Who has won the coveted Limelight award for 2014? Plus the essential discs of the past year as recommended by our critics.
The January 2015 issue of Limelight hits the newsstands today, available at retailers across Australia, through our online store and digitally through Zinio.
Cover Feature: Recording of the Year
Who has won the coveted Limelight award for 2014? Plus the essential discs of thepast year as recommended byour critics.
Four Seasons in One Day
Making Waves
Being Roger Woodward
Here’s your chance to read an exclusive extract from the long-awaited memoir of the legendary pianist.
Reviews
Classical CD, DVD, book and live concert reviews, including The Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars serve up a St John to remember; Naxos complete their Liverpool Shostakovich cycle in style with Vasily Petrenko; Queyras and Melnikov shine in early and late Beethoven; a performance of Handel’s Jeptha that really will waft you through the skies; Seattle’s environmental Ring Cycle with Asher Fisch gets a recording for posterity; and the Australian Ballet’s La Bayadère is reviewed.
The Limelight Classical Chart
Exclusive to Limelight, this chart ranks the top 20 best-selling classical CDs and DVDs according to monthly sales figures drawn from Australia’s leading classical specialist stores. Unlike other charts, Limelight’s specially assembled list admits only pure classical releases.
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