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CD: Contemporary Australian piano

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Contemporary Australian piano / Larry Sitsky.

Published by Move Records [MD3066] — 1 CD (71 min.)
Sales Availability: $27.27— Add to Cart
Library Availability: CD 10 — Available for loan

Featured Australian works

Uttering joyous leaves (1981) — solo piano, by Nigel Butterley

Ragings of a one pot screamer (1982) — solo piano, by Theodore Dollarhide

Eshelgharam — solo piano, by Ann Ghandar

Three pieces (1966) — solo piano — Cantillation, The spell., by Helen Gifford

Sonata No. 1 — solo piano, by Keith Humble

Sonata No. 2 — solo piano, by Keith Humble

Ragtime (1977) — solo piano — Movement #2: Elite syncopations, by Mary Mageau

Five small pieces (1991) — solo piano, by John McCaughey

Krebs (1983) — solo piano, by Mark Pollard

Masks (1981) — solo piano, by Haydn Reeder

Arch (Fantasia no. 4) (1980) — solo piano, by Larry Sitsky

Fantasia No.1, by Larry Sitsky

In memory of Egon Petrie, by Larry Sitsky

Prelude (1983) — solo piano, by Lawrence Whiffin

Product details

A valuable collection of Australian compositions for piano, by some of Australia's most respected and inventive composers and performed by pianist-composer, Larry Sitsky. A disc of extreme contrasts, ranging from Keith Humble's fiery 'Sonatas 1 and 2' to the Joplinesque Mary Mageau's 'Elite Syncopations'. It includes Sitsky's own rhapsodic pieces 'Fantasia No. 1 and No. 4'; Helen Gifford's 'The Spell 'and 'Cantillation'; Lawrence Whiffin's 'Prelude', Haydn Reeder's 'Masks', Nigel Butterley's 'Uttering Joyous Leaves', John McCaughey's 'Five Small Pieces', Theodore Dollarhide's 'Ragings of a One Pot Screamer', Ann Ghandar's 'Eshelgharam', and Mark Pollard's 'Krebs'. A truly valuable collection!

Duration: 71 min.

Contents note: Arch (Fantasia No. 4) / Larry Sitsky -- Cantillation / Helen Gifford -- Elite syncopations / Mary Mageau -- Prelude / Lawrence Whiffin -- Sonata 1 ; Sonata 2 / Keith Humble -- Masks / Haydn Reeder -- Uttering joyous leaves / Nigel Butterley -- Five small pieces / John McCaughey -- Ragings of a one pot screamer / Theodore Dollarhide -- Eshelgharam / Ann Ghandar -- Krebs / Mark Pollard -- The spell / Helen Gifford -- Fantasia No. 1 (In memory of Egon Petrie) / Larry Sitsky.

Performers: Larry Sitsky (piano).

Capture session: Recorded at the Canberra School of Music.

Booklet includes brief programme notes.

Assisted by the Australia Council.