Selby and Friends review

Harriet Cunningham reviews “Friends and Admirers” from Selby and Friends:

Harriet Cunningham reviews “Friends and Admirers” from Selby and Friends:
It comes from his heart. His Latin heart. Argentinian born Australian baritone José Carbó has recorded a collection of music from Argentina, My Latin Heart, a tribute to his heritage. Accompanying him are guitarist brothers Leonard and Slava Grigoryan. Together they have created a swathe of Latin American songs that blaze, glow, fade to embers and flare again. Carbó…
Pastoral Fables, a new album from ABC Classics is a collection of eight Romantic works, mostly transcribed by Alexander Oguey for cor anglais and piano, performed by Oguey, cor anglais (Marigaux, Paris) and Neal Peres Da Costa, grand piano (Viennese action grand piano after an 1868 model by J B Streicher and reproduced by Paul McNulty)….
The Marais Project’s new CD Spinning Forth is a gorgeous collection of music which showcases the viola da gamba and its ensemble partners, through dedicated pieces written during its golden age in the 17th century and through its second coming in the 20th century, championed in Australia by viola da gamba player and founding artistic…
Lixsania and the Labyrinth Lixsania Fernandez, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra City Recital Hall 31, October 2018 The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is ever creative in its recruitment of solo musicians from around the world who bring with them a treasure trove of on unusual instruments. Courtesy of the ABO, Sydney fans have been thrilled by Israel’s Avi…
The Idea of North – Groove Sessions Independent Theatre, North Sydney, 18 February 2018 Written by Paul Bennett With an impressive collection of albums of various styles, ARIA awards and an extensive fan base in Australia and overseas, The Idea of North can lay claim to being one of the premier vocal groups in Australia….
Soprano Stacey Alleaume’s debut album ‘Moonlight Reflections’ is inspired by French Art Song and is available in late March 2021.