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Performance by Emma O'Brien, Melbourne University Orchestra, Christopher Martin from the CD Works for orchestra |
Score
Letters to the Front : for soprano and piano / Stuart Greenbaum ; text by Ross Baglin.
Version: This product features the Soprano with piano version of this work
Library shelf no. 783.66542/GRE 2 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Ross Baglin's text presents a series of 4 letters written during the First World War from a young Melbourne woman to her partner fighting the war in Europe. These reflect the life and events back home from the perspective of the woman waiting. These are framed by two 'virtual' letters from his gravesite in Fromelles, France in 1975, providing a more existential reflection gained 6 decades on. The work was originally scored for soprano and orchestra in 1989 and later adapted for soprano and piano in 2002.
Work Details
Year: 1989
Duration: 14 min.
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Song Cycles
Performances of this work
22 Nov 2011: at Songmakers Australia (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon). Featuring Merlyn Quaife, Andrea Katz.
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