Mary Nemet

mary nemet

Mary Nemet's career has included roles as the National Reviews Editor and AUSTA Stringendo magazine. She is also a violinist, soloist, chamber music and has performed in orchestral concerts worldwide.

During a distinguished career her second homes were London’s Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Abbey Road and BBC studios. She's a former lecturer in Strings, Sydney Conservatorium and VCA, Melbourne, UQ and USQ.

Articles by Mary Nemet

composer Jean Sibelius

Sheet Music Review: Jean Sibelius’ Lesser-Known Cello and Piano Work ‘Malinconia’

Jean Sibelius' Malinconia for cello and piano rewards the players with a soulful opening cello cadenza and a hauntingly beautiful melody that brings out the cello’s most captivating tonal qualities.

composer Joachim Raff

Sheet Music Review: Joachim Raff’s Opus 85 Has More to Offer Beyond the Popular Cavatina

Many young violin students will be familiar with Joachim Raff’s Opus 85, not realizing that it is the third of six equally enchanting pieces of Opus 85.

Grazyna Bacewicz Easy Pieces for Violin and Piano

Sheet Music Review: Grazyna Bacewicz’s ‘Easy Pieces for Violin & Piano’ is Ideal for Beginners

Grazyna Bacewicz's "Easy Pieces for Violin & Piano," penned in 1945—five in each of two books—is ideal for the beginning years of lessons.

composer Eduard Franck

Print Review: Eduard Franck’s Sonata No. 1 for Violin & Piano in C minor Delivers a Wealth of Thematic and Rhythmic Ideas

Eduard Franck’s fellow composers held him in high esteem. His Sonata No. 1 for Violin & Piano in C minor delivers a wealth of thematic and rhythmic ideas.

Clara Schumann at piano

Print Music Review: Bärenreiter Delivers an Excellent Edition of Clara Schumann’s ‘Three Romances’

In this fastidious edition of Clara Schumann’s "Three Romances" from Bärenreiter performers will find a wealth of information on these appealing works.

composer alexander zemlinsky

Sheet Music Review: Zemlinsky’s Intense and Emotional String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15

Zemlinsky's String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15, is end-of-century Romantic music on a grand scale and remains one of his most frequently performed works.

composer Jean-Louis Duport

Sheet Music Review: Jean-Louis Duport’s 21 Études for Cello are a Staple of Cello Pedagogical Repertoire

Duport’s études are a staple of cello pedagogical repertoire, focusing on bowing and fingering technique. This edition also offers the original second cello part.

Richard Strauss

Sheet Music Review: Richard Strauss’ Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 6

In Richard Strauss' Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 6, Henle has once again produced a meticulous edition.

Violinist Isabelle Faust holding her instrument against a purple background

Review: Violinist Isabelle Faust and Orchestre De Paris Dazzle with Péter Eötvös’ Virtuosic ‘Alhambra’ and Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’

Péter Eötvös’ third violin concerto is an astonishingly virtuosic composition for the Orchestre De Paris as well as violin soloist Isabelle Faust.

Pleyel Six Easy Duos for Two Violins Op. 48. G. Henle Verlag

Sheet Music Review: Pleyel, Six Easy Duos for Two Violins, Op. 48

First appearing in 1796, these delightful duos are ideal for sharing a rainy Saturday afternoon with your playing buddy, or as a post-lesson treat.