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Music for a candlelight dinner : music of Australian composers.

Published by Jade Records [JADCD1058 ] — 1 CD (70 min.)
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Featured Australian works

Work	Composer	Performers	Duration
One more summer (1994) — solo piano	Robert Allworth		3 mins, 40 sec.
Remembering Robert Straub (1995) — solo piano	Robert Allworth		2 mins, 13 sec.
Andersen rhumba — solo piano	Lawrence Bartlett		2 mins, 18 sec.
Golden hours (1995) for chamber orchestra	Betty Beath		3 mins, 26 sec.
Capriccio (1993) for solo bassoon	Colin Brumby		4 min, 14 sec.
Chiaroscuro (1977) — trios: clarinet, piano, cello	Colin Brumby		15 min, 6 sec.
Look at the stars (1978) — solo piano — Saturn only	Ann Carr-Boyd		2 min, 25 sec.
Prelude for violin and piano (1993) for violin with piano	Ann Carr-Boyd		4 min, 43 sec.
Nostalgic interlude	Eric Gross		3 min, 30 sec.
Pensive prelude, op. 208 (1996) — solo piano	Eric Gross		3 mins, 15 sec.
Waltzing mandolins	Eric Gross		3 min, 52 sec.
At the fountain (1995) — solo piano	Dulcie Holland		3 mins, 31 sec.
Ballad (1950) for clarinet with piano	Dulcie Holland		14 min, 13 sec.
Cradle song for a special child (1993) for string quartet	Dulcie Holland		4 min, 2 sec.
Nocturne for piano (1947) — solo piano Recorded/performed at: Studios 301, Sydney, on 2 Sep 95.	Dulcie Holland	Dulcie Holland	4 mins, 28 sec.
Jazz fusion suite (1982) for large jazz ensemble — Free spirit Recorded/performed at: Ganda Studios, Sydney, on 19 Oct 92.	Derek Strahan		4 mins, 47 sec.

Product details

Duration: 70 min.

Contents note: Nocturne ; At the fountain / Dulcie Holland -- Prelude for violin and piano ; Saturn / Ann Carr-Boyd -- Chiaroscuro ; Capriccio for solo bassoon / Colin Brumby -- Golden hours / Betty Beath -- Cradle song for a special child / Dulcie Holland -- Nostalgic interlude / Eric Gross -- The Andersen rhumba / Lawrence Bartlett -- Pensive prelude / Eric Gross -- Ballad for clarinet and piano / Dulcie Holland -- Remembering Robert Straub ; One more summer / Robert Allworth -- Waltzing mandolins / Eric Gross -- Free spirit / Derek Strahan.

Capture session: Tracks 1, 2, 4, 11-13, 15, 16 recorded at Studios 301, Sydney in January, April and September 1995 ; Tracks 3 & 17 recorded by 2MBS-FM, Sydney, on 29 January 1996 & 8 December 1995 respectively ; Tracks 5-7 recorded in the Nickson Room of the Music Dept. of the University of Queensland, 9 June 1989 ; Tracks 8 & 10 recorded at Queensland University, 18 December 1995 & 9 December 1994 ; Track 9 recorded at Grevillea Studios, Brisbane, 5 February 1996 ; Track 14 recorded by EMI, 1955 ; Track 18 recorded at Ganda Studios, Reiby Place, Sydney, 19 October 1982.

Liner notes include brief programme notes.

Performers: Dulcie Holland (piano: Holland - Nocturne, At the fountain) ; Glenn Murray (violin: Carr-Boyd - Prelude) ; Ann Carr-Boyd (piano: Carr-Boyd - Prelude, Saturn, Allworth - Remembering Robert Straub, One more summer) ; Perihelion (Brumby - Chiaroscuro) ; Nigel Sabin (clarinet: Brumby - Chiaroscuro) ; Colin Spiers (piano: Brumby - Chiaroscuro) ; Gwyn Roberts (violoncello: Brumby - Chiaroscuro) ; Ann Hoare (bassoon: Brumby - Capriccio) ; Betty Beath (piano: Beath) ; Rachael Hunt (violin: Holland - Cradle song) ; Nigel Bardsley (violin: Holland - Cradle song) ; Geoffrey Stewart-Richardson (viola: Holland - Cradle song) ; Tara Cuddeford (violoncello: Holland - Cradle song) ; Eric Gross (piano: Gross - Nostalgic interlude, Pensive prelude) ; Lawrence Bartlett (piano: Bartlett) ; Clive Amadio (clarinet: Holland - Ballad) ; Olga Krasnik (piano: Holland - Ballad) ; Oatley Mandolins (Gross - Waltzing mandolins) ; Adrian Hooper (conductor: Gross - Waltzing mandolins) ; Paul Hooper (solo mandolin: Gross - Waltzing mandolins) ; Tony Ansell (electronic piano: Strahan) ; Graham Jesse (alto saxophone: Strahan) ; Ivor James (violoncello: Strahan) ; Jim Kelly (guitar: Strahan) ; Greg Lyon (bass guitar: Strahan) ; Mark Riley (percussion: Strahan).