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Category:Classical

Artist(s): Various Artists

Label: ABC Classics 480 7301

Reviewed by: Inge Southcott

2013 is the 100 anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), and as I began drafting this review, his mighty War Requiem was reverberating through the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. Whilst I would dearly have liked to have been there to experience the power of a live performance of this masterpiece, I was able to enjoy exploring these two discs in my modest Armidale living room instead! In fact Track 8 on Disc 1 has soprano Galina Vishnevskaya singing “Sanctus,sanctus,sanctus” from the War Requiem in the 1963 performance by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Bach Choir and Britten conducting. It is a remarkable performance. Britten liked to provide music for his friends- such great artists as Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich (her husband), Janet Baker, Julian Bream and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, amongst others, and in particular, his lifelong partner and greatest muse, the tenor, Peter Pears. This set provides an introduction to his best works and includes several renowned recordings made with Britten himself conducting or accompanying. It would be very suitable for those unfamiliar with his music, and confirmed Britten fans would enjoy the high quality of the performances. The CD booklet gives no background information at all unfortunately.

For so many singers of my generation, Britten’s choral music has been an integral part of our musical lives since school days. Britten said he wanted his music to be useful to people, and he produced many pieces suitable for school children, community choruses, and cathedral choirs, as well as for professionals. He set British nursery rhymes, old tales, folksongs, and the poetry of his contemporaries as well as poetry from previous centuries. He was regarded by his contemporaries as rather old hat, as he was not at all interested in pushing stylistic boundaries in his compositions.

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History of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition

The IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition evolved from the Marianne Mathy Scholarship, which was established through a bequest made in the will of Marianne Mathy-Frisdane, an operatic soprano and distinguished teacher who trained many well-known Australian singers. Recognised as Australasia’s richest competition for opera and classical singing, in just over three decades some 2,600 singers have entered the Competition and won approaching $3 million in prizes, plus many career opportunities (not including the ASC Contemporary Section) have been awarded.

The Marianne Mathy Scholarship remains the premier award of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. This is currently valued in excess of $50,000 – comprised of a select suite of prizes and opportunities that complement and support the Scholarship, which includes the limited edition Drago Marin Cherina bronze statuette known as ‘The Mathy.’ The Marianne Mathy Scholarship and the Competition are managed and administered by Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited (MOST®), a not-for-profit organisation that provides professional services for competitions, events, scholarships, prizes, awards and grants.

Mozart Festival 2017 CONCERT PROGRAM

MSO PLAYS EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK FRIDAY 14 JULY

MSO PLAYS MOZART 40 SATURDAY 15 JULY

MOZART’S REQUIEM FRIDAY 21 JULY

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Welcome the MSO’s Mozart Festival! Over three concerts we will follow in Mozart’s footsteps. We will follow his life, from his very first harpsichord pieces, his first attempts to write a symphony, via many masterworks to the unfinished Requiem Mass. It will be fascinating to see how the Wunderkind evolved into a genius. We will hear him speak too, by means of the many letters he exchanged with his father and his friends, and in the end we hope to have seen a glimpse of the man behind the myth. The Mozart-myth was created very soon after his death. The writer and composer E.T.A. Hoffmann spoke about Mozart’s gracefulness and sense of mystery. Later he became the composer of refined and elegant music. It was not until Wolfgang Hildesheimer’s wonderful biography (1977) that a new Mozart image appeared: a flawed and troubled human being, trying to find his way in a difficult world – that of the freelance musician. The biography even affected the interpretation of his works, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt giving the symphonies and the Requiem a previously unheard rawness and edge. And then came Amadeus: the film, based on the Peter Shaffer play that went even further and created again a new Mozart image – that of a popstar avant-la-lettre – as well as reinstating myths about masked men, poison and a pauper’s grave. I hope you enjoy this extraordinary journey with some of the most beautiful music ever written. Ronald Vermeulen, Director of Artistic Planning

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Established in 1906, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an arts leader and Australia’s oldest professional orchestra. Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis has been at the helm of MSO since 2013. Engaging more than 2.5 million people each year, the