Review: A Distant Music: An Anthology of Australian Sacred Music (Crescendo Music Publications)
Going over the top the Australian 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.
Going over the top the Australian way.
I Fagiolini lead a revival of the English madrigal.
Engaging, enjoyable music from somewhere over the rainbow in the Land of Oz.
A long overdue celebration of a unique Australian composer.
A thoughtful French account of Bach’s universal masterwork.
The Gesualdo Six on top form in this excellent program of Holy Week music.
Verve and panache abound in sumptuous, elegant celebration of French baroque.
An exhilarating program of 21st-century church music from a choir in top form.
A splendid reimagining of some Ralph Vaughan Williams orchestral masterpieces for organ.
Love it or hate it: this is probably the strangest Josquin disc you’ll ever hear.
This dazzling debut from Jeanine de Bique will have you wanting more.
The breakdancing Polish countertenor delights in a program of rediscovered gems.
Savall’s homage to Haydn is only the sum of its often elegant parts.