Melba Recordings

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Reviews

Melba’s reviews tell a story – the delight with which our artists and repertoire have been embraced internationally.

Reviews

GRAND
01/01/2005 The Sunday Age (Australia "a marvelously effective mosaic of movement and lyricism that is perfect to listen to on long journeys or on a cold night." More...
Puccini=Passion SACD
01/03/2004 MusicWeb International (UK) "[Barker] ...a highly skilled and committed singer who gives her all... as satisfying a disc of this demanding repertoire as I have heard..” More...
Puccini=Passion CD
01/03/2004 MusicWeb International (UK) "[Barker] ...a highly skilled and committed singer who gives her all... as satisfying a disc of this demanding repertoire as I have heard..” More...
Puccini=Passion SACD
01/02/2004 Music Forum "... this recording is a welcome collation of Puccini arias and songs ... There are considerable pleasures to be had from this disc " More...
Puccini=Passion CD
01/02/2004 Music Forum "... this recording is a welcome collation of Puccini arias and songs ... There are considerable pleasures to be had from this disc " More...
Puccini=Passion SACD
03/01/2004 Herald Sun Weekend Magazine (Australia) "Barker's own supple soprano is a world-beater ..." More...
Puccini=Passion CD
03/01/2004 Herald Sun Weekend Magazine (Australia) "Barker's own supple soprano is a world-beater ..." More...
Puccini=Passion SACD star onstar onstar onstar on
03/01/2003 The Australian (Australia) "[Richard Bonynge] brings a sensitive hand and undisputed sense of the theatre ... Barker doesn't just sing the notes but lives the drama." More...
Puccini=Passion CD star onstar onstar onstar on
03/01/2003 The Australian (Australia) "[Richard Bonynge] brings a sensitive hand and undisputed sense of the theatre ... Barker doesn't just sing the notes but lives the drama." More...
J.S. Bach
30/06/2002 Organ Music Society of Adelaide "O'Donnell provides us with a refreshingly new interpretation of the work..." More...
J.S. Bach
01/06/2002 Organ Music Society of Adelaide (Australia) "O'Donnell provides us with a refreshingly new interpretation of the work ... " More...
J.S. Bach
25/05/2002 The Weekend Australian (Australia) "... Leipzig Chorales are like the richest of fruit cakes, ..." More...
J.S. Bach
18/05/2002 Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) "Thanks to the Ahrend organ's colours and O'Donnell's imaginative stop-pulling, the variety is immense..." More...
J.S. Bach
01/05/2002 24 Hours (Australia) "[The Ahrend organ] sings! ...." More...
J.S. Bach
25/04/2002 The Age 'Green Guide' (Australia) "...wide-ranging in conception and expression ... the perfect vehicle for revealing the marvellously diverse colours of the Ahrend..." More...
Power of Love
01/04/2002 Gramophone " ...it is pleasant - to hear music that falls so easily on the ear ... with such skill and dedication ..." More...
J.S. Bach
01/04/2002 Organo Pleno (Australia) "...This is a musical experience to be treasured." More...
Amoureuse
01/03/2002 Gramophone (UK) "An indispensable CD Of Massenet rarities... worth your while to put the record straight away on the shopping list." More...
Seduction
01/12/2001 Gramophone (UK) "An outstanding recital by an excellent young tenor singing superb Strauss" More...
Seduction
01/12/2001 MusicWeb International (UK) "This is another first class recording from Melba, a good compilation and well produced." More...