by NRB | 10 Oct 2024 | Fiction |
Harriet Constable’s debut novel takes inspiration from a real-life Venetian prodigy who was both a student of and rival to Vivaldi. Anna Maria della Pietà is destined for greatness. At eight, she knows it as surely as string knows bow, as lightning knows storm, as...
by NRB | 5 Jul 2013 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
Champion sportspeople are often asked what they would have liked to be were they not the footballers, golfers or swimmers they are. Golfer Nick Faldo, for example, said he would have liked to be a racing-car driver. Sterling Moss said he’d have fancied being a...
by NRB | 12 Nov 2012 | Non-fiction |
This memoir is a passionate account of a conductor’s lifetime enthusiasm for music. Give Me Excess of It is an immensely enjoyable book. Richard Gill and I are much of an age, both NSW Conservatorium students (though we never met there), and so many of his...