Even before COVID-19, most music lovers had been accessing Limelight’s content through digital channels. From our October 2020 issue, there will be a substantially enhanced range of content that will only be available online. Only Limelight subscribers will be able to access the full range of content, which will include:

• Reviews of live performances around Australia, published as soon as possible after the opening performance
• Daily news from the music and broader performing arts scene in Australia and around the world
• Up-to-the-minute reviews of recorded performances available through streaming or as CDs, including exclusive reviews of Australian performers and Australian composers as well as visiting international artists
• Online-only features including artist interviews, composer profiles, festivals, current issues and events
• Online-only columns by musicians and music experts

November’s bonus reviews will include: Warwick Arnold reviews Christophe Rousset’s new disc of harpsichord pieces by the mercurial Armond-Louis Couperin; Lisa MacKinney enters the turbulent waters of Ian Page’s second volume of Sturm und Drang; Steve Moffatt listens to Jonas Kaufmann’s lockdown Lieder album; Michael Quinn sums up David Greco’s radical revising of Die Schöne Müllerin; Phillip Scott considers Gustavo Dudamel’s survey of the symphonies of maverick American composer Charles Ives; and Justine Nguyen offers insights as Stuart Skelton finally gets the chance to record the role of Peter Grimes.

This month’s online columns will include: