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Red earth / Tall Poppies Ensemble.

Published by Tall Poppies [TP133] — 1 CD (68 min.)
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Library Availability: CD 1339 — Available for loan

Featured Australian works

Red earth (1985) for sextet, by Colin Bright

Ortigas Avenue (1986) for sextet, by Neil Currie

Shadow D-zone (1977) for sextet, by Ross Edwards

Concertino da camera (1946) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and pianoforte, by Peggy Glanville-Hicks

Bagatelles (1985) for sextet, by David Lumsdaine

On shooting stars (1981) for sextet, by Vincent Plush

Product details

TALL POPPIES ENSEMBLE
Geoffrey Collins: flute/piccolo
Cathy McCorkill: clarinet
John Harding: violin
Esther van Stralen: viola
David Pereira: cello
Daryl Pratt: percussion
Roger Brooke: bassoon
Ian Munro: piano
David Stanhope: conductor

Here is a world-premiere recording of important Australian works for instrumental ensemble. Both the performers and the repertoire have been hand-selected for this project, which was funded by the Australia Council.

The Tall Poppies Ensemble is an occasional group assembled for special recording projects. All the players have long-standing connections with Tall Poppies in that they have, or will, record solo CDs for the label or have been involved in other ensemble projects. Such a splendid gathering of performers gives Tall Poppies a chance to record some neglected Australian repertoire.

The music on this CD comes from the archives of the Seymour Group and from the Australia Ensemble. Together the music presents, as it happens, a snapshot of important compositional and philosophical interests of Australian composers over the years. Where possible, the composers attended the recordings.

Each work on this new CD creates a special atmosphere, from the arid outback and Aboriginal sounds of Colin Bright, to the sparse abstract gestures of Ross Edwards, to the gentle rollicking brightness of Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ neo-classical Concertino da Camera. The centrepiece of the CD is the sinewy Bagatelles of David Lumsdaine, a sextet full of surprises and beautifully performed. Politics is the creative inspiration behind Vincent Plush’s On Shooting Stars: Homage to Victor Hara which comments on the life and times of the Chilean singer, and also Neil Currie’s chirpy Ortigas Avenue, inspired by the Filipino coup in 1986.

Duration: 68 min.

Contents note: Red earth / Colin Bright -- Concertino da camera / Peggy Glanville-Hicks -- Ortigas Avenue / Neil Currie -- Bagatelles / David Lumsdaine -- Shadow D-zone / Ross Edwards -- On shooting stars / Vincent Plush.

Performers: Geoffrey Collins (flute, piccolo) ; Cathy McCorkill (clarinet) ; John Harding (violin) ; Esther van Stralen (viola) ; David Pereira (violoncello) ; Daryl Pratt (percussion) ; Roger Brooke (bassoon) ; Ian Munro (piano) ; David Stanhope (conductor).

Capture session: Recorded in Studio 200, ABC Sydney, 26-29 July 1998.

Liner notes include programme notes and notes on the composers and performers.