Bach Christmas Oratorio in Perth Concert was met with the following review in Seesaw Magazine.
“The St George’s Cathedral Consort under Nolan’s leadership has for some years now claimed the title of Perth’s finest choir, particularly in this repertoire, and they did not disappoint on this occasion, particularly in the soprano division”
A link to the full review can be found here-https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2019/12/christmas-joy
Read MoreGramophone Magazine have awarded the Widor/Nolan/Signum box-set a Critics’ Choice for 2019.
Gramophone cited “What sets Joseph Nolan’s accounts apart from his competitors, is a consistency of vision and brilliance of playing which feel so completely natural.”
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8649120--widor-the-complete-organ-works
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/feature/critics%E2%80%99-choice-2019-our-writers-name-their-favourite-classical-albums-of-the-year
Read MoreBBC Radio 3 In Tune played some Widor yesterday from the Signum/Nolan disc of Widor solo organ works from St Francois De Sales, Lyon.
A link can be found here with the Widor track being played at 1hr 11mins. Available on playback for the next 27 days!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000c2ll
Read MoreAnother fabulous review 4.5 star for the WASO Discovery concerts last weekend at Perth Concert Hall.
Limelight Magazine commented ‘Joseph Nolan’s playing is marked by a strange mixture of perfectionism and impetuosity’ The full review can be read here https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/reviews/discovery-concert-the-art-of-orchestration-west-australian-symphony-orchestra/
Read MoreSeesaw Magazine describe the Bach as a ‘masterful performance by organist Joseph Nolan’
The review can be read here https://www.seesawmag.com.au/news/fascinating-musical-expose/
Read MoreA fabulous 4.5 star review from the West Australian for WASO Masters Discovery with Asher Fisch and Siobhan Stagg at Perth Concert Hall on Friday and Saturday.
The review link can be found here https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/art/wa-symphony-orchestra-asher-fisch-joseph-nolan-and-siobhan-stagg-present-discovery-concert-the-art-of-orchestration-at-perth-concert-hall-ng-b881391497z
Read MoreSome Boellman Suite Gothique from St Sulpice, Paris, can be heard on the link below for the next month on BBC Radio Essential Classics!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bfn5
Read MoreDelighted to be a soloist, alongside soprano, Siobhan Stagg, in the WASO Discovery concerts led by Principal Conductor, Asher Fisch. https://www.waso.com.au/concerts-tickets/whats-on/concert/Discovery-Concert-The-Art-of-Orchestration
Read MoreWidor played by Joseph Nolan, from La Madeleine Paris, was featured on USA Pipedreams 11th November 2019!
https://www.yourclassical.org/programs/pipedreams/episodes/2019/11/11
Read MoreThe new awards edition of Gramophone Magazine hails Widor Box-Set as 'remarkable and demonstration quality'
Read MoreEditor’s Choice for Widor box-set from Classicalsource following on from their five-star review last month!
“My fourth (bonus) choice is Widor’s Complete Organ Works, championed heroically by Joseph Nolan. Not that organ music and me necessarily get on, in general, but what a gift this set is – taking us beyond the Toccata for Widor’s ten ambitious Symphonies captured in floor-vibrating sound. With exemplary and illuminating presentation this is a box-set to reckon with and keep handy for exploring”
Colin Anderson
Editor
The Classical Source
1 October 2019
http://www.classicalsource.com/home.php
Read MoreStanding ovation for the final concert at St Katherine’s Church, Frankfurt, Germany. An utterly fabulous 1990 Rieger organ coupled with a perfect acoustic.
Read MoreFor a third consecutive year, Perth Concert Hall have invited me to play an organ concert. This year the programme is Bach-Dupre Cantata Sinfonia No.29, Franck Choral No 2 in B Minor and Widor´s Sixth Symphony (complete)
https://www.perthconcerthall.com.au/events/event/joseph-nolan-in-concert
Read More“This is a landmark release. The quality of Nolan’s playing, the scope of this project, and Orga’s extensive, anecdote-rich and enlightening introduction, provide an illuminating portrait of a gigantic figure whose style evolved continuously. One can only hope that this edition will lead to a full reassessment of Widor as an artist of epic grandeur and ingenuity”
The full review can be found here-http://www.classicalsource.com/db_control/db_cd_review.php?id=16792
Read MoreA standing ovation from a large audience at St Bavo as part of the summer concerts held by the Philharmonie, Haarlem. What an organ and acoustic!
Read MoreStanding ovation following a concert at Gackenbach.
Read MoreA rave review from the Giessener Allgemaine newspaper titled “Absolutely precise”
https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/giessen/vollkommener-feinschliff-12977712.html
Read MoreA standing ovation at the end of the concert on the Eulh organ for the Giessen Orgelsommer
https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/giessen/joseph-nolan-australien-spielt-eule-orgel-12967466.html
Read MoreStanding ovations and encores given for a wonderfully attentive audience in Krefeld!
Read MoreThe wonderful Metzler organ at St Cyriakus, Krefeld where I recently played a concert in the Krefelder Orgelsommer
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