“Andrew Schultz’s music touches the soul and speaks to the mind” – a recent review of Ghosts of Reason
In an article that combines a review of Andrew Schultz’s Ghosts of Reason – Symphony No. 2 and an interview with the composer in the Danish magazine Klassisk pt (No. 66, 2014), Michael Schäfer says: “The symphony starts with the delicate sounds of a...
Symphony No. 3 ‘Century’ by Andrew Schultz – listen online and reviews
The new symphony had its premiere in Canberra on Monday night in front of a vast crowd (estimated at 150,000) stretching from Old Parliament House to the shores and surrounds of Lake Burley Griffin. Listen on-line to the ABC recording of Three Architects Op....
Two recent reviews: ‘eloquent, spare writing’
“Having been very impressed a few years ago by Andrew Schultz’s cantata, Journey to Horseshoe Bend, I approached this collection of his orchestral works with great anticipation. I was not disappointed. He is, in my opinion, one of the finest composers in this...
“This is music for eternity” – a recent CD review from Germany.
“…the loss of nature and the diversity of species on our planet and the disappearance of beauty in a completely exploited and spiritually vacuous world. This pain is, however, not articulated via atonality and harsh dissonances, rather with an almost transcendental harmony in which the melancholy regarding all that is irretrievable assumes the form of a beauty that takes leave of this world and yet remains facing toward it. Precisely in its serenity and inner calm, this music has something both heartbreaking and deeply moving…”
