PROKOFIEV: IVAN THE TERRIBLE
(taken from the score written for Sergei Eisenstein’s film Ivan the Terrible) No. 1 Overture
January 21, 2025
The Original Bösendorfer Piano of ERNST VON DOHNANYI
Dohnanyi’s own piano with its semi-circular, curved keyboard, is kept by the Museum of Music
January 21, 2025
On the Importance of Jazz
Opening Address to the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival: Commissioned for the program of the 1964
January 17, 2025
Ev’ry Valley a tenor’s journey
Thomas Edmond’s journey took him from Hillside Farm, Morgan
November 20, 2024
The 5MBS Handy Guide To Rumba
Rumba music is a vibrant genre that has captured the hearts of people around the
June 8, 2023
Great Musical Patrons 5 – Railways & Music
What do railways and music have in common? How did railways and composition become intertwined?
May 3, 2023
Palatial Treats: New North Adelaide Baroque Hall
Graham Strahle reports on a concert given by Tarrawatta Trio in the newly completed North
December 10, 2022
Hildegard of Bingen
A Woman of her Age A question for Triva: Who composed Ave Generosa, O Viridissima
September 18, 2022
Great Musical Patrons 4 -Werner Reinhart (and his link to Alma Moodie – forgotten Australian violinist)
Werner Reinhart lived between 1884 and 1951. He was a Swiss businessman, philanthropist, amateur clarinettist,
August 29, 2022
Great Musical Patrons 3 – Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Elizabeth Penn Sprague was born in Chicago in 1864. Her father was a wealthy owner
August 13, 2022
Becoming a radio presenter
Meg Alexander shares her experiences of joining 5mbs as a presenter. My adventures in radioland
August 12, 2022
Great Musical Patrons – 2
When Paul Sacher died aged 93 in 1999, he was the third richest man in
August 2, 2022
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