Symphony Orchestra. Let the music lead you on a journey through three of Britten’s most popular and distinctive works.

Shichiseki highlights two of Michael Kieran Harvey’s manifold talents: those of pianist (he was the first Australian to win a major international piano competition), and of tireless promoter of his compatriots’ compositions.

Cosmic Cycles: A Space Symphony is a ground-breaking experience that marries an incredible NASA film to a live orchestral soundtrack performed by the North Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Anyone who had the good fortune to meet composer Victor Herbert for the first time came away wondering just where the man came from.

2MBS Fine Music Sydney Artist in Residence, Outback Brass, formed in 2018 with the primary purpose being to take top level Australian musicianship far and wide, including remote areas of Australia - hence the name 'Outback Brass'.

At 2.30pm on Sunday 26 May the lights in the Concourse Concert Hall in Chatswood will dim on a hushed enthusiastic audience focusing on an orchestra with a difference.

Martin Lijauco speaks with the mezzo soprano Kruger Scholarship winner.