A big night with the three Bees…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
November 30, 2017 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Filed under Featured Articles, Music
I have a feeling that the SSO wanted its APT Master Series to finish the year on a high when it nudged its budget with a big orchestra, solo singers, a male chorus (on loan from the Australian Opera) and powered up the organ. Read more
Music for two wives and a hero…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 14, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
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Wagner wrote a piece for his wife, Cosima. Bartok also wrote a piece for his wife, Ditta. Schoenberg, on the other hand, orchestrated a quartet already written by his hero, Brahms. Read more