In this month’s issue, Beethoven’s Big Bang: the concert that changed everything.
The May 2015 issue of Limelight hits the newsstands today, available at retailers across Australia and digitally through Zinio.
Cover Feature: Beethoven’s Big Bang
In 1808, Beethoven packed a Viennese audience into a freezing cold hall and subjected them to over four hours of ‘new’ music. Was he mad? Or was this the greatest conert ever? And how did it change the way we listen to music today?.
Following the Lieder
The Escape Artists
Opera’s Other Don
A look at Verdi’s Don Carlos, the five-act French Grand Opera that, according to many, turned into the greatest Italian opera ever written.
The Iceman Cometh
In Jean Sibelius’ 150th year we explore the life and work of the great Finnish composer through four key works and a visit to his homeland.
Reviews
Classical CD, DVD, book and live concert reviews, including new, attracitive works from Graeme Koehne offering plenty of reasons to be cheerful,
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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