An Australian Collection

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Annotation

Track 1 is literally a recording of birds, so there's no performance artists to add here.

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-06 09:22 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Pied Butcherbirds of Spirey Creek
partial recording of:
Pied Butcherbirds of Spirey Creek
composer:
David Lumsdaine (from 1990-01 until 1990-02)
revised by:
David Lumsdaine (in 1991)
David Lumsdaine2:48
2The Edge
didgeridoo:
David Hudson
soprano vocals:
Emma Lysons (soprano)
orchestra:
Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Vine (composer)
recording of:
The Edge
composer:
Nigel Westlake
Nigel Westlake4:26
3Russian Rag
piano:
Ian Munro (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Russian Rag
composer:
Elena Kats‐Chernin (composer) (in 1996)
Elena Kats‐Chernin4:13
4Dragonfly Dance
performer:
Synergy Percussion
recording of:
Dragonfly Dance
composer:
Ross Edwards (Australian composer)
Ross Edwards4:24
5Who Killed Cock Robin?: The Caterpiilar Song
choir vocals:
The Song Company and Friends
vocals:
David Russell (Australian teacher, composer and choirmaster)
conductor:
Roland Peelman (Belgian-born Australian conductor)
recording of:
Who Killed Cock Robin?: The Caterpiilar Song
lyricist:
Peter Wesley-Smith
composer:
Martin Wesley‐Smith
Martin Wesley-Smith6:49
6Sonata for harp
harp:
Marshall McGuire (harpist)
recording of:
Sonata for harp
composer:
Peggy Glanville-Hicks (composer) (in 1951)
dedicated to:
Nicanor Zabaleta (harpist)
Peggy Glanville-Hicks3:29
7String Quartet No. 3 (excerpt)
cello:
David Pereira (Australian cellist)
viola:
Esther van Stralen (violist)
violin:
John Harding (violinist) and Georges Lentz
partial recording of:
String Quartet No. 3
composer:
Carl Vine (composer)
Carl Vine2:32
8Variations on a Theme of Chopin
piano:
Ian Munro (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Variations on a Theme of Chopin
composer:
Roger Smalley
Roger Smalley9:49
9Patapan
orchestra:
Australian Youth Orchestra
conductor:
Graham Abbott
recording of:
Patapan
composer:
Andrew Ford (Australian neo-classical composer)
Andrew Ford1:12
10Exotic Dance
flute:
Geoffrey Collins (flautist)
harp:
Alice Giles (harpist)
recording of:
Four Exotic Pieces: No. 1
composer:
Colin Brumby (Australian composer) (in 1961)
part of:
Four Exotic Pieces
Colin Brumby1:57
11String Quartet No. 8: III
string quartet:
Goldner String Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet no. 8: III. Con dolore
composer:
Peter Sculthorpe (composer) (in 1969)
part of:
String Quartet no. 8
Peter Sculthorpe4:02
12Vartarun: III
clarinet:
Peter Jenkin (clarinettist)
recording of:
Vartarun: III
composer:
Larry Sitsky (composer / arranger / pianist) (in 1984)
part of:
Vartarun
Larry Sitsky1:18
13Esperance
piano:
Stephanie McCallum (pianist)
recording of:
Esperance (for solo piano)
composer:
Chris Dench (in 1986)
Chris Dench4:12
14The wind stirs gently
cello:
David Pereira (Australian cellist)
flute:
Geoffrey Collins (flautist)
recording of:
The wind stirs gently (for flute and cello)
composer:
Nigel Butterley (composer and pianist) (in 1992)
Nigel Butterley4:47
15Rain
choir vocals:
Sydney Chamber Choir
conductor:
Nicholas Routley (conductor / composer)
recording of:
Rain (for SA choir)
composer:
Claire Maclean (New Zealand composer) (in 1995)
Claire Maclean1:28
16Beautiful Fresh Flower
piano:
Larry Sitsky (composer / arranger / pianist)
recording of:
Beautiful Fresh Flower
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Percy Grainger (in 1935)
Percy Grainger2:43
17The Selfish Giant - Ballet Suite (excerpt)
orchestra:
Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra (was merged with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in 2001 to form The Queensland Orchestra)
conductor:
Stephen Bowden
partial recording of:
The Selfish Giant
composer:
Graeme Koehne (in 1982)
Graeme Koehne4:38
18Incredible Floridas: Le bateau ivre
orchestra:
Australia Ensemble
conductor:
Dene Olding (Australian violinist)
recording of:
Incredible floridas: III. Le Bateau Ivre
composer:
Richard Meale (composer) (in 1971)
part of:
Incredible floridas
Richard Meale8:29
19Little Song
string quartet:
Goldner String Quartet
recording of:
Little Song (for String Quartet)
composer:
Peter Sculthorpe (composer) (in 1945)
Peter Sculthorpe1:17