Hearing the Music of Early NSW: Recent submissions
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Henry Rowley Bishop (1787-1856): Overture to Guy Mannering (arr. for pianoforte trio); Neal Peres Da Costa (pianoforte), Annie Gard (violin), Daniel Yeadon (violoncello); Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney, 27 February 2022
Published 2022-08-12Following quickly on its first publication, Walter Scott’s 1815 novel ‘Guy Mannering’ was adapted for the lyric stage as an opera produced in London the following year, with a score ‘composed, selected, and arranged’ by ...Open AccessAudiovisual -
William Joseph Cavendish (1789-1839); Fairy quadrilles and waltzes (Sydney, 1833); first modern performance; Neal Peres Da Costa (pianoforte), Annie Gard (violin), Daniel Yeadon (violoncello); Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney, 27 February 2022
Published 2022-08-12Movements: [1] Pantalon (Radoma); [2] L’Été (Betanimena); [3] Poule (Kurry Jong); [4] Pastourelle (Woo-loo-moo-loo) [sic]; [5] Finale (Matitanana); [6] Waltz No. 1; [7] Waltz No. 2. Until he tragically drowned in Sydney ...Open AccessAudiovisual -
Alexander Lee (1802-1851), Thomas Haynes Bayly (words): Come where the aspens quiver]; Koen van Stade (tenor), Neal Peres Da Costa (pianoforte); Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney, 27 February 2022
Published 2022-08-12This theatre song, with its chivalric evocations of troubadors and guitars, was first popularised by a star theatrical singer in 1820s London, Mrs (Harriet) Waylett. A decade later, in Sydney, the song was still being sung ...Open AccessAudiovisual -
Henri Herz (1803-1838): Variations brillantes sur un thème favori de l'opéra de Zampa [by Hérold]; Neal Peres Da Costa (pianoforte); Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney, 27 February 2022
Published 2022-08-12The French virtuoso pianist and composer Henri Herz was not only a star in Dublin and London, but was also well-known in 1830s Sydney, where pianos he had specially selected in London and Paris were exported to NSW and ...Open AccessAudiovisual -
William Vincent Wallace (1812-1863), Robert Stewart (words): Echo’s song [Oh! I am Echo, Queen of sound] (Sydney, 1837); first modern performance; Koen van Stade (tenor), Neal Peres Da Costa (pianoforte); Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney, 27 February 2022
Published 2022-08-12For two years from early 1836 to early 1838, Sydney was home to the young Irish violinist, pianist and composer William Vincent Wallace. The musical offspring of leading local families lined up for the honour of receiving ...Open AccessAudiovisual