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Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Benjamin Northey, conductor; Javier Perianes, piano. August 5, 2023.
[…] reflect light, the concert hall looked the same as before. The concert was selling well, and the area I could get four seats together were way in the back, which is quite far back. The sound was definitely too soft. Finally, the concert lasted until 10:15 pm or so, and Emmie just couldn't stay up the entire time (jet lag was also a factor). I am worried this may instead be a negative experience for her.Northey was probably an adequate to good substitute, but the weak acoustics at our seats resulted in a small dynamic range. Similarly the piano concerto performance didn't sound inspired without the requisite Beethovenian contrasts. I was also a bit puzzled by the choice of the concerto and symphony. To paraphrase some NY Phil commentator, Beethoven's work can generally be described as Apollonian or Dionysian. An odd-numbered symphony perhaps could bring more variety and excitement to […]
2021-08-10 00:00:00
Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and other Romantic Favourites (Vernon Handley et al)
[…] that ABC didn't record the complete work. There is also Vladimir Verbitsky (Australian. of Russian heritage) conducting the Queensland Symphony in the Caprice bohemien and Markus Stenz conducting the Melbourne Symphony in a very fine The Isle of the Dead. The collection begins with a fine, if non-interventionist, performance of the Piano Concerto No.2 played by the excellent young Australian pianist Jayson Gillham with the Melbourne Symphony under the rather uninspired direction of Benjamin Northey. These are all digital downloads which came with virtually no documentation. Download from Mega.
2021-06-11 00:00:00
Matthew Hindson: Orchestral & Chamber Music - David Porcelijn, William Barton et al
Matthew Hindson: Speed01. Speed (1997) [17'16]02. LiteSpeed (1997) [6'30]Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted by David PorcelijnABC Classics 4654322 [recorded July 1997; digital download released 2000] [digital download; flacs. cover scan - no booklet]Recording venue: Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, Hobart Matthew Hindson: Lament01. Lament, for cello and orchestra (1996) [10'50] Sue-Ellen Paulsen- cello, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey ABC Classics 4816542 [recorded 2016; digital download released 2017] [digital download; flac, cover scan, no booklet]Recording venue: unknown From William Barton: Kalkadungu01. - 05. Matthew Hindson & William Barton - Kalkadungu for voice, didjeridu, electric guitar and orchestra (2007) [24'02] William Barton-voice, didjeridu and electric guitar, Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Gill From ABC Classics 4764834 [recorded April 2008; digital download released 2012] [digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans, no booklet]Recording venue: Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House From String Lines08. […]
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