“Given the quality of the musicians, it seems superfluous to mention that the work was superbly played, with fastidious attention to detail, and each of the nine instruments given opportunity to shine.”
There is something very special about being in the room when it happens and highly skilled musicians are creating before your very eyes. This was the feeling that washed over as the nine musicians of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra launched into the opening bars of Louise Farrenc’s Nonet in E flat major, op.38.
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From the glances of approval and encouragement circulating among the ensemble as they performed each piece, it was easy to pick up on the pleasure each appeared to be relishing in this combination of peers, all specialists in early music, as they seized the possibilities to explore and create previously unsuspected nuances.
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Canberra audiences had the additional pleasure of being able to experience this program in the cosy ambience of the historic Albert Hall with the audience seated in a semi-circle around the orchestra. This arrangement provided a particularly intimate musical experience, allowing the special qualities of each of the period instruments to be savoured and appreciated.
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Bill Stevens OAM, Australian Arts Review (6 June 2023)
Image: Peter Hislop