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Reviews

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

Reviews

Wagner: Die Walküre
20/06/2006 The Bulletin (Australia) "the warmth, fidelity range and natural spread of the sound is in a league of its own..." More...
Wagner: Die Walküre
16/06/2006 Audiophile Audition (US) "beautifully-recorded, handsomely-packaged ... I found this a top-quality production" More...
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15/06/2006 The Age 'Green Guide' (Australia) "splendid... The cast, almost without exception, gives performances of vocal brilliance and dramatic strength ..." More...
Wagner: Die Walküre
11/06/2006 The Canberra Times (Australia) "the aural impact is immediately arresting...This is indeed a great performance." More...
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10/06/2006 The Australian (Australia) "The clarity and detail of SACD is amazing ... this recording is an extraordinary achievement..." More...
Wagner: Die Walküre
06/06/2006 Classics Today (US) "A technically superb recording… some of the most remarkable playing I’ve ever heard… More...
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02/06/2006 SA-CD.net (Australia) "Quite simply, this has to be the clearest and most well-balanced operatic recording I have heard… " More...
Wagner: Die Walküre
01/06/2006 International Record Review (UK) "This Walküre has some remarkable moments, not least the marvellous playing of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra..." More...
Wagner: Die Walküre
01/05/2006 Albany Distribution (US) “this is as magnificent a SACD production as you could have". More...
La somnambule
01/04/2006 ClassicsToday.com (USA) (Internet) "The performance here has plenty of life ... The sonics ... are very good ... presentation is first class' More...
David Tong
20/08/2005 The Australian (Australia) "The clarity and acuity of his musical perception, … bespeak a musical maturity in volcanically hot property ... More...
David Tong
01/08/2005 OZartsreview "The sheer brilliance with which this young pianist surmounts the technical hazards the music poses is without peer in my experience." More...
David Tong
03/07/2005 Sunday Herald Sun (Australia) "In Short: astonishing virtuosity from a young Melbourne pianist." More...
La somnambule
01/07/2005 ClassicsToday.com (USA) (Internet) "Bonynge’s deft handling of the score reveals a work which is both charming and sweetly lyrical … and the recording quality is super-audio" More...
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23/06/2005 The Age (Australia) "Tong … is ready to take his place with the best pianism that this country has to offer ... " More...
La somnambule
01/06/2005 Reference AudioVisual (Australia) “Beautifully recorded and mastered.” More...
David Tong
27/05/2005 ABC Classic FM (Australia) "… if we had a CD of the Year, he'd be it." More...
Shostakovich: Symphony No 10
13/05/2005 Sydney Morning Herald (Aust) "Outstanding playing came from horn player Lin Jiang ....” More...
La somnambule
12/05/2005 The Age 'Green Guide' (Australia) "La somnambule has tremendous depth and presence ... Listening with eyes shut is uncannily like being in a concert hall....." More...
David Tong
01/05/2005 Limelight (Australia) " ... the remarkable album provides a snapshot of a brilliant young artist clearly destined for greater things ..." More...