Alexandra Mathew
Alexandra Mathew is from Readings State Library Victoria
Review — 2 Mar 2021
I Am Hera by Hera Hyesang Park, Wiener Symphoniker & Bertrand de Billy
Young South Korean soprano Hera Hyesang Park had already enjoyed success at the Met and top-tier European opera houses before being signed to Deutsche Grammophon (DG). And then the pandemic…
Review — 2 Mar 2021
Telemann: Polonoise by Holland Baroque & Aisslinn Nosky
Holland Baroque is a self-described ‘original and innovative baroque orchestra’ who characterise their latest offering, Telemann: Polonoise, as ‘a programme for curious listeners who want to discover a different…
Review — 2 Feb 2021
Serenades: Tchaikovsky, Elgar & Mozart by Daniel Hope & Zürcher Kammerorchester
‘I’m inclined to knock music’, my colleague Phil wryly jokes at the mention of Mozart’s oft-performed serenade Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Overdone though it may be, in the hands of the…
Review — 8 Nov 2020
Chanson d’Amour by Sabine Devieilhe & Alexandre Tharaud
In Chanson d’Amour, heavenly-voiced Sabine Devieilhe takes us on a journey to France, via the music of Fauré, Ravel, Poulenc and Debussy. I know her best as an opera…
Review — 30 Sep 2020
Britten: Peter Grimes by Edward Gardner & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
To visit Benjamin Britten’s home of Aldeburgh is to enter the world of Peter Grimes. Standing on the beach, listening to the waves roll in from the North Sea, is…
Review — 5 Sep 2020
Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 by Genesis Baroque, Sophie Gent & Lucinda Moon
An optimistic young wanderer happens upon a brook, which leads him to a mill, and in turn to the beautiful millers daughter – ‘die schöne mullerin’. He falls in love…
Review — 5 Sep 2020
Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin by David Greco & Erin Helyard
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) was an influential composer, and the earliest famed solely for his instrumental works. His contemporaries were (and remain) known for their vocal compositions as much as their…
Review — 31 Jul 2020
Verdi: Otello by Jonas Kaufmann
Nowadays, it’s rare for a record company to produce a full-length studio recording of opera, but, for star tenor Jonas Kaufmann, Sony Classical makes an exception. And what a wonderful…
Review — 27 Jun 2020
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, 1692 by Gabrieli Consort & Paul McCreesh
Purcell’s semi-opera The Fairy Queen is loosely based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: there are fairies and drunken poets; there is lust, passion, and confusion. Lovers are parted…
Review — 29 Mar 2020
Women of Note: A Century of Australian Composers, Volume 2
To coincide with International Women’s Day 2020, ABC Classic has released Volume 2 in the Women of Note series, featuring another impressive program of fabulous music by composers both famous…