John O'Conor (piano), ICO/Fionnuala Hunt (violin)Serenade for strings - Elgar Piano Concerto in E flat K449 - Mozart Dekatriad - Raymond Deane Variations on a theme of Frank …Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
Beautiful colouring from restored organLa passione - Wolf-Ferrari Choral No 1 - Franck Messe a trois voix - Franck THE choral concerts by the Czech Chamber Choir (whose…Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, NSO/Paul MagiRusalka.... DargomizhskyAlexander Dargomizhsky (1813-1869) has an importance in the history of Russian opera completely out of…Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Emphatic singing as alienation aboundsElena da Feltre - Mercadante The first great operatic success of Saverio Mercadante was Elisa e Claudio, premiered in 1821 when…Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
Collins stresses RTE's commitment to NSOPlans have been announced for the golden jubilee season of the National Symphony OrchestraTue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
Philip O'Reilly (baritone), Graham Barber (piano)Coventry-born bass baritone Philip O'Reilly has been based in Ireland for the last few yearsTue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
Silken Brahms of haunting sensuality3 Violin Sonatas - Brahms You don't have to wait long at an Anne-Sophie Mutter recital to hear something specialFri Oct 03 1997 - 01:00
Strong contrasts of timbreThe Arion Ensemble is a Canadian period-instruments ensemble of flute, violin, gamba and harpsichordWed Oct 01 1997 - 01:00
25th celebrations in LimerickThe University of Limerick, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, put on a special concert at the University Concert Hall…Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
A roofer who plunged into compositionIf you believe composers live in ivory towers, try thinking of Benjamin DwyerSat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Kurt Nikkanen (violin), Isabelle van Keulen (viola), Matt Haimovitz (cello), Philippe Cassard (piano), John O'Conor (piano)Notturno - SchubertFri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Ulster Orchestra/Stephen BarlowIdomeneo - MozartThu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Not so grand operaJamie Hayes, director of Opera Northern Ireland's new Aida, knew he was on to something very differentMon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
William Dowdall (flute), Birgit Katzarofski (piano)Joueurs de flute - RousselWed Sept 17 1997 - 01:00
English Mozart has mass appealMissa de Spiritu Sancto - Samuel Wesley Samuel Wesley (1766-1837), nephew of the founder of Methodism, had written a full oratorio…Sat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
Agonies of the romantic soulHaving sung at Killruddery and Castletown House some years ago, the German baritone Olaf Bar made his Dublin recital debut in…Fri Sept 12 1997 - 01:00
Gerard Gillen (organ)Toccata in C BWV564 - Bach, Schubler Chorales - Bach, Prelude and Fugue in E minor Op 37 No 4 - Hesse, Sonata in C minor - Pescetti…Wed Sept 10 1997 - 01:00
Franz's finestSchubert: Secular Choral Music. Arnold Schoenberg Choir/Erwin Ortner. (Teldec, seven CDs)Fri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
Symphony's rugged energy reined inSymphony No 3 - HarrisViolin Concerto - MendelssohnSymphony No 5 - TchaikovskyWed Sept 03 1997 - 01:00
A bracing musical switchbackPeter Sweeney chose a very varied programme for his recital at St Michael's, Dun Laoghaire last night, the penultimate instalment…Mon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Sounding a cautious noteIt's a funny old world. The Arts Council's Arts Plan 1995-1997 always made for peculiar reading from a musical perspectiveThu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
David Adams (organ)Some of the most stimulating organ recitals in Dublin in recent years have been provided by David AdamsTue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Same sonata but few similaritiesThe Waterford Tourism International Masterclass Festival, with participants from 15 countries, will run in the city until the…Wed Aug 20 1997 - 01:00
Bryn Terfel (bass baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)Welsh bass baritone Bryn Terfel, last heard in Dublin in 1989 at what was then the Carrolls RTE Proms, returned on Saturday for…Mon Aug 18 1997 - 01:00
Joseph Szigeti and Egon Petri play Brahms. (EMI References, mid-Price)The small store of EMI's electrical recordings of Joseph Szigeti are among this great Hungarian violinist's finestFri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Gidon Kremer (violin), Oleg Maisenberg (piano): "Impressions d'Enfance"(Teldec)Like Szigeti, Gidon Kremer is a virtuoso of eclectic taste and serious commitment to the music of his own timeFri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Amor Artis, Orchestra of St Cecilia/Johannes SomaryWater Music Suite - Handel Mass in C - Schubert Te Deum - Haydn Ave verum corpusFri Jul 25 1997 - 01:00
AMOR ARTIS, ORCHESTRA OF ST CECILIA/JOHANNES SOMARYWATER MUSIC SUITE - HANDEL MASS IN C - SCHUBERT TE DEUM - HAYDN AVE VERUMFri Jul 25 1997 - 01:00
Working up a fair storm of sea sprayFlying Dutchman Overture - Wagner La mer - Debussy Symphony No 4 -Tue Jul 22 1997 - 01:00
Orchestra of St Cecilia/Geoffrey SprattFour Seasons - Vivaldi Symphony No 7 (Le Midi) - HaydnMon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
John Elwes (tenor), Hugh Tinney (piano)The second of John Elwes's three Summer Schubertiade concerts at the John Field Room was an all Schubert affairThu Jul 17 1997 - 01:00
Festival's finest kept until lastTHE final day of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival explored some of the rarer chamber music combinationsTue Jul 08 1997 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalTHE opening recital was given by pianist Susan Tomes, with a strong programme of Haydn (the Variations in F minor), Schumann (…Mon Jul 07 1997 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalWHILE Dublin audiences at the National Concert Hall were duly pointed towards America on July 4th, the West Cork Chamber Music…Sat Jul 05 1997 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalTHURSDAY was another full day at the West Cork Chamber Music FestivalFri Jul 04 1997 - 01:00
CLASSICALBach: Brandenburg Concertos. Il Giardino Armonico. (Teldec) Dial-a-track code: 1311Fri Jul 04 1997 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalTHE main feature of the second full three-concert day of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival was the premiere by the Chilingirian…Wed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
Shostakovich in burdened tonesTHE second day of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival saw things in full swingTue Jul 01 1997 - 01:00
