Label: ABC Classics
Cat. No.: 476 160-7
Medium: CD
No. Discs: 1

In the tradition of The Swoon Collections, this CD showcases contemporary Australian music that is profound and passionate, meditative and soothing. All the works on this disc have become 'classics' in their own right.
Tracks include Ross Edwards' Dawn Mantras (a piece performed on the sails of the Sydney Opera House to greet the new millennium), the lush slow movement from Carl Vine's Piano Concerto, Peter Sculthorpe's immortal Small Town, and works by Nigel Westlake, Graeme Koehne, Peggy Glanville-Hicks and more.
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| Artists: |
Roger Armstrong (flute), John Carmichael (piano), Lyle Chan (piano), Ian Cleworth (percussion), Diana Doherty (oboe), Mark Donnelly (baritone), Matthew Doyle (didjeridu), Jim Franklin (shakuhachi), Antony Gray (piano), Michael Kieran Harvey (piano), Guy Henderson (oboe), David Hirschfelder (piano), David Hobson (tenor), Miriam Hyde (piano), Robert John (violin), Timothy Kain (guitar), David Lockett (piano), Marshall McGuire (harp), Paul McMahon (tenor), Brian Nixon (percussion), Jane Sheldon (soprano), Rixon Thomas (cor anglais), Sydney Children's Choir, Cantillation, Gondwanna Voices, Duo Sol, The Contemporary Singers, Sydney Alpha Ensemble, Guitar Trek, Sydney String Quartet. |
| Composers: |
John Carmichael, Lyle Chan, Richard Charlton, Ross Edwards, Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Grainger, Alfred Hill, David Hirschfelder, David Hobson, Miriam Hyde, Alan John, Elena Kats-Chernin, Gordon Kerry, Graham Koehne, Raffaele Marcellino, Richard Meale, Sean O'Boyle, Peter Sculthorpe, Margaret Sutherland, Carl Vine, Nigel Westlake, Lyn Williams, Malcolm Williamson. |
| Conductors: |
Stuart Challender, Myer Fredman, Marco Guidarini, Sean O'Boyle, David Porcelijn, Geoffrey Simon, David Stanhope, Mark Summerbell, Edo de Waart, Lyn Williams. |
| Orchestras: |
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Sinfonia Australis, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra. |
| Tracks: |
1 | ROSS EDWARDS (b. 1943) Dawn Mantras Sydney Children's Choir, Cantillation, Jane Sheldon soprano, Matthew Doyle didjeridu,Jim Franklin shakuhachi, Rixon Thomas cor anglais, Ian Cleworth,Brian Nixon percussion, Lyn Williams conductor | 2 | LYN WILLIAMS (b. 1963) Ferry Me Across the Water Marshall McGuire harp, Gondwana Voices, Lyn Williams conductor | 3 | PETER SCULTHORPE (b. 1929) Small Town Guy Henderson oboe, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender conductor | 4 | GRAEME KOEHNE (b. 1956) Way Out West(excerpt) Diana Doherty oboe, Sinfonia Australis, Mark Summerbell conductor | 5 | PERCY ALDRIDGE GRAINGER (1882-1961) Dreamery Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope conductor | 6 | NIGEL WESTLAKE (b. 1958) Wooden Shipsfrom Antarctica Suite Timothy Kain guitar, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn conductor | 7 | DAVID HOBSON (b. 1960) / DAVID HIRSCHFELDER (b. 1959) In Questa Stanza (Inside this room) David Hobson tenor, David Hirschfelder piano, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra,Marco Guidarini conductor | 8 | GORDON KERRY (b. 1961) Dream Duo Sol | 9 | RAFAELE MARCELLINO (b. 1964) Hymn I from Heart of Fire The Contemporary Singers, Sydney Alpha Ensemble, David Stanhope conductor | 10 | ALAN JOHN (b. 1958) Aftermath from The Bank Paul McMahon tenor, Mark Donnelly baritone, Cantillation, Sinfonia AustralisDavid Stanhope conductor | 11 | RICHARD MEALE (b. 1932) Prelude: Lake Genevafrom Scenes from Mer de Glace Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn conductor | 12 | ELENA KATS-CHERNIN (b. 1957) Russian Rag Sydney Alpha Ensemble, David Stanhope conductor | 13 | SEAN O'BOYLE (b. 1963) Molly Robert John violin, Orchestra Victoria, Sean O'Boyle conductor | 14 | RICHARD CHARLTON (b. 1955) A Sky for Dreamingfrom Capricorn Skies Guitar Trek | 15 | MIRIAM HYDE (1913-2005) Andante Tranquillofrom Piano Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor Miriam Hyde piano, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon conductor | 16 | MALCOLM WILLIAMSON (1931-2003) Lane Covefrom Sydney Diaries Antony Gray piano | 17 | MARGARET SUTHERLAND (1897-1984) Jesu, meine Freudefrom Two Chorale Preludes David Lockett piano | 18 | LYLE CHAN (b. 1967) Forever #1from Solo Piano Lyle Chan piano | 19 | ALFRED HILL (1870-1960) Adagiofrom String Quartet No. 10 in E major Sydney String Quartet | 20 | JOHN CARMICHAEL (b. 1930) Quiet Eveningfrom A Little Night Music Roger Armstrong flute, John Carmichael piano | 21 | PEGGY GLANVILLE-HICKS (1912-1990) Gymnopedie IIIfrom Three Gymnopedies Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Myer Fredman conductor | 22 | CARL VINE (b. 1954) Movement IIfrom Piano Concerto Michael Kieran Harvey piano, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart conductor |
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| Medium: |
CD |
| No. of Discs: |
1 |
| SKU #: |
02931 |
| Label: |
ABC Classics |
| Catalog #: |
476 160-7 |
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