Review: JS Bach: Mass in B minor (Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs)
A thoughtful but idiosyncratic take on Bach’s masterwork.
August 8, 2022
Tony Way
Tony Way is a director of music at Melbourne’s historic St Francis’ Church. Holding a masters degree in music, he is an organist and choir director as well as a published composer. He has been reviewing classical music for over two decades.
Articles by Tony Way
Review: Ravel: Cantates pour Le Prix de Rome (Choeur et Orchestre National des Pays de Loire, Paschal Rophé)
A fascinating look at why all Ravel’s roads did not head to Rome.
July 30, 2022
Review: Bruno Maderna: Requiem (Coro e Orchestra del Teatrio La Fenice, Andrea Molino)
A missing monument to modernism rediscovered.
July 14, 2022
Review: Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Gerald Finley, Julius Drake)
Delight and insights abound in this quietly compelling performance.
July 11, 2022
Review: A Distant Music: An Anthology of Australian Sacred Music (Crescendo Music Publications)
Going over the top the Australian way.
June 18, 2022
Review: John Wilbye: Draw On Sweet Night (I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth)
I Fagiolini lead a revival of the English madrigal.
June 13, 2022
Review: Spectrum (Divisi Chamber Singers)
Engaging, enjoyable music from somewhere over the rainbow in the Land of Oz.
June 10, 2022
Review: Frog and Star Cycle (Ross Edwards)
A long overdue celebration of a unique Australian composer.
May 3, 2022
Review: JS Bach: Matthäus-Passion (Julian Prégardien, Stéphane Degout, Maîtrise de Radio France, Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon)
A thoughtful French account of Bach’s universal masterwork.
April 27, 2022
Review: Gesualdo: Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday (The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park)
The Gesualdo Six on top form in this excellent program of Holy Week music.
April 22, 2022
Review: Lalande: Grands Motets, Dies Irae, Miserere & Veni Creator (Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastian Daucé )
Verve and panache abound in sumptuous, elegant celebration of French baroque.
March 28, 2022
Review: Dove, Weir, Martin: Choral works (Westminster Abbey Choir, James O’Donnell)
An exhilarating program of 21st-century church music from a choir in top form.
March 21, 2022
Review: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Transcriptions from Truro (David Briggs, Rupert Marshall-Luck)
A splendid reimagining of some Ralph Vaughan Williams orchestral masterpieces for organ.
February 28, 2022