Australian Composer Series, 3 [Box Set] - ABC Classics - ABCC 4763218 - 0289476321

"Five of the great names of Australian music are featured in this new release from ABC Classics. Richard Meale's music traces a path from avant-garde pioneer to poet of lyrical melody; Brett Dean explores notions of loss, struggle, creativity and contemporary culture in his superbly crafted orchestral scores. The Latin rhythms of Malcolm Williamson's Our Man in Havana sparkle with irrepressible energy; the finely etched and richly coloured images of Peggy Glanville-Hicks' Etruscan Concerto evoke the mystery and grandeur of an ancient world, while Gerard Brophy's sensual creations travel from Brazil to the Middle East and beyond. Recorded as part of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra's APRA Award-winning Australian music program, this 5CD box set, the eagerly-awaited third volume in the TSO's Australian Composers series, presents some of the defining moments in Australian composition."

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Williamson, Malcolm : Our Man in Havana, suite for orchestra

Conductor: Richard Mills
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (12/15/2004-12/18/2004)
Running Time: 18 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1963

Williamson, Malcolm : Sinfonia Concertante, for 3 trumpets, piano & strings

Performer: Caroline Almonte (Piano)
Conductor: Richard Mills
Notes: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Studio (04/21/2004-04/22/2004)
Running Time: 19 min. sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1958-1961

Williamson, Malcolm : Santiago de Espada, overture for orchestra

Conductor: Richard Mills
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (12/15/2004-12/18/2004)
Running Time: 5 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1956

Williamson, Malcolm : Sinfonietta, for orchestra

Conductor: Richard Mills
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (12/15/2004-12/18/2004)
Running Time: 18 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1965

Williamson, Malcolm : Epitaphs for Edith Sitwell for organ

Performers: Erica Kennedy (Violin); Janet Rutherford (Viola)
Conductor: Richard Mills
Running Time: 7 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1965

Meale, Richard : Mer de glace, opera :: Concert Monologue

Performer: Merlyn Quaife (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Mills
Running Time: 18 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1981

Meale, Richard : Cantilena pacifica for violin & strings

Performer: Erica Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Richard Mills
Running Time: 7 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Meale, Richard : Variations, for orchestra

Conductor: Richard Mills
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (08/08/2005-08/09/2005)
Running Time: 13 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Meale, Richard : Lumen, for orchestra

Conductor: Richard Mills
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (08/08/2005-08/09/2005)
Running Time: 7 min. sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Meale, Richard : Clouds now and then, for orchestra

Conductor: Richard Mills
Running Time: 7 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1969

Meale, Richard : Homage to García Lorca, for orchestra

Conductor: Dobbs Franks
Notes: Odeon, Hobart, Australia (02/17/1987-02/19/1987)
Running Time: 19 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Brophy, Gerard : The Republic of Dreams, for harp, flute, clarinet, percussion & strings

Performer: Genevieve Lang (Harp)
Conductor: Kenneth Young
Running Time: 8 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1996

Brophy, Gerard : Mantras, for orchestra

Conductor: Kenneth Young
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (12/13/2006-12/14/2006)
Running Time: 14 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 2003

Brophy, Gerard : Maracatú, for orchestra

Conductor: Kenneth Young
Running Time: 11 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 2003

Brophy, Gerard : Forbidden Colours, for chamber orchestra

Conductor: Kenneth Young
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (12/13/2006-12/14/2006)
Running Time: 9 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 09/1988-10/1988

Brophy, Gerard : Le Réveil de l'ange, for piano & chamber orchestra

Performer: Lisa Moore (Piano)
Conductor: Dobbs Franks
Notes: Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Studio 710 (10/22/1989-10/27/1989)
Running Time: 20 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1987

Glanville-Hicks, Peggy : Etruscan Concerto for piano & orchestra

Performer: Caroline Almonte (Piano)
Conductor: Richard Mills
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (12/06/2007-12/07/2007)
Running Time: 15 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto

Glanville-Hicks, Peggy : Sappho, opera :: Final Scene

Performer: Deborah Riedel (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Mills
Running Time: 7 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1963

Glanville-Hicks, Peggy : Tragic Celebration, for orchestra

Conductor: Richard Mills
Running Time: 15 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1966

Glanville-Hicks, Peggy : Letters from Morocco, for voice & orchestra

Performer: Gerald English (Tenor)
Conductor: Antony Walker
Running Time: 13 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1952

Dean, Brett : Testament, for orchestra

Conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (03/18/2008/03/19/2008)
Running Time: 15 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Dean, Brett : Etüdenfest, for piano & orchestra

Performer: Caroline Almonte (Piano)
Conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (02/21/2007/02/23/2007)
Running Time: 10 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 2000

Dean, Brett : Shadow Music, for orchestra

Conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing
Notes: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Australia (11/24/2005/11/25/2005)
Running Time: 19 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Dean, Brett : Between Moments, for cello & orchestra

Performer: Sue-Ellen Paulsen (Cello)
Conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing
Running Time: 6 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Dean, Brett : Game Over, clarinets, drums, piano, guitar, violin, cello, double bass & chamber orchestra

Performers: Alison Lazaroff-Somssich; Gary Wain (Drums); Sue-Ellen Paulsen (Cello); Leonard Grigoryan (Guitar); Ben Tienen (Piano); Bob Scott; Stuart Thomson (Double Bass); Duncan Abercromby (Clarinet)
Conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing
Notes: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Studio (10/11/2006/10/12/2006)
Running Time: 14 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Australian Composer Series, Vol. 3 [Box Set]

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