Alexandra Mathew
Alexandra Mathew is from Readings State Library Victoria
Review — 20 Oct 2016
For the Love of Brahms
Friendship is the theme of Joshua Bell’s latest album, For the Love of Brahms. Long-term friends Stephen Isserlis (cello) and Jeremy Denk (piano) join Bell to perform Brahms’ Double…
Review — 25 Sep 2016
Mozart by Richard Galliano
Have you ever wondered what might’ve happened if Mozart had been born a Parisian busker rather than an Austrian composer? Neither had I until I heard virtuoso French accordionist Richard…
Review — 22 Aug 2016
Faure / JC Bach / Mozart / Britten / Gounod Chamber Music by Inventi Ensemble
On Sunday 6 August, 1933, Benjamin Britten, along with his family and friends, gathered to listen to a broadcast of his Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings. He was none…
Review — 24 Jul 2016
Shostakovich: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 / Viola Sonata
I begin with a confession: I have listened to little of Shostakovich’s music, and am familiar with only his most famous compositions such as The Gadfly and symphonies four and…
Review — 24 Jul 2016
Brahms: Lieder & Liebeslieder Waltzes
In 2003, at the Verbier Festival in the Swiss Alps, four singers with fabulously contrasting voices got together with James Levine on piano to perform Brahms’ chamber music. Thirteen years…
Review — 26 Jun 2016
Testament: J.S. Bach - Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by Rachel Barton Pine
American violinist Rachel Barton Pine is not an Australian household name – surprising, considering the fantastic array of awards and accolades under her belt, and even more surprising once you…
Review — 26 Jun 2016
The Secret Lover by TENET
Having recently read Anna Beer’s fascinating book on forgotten female composers, Sounds and Sweet Airs, I listened with interest to TENET’S The Secret Lover. The CD features music…
Review — 26 May 2016
Nelson Freire: Bach
Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire approaches the music of J.S. Bach with sensitivity and playfulness. Within this collection of transcriptions by Bach himself and other composers there is room for interpretation…
Review — 26 May 2016
Butterflying: Piano Music By Elena Kats-Chernin
Elena Kats-Chernin’s piano music is a gift to the contemporary classical repertoire. Performed by pianist Tamara-Anna Chislowska, Butterflying features over five decades of music by Uzbekistan-born Australian Kats-Chernin. The compositions…
Review — 26 May 2016
Schubert: String Quintet & Lieder
Recently, German baritone Matthias Goerne performed Schubert’s Wintereisse in Melbourne. At the end of the performance the audience remained still. No one clapped. Goerne, without word, exited stage right. But…