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Peter Sculthorpe, 1929-2014

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Peter Sculthorpe, 1929-2014 : the ABC recordings.

Featured Australian works

  Work Composer PerformersDuration
Cello dreaming (1998) — cello with string orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, on Dec 02.
Peter Sculthorpe Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sue-Ellen Paulsen, Richard Mills 18 mins, 7 sec.
Djilile (1996) for chamber orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Ballroom, Government House, Hobart,Tasmania, on Jun 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sue-Ellen Paulsen, David Porcelijn 4 mins, 31 sec.
Earth cry (1986) for full orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall, on Jun 00.
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, James Judd 5 mins, 57 sec.
Earth cry (1986) for full orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Town Hall, on Feb 90.
Peter Sculthorpe Sydney Symphony, Stuart Challender 10 mins, 31 sec.
Earth cry (1986) for full orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Ferry Road Studio, ABC, Brisbane, on Sep 03.
Peter Sculthorpe Queensland Symphony Orchestra, William Barton, Michael Christie 11 mins, 15 sec.
The fifth continent (1963) for speaker and orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Ballroom of Government House, Hobart., on Jun 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Peter Sculthorpe, Barbara Jane Gilby, David Pereira, Vanessa Souter, Joseph Ortuso, Mark Atkins, Bruce Lamont, David Porcelijn 30 mins, 20 sec.
From Uluru (1991) for full orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 3 mins, 40 sec.
Great sandy island (1998) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall, on Jun 00.
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, James Judd 22 mins, 48 sec.
Irkanda IV (1961) for solo violin, strings & percussion
Recorded/performed at: ABC Waverly Studios, Melbourne, on 11 Jul 66.
Peter Sculthorpe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Dommett, John Hopkins 11 mins, 18 sec.
Irkanda IV (1961) for solo violin, strings & percussion
Recorded/performed at: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo, Sydney, on Jan 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra 10 mins, 41 sec.
Irkanda IV (1961) for solo violin, strings & percussion
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Town Hall, on Jul 89.
Peter Sculthorpe Sydney Symphony, Don Hazelwood, Stuart Challender 11 mins, 20 sec.
Kakadu (1988) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Town Hall, on Jul 89.
Peter Sculthorpe Sydney Symphony, Stuart Challender 14 mins, 57 sec.
Kakadu (1988) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Ferry Road Studio, ABC, Brisbane, on Sep 03.
Peter Sculthorpe Queensland Symphony Orchestra, William Barton, Alexa Murray, Michael Christie 16 mins, 24 sec.
Lament (1991) for solo cello and strings
Recorded/performed at: Eugene Goosens Hall, ABC Studios, Sydney, on 31 Mar 95.
Peter Sculthorpe Australian Chamber Orchestra, Cameron Retchford, Richard Tognetti 9 mins, 45 sec.
Lament (1991) for solo cello and strings
Recorded/performed at: Ballroom, Government House, Hobart, Tasmania, on Jun 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Sue-Ellen Paulsen, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 8 mins, 50 sec.
Little Nourlangie (1990) for organ strings and percussion
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, on Feb 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Drury, Edo de Waart 4 mins, 37 sec.
Little suite for strings (1983) for string orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Ballroom, Government House, Hobart, Tasmania, on Jun 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 6 mins, 48 sec.
Mangrove (1979) for full orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Town Hall, on Feb 89.
Peter Sculthorpe Sydney Symphony, Stuart Challender 13 mins, 16 sec.
Mangrove (1979) for full orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Ferry Road Studio, ABC, Brisbane, on Sep 03.
Peter Sculthorpe Queensland Symphony Orchestra, William Barton, Michael Christie 15 mins, 16 sec.
Memento mori (1993) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 14 mins, 11 sec.
Music for Bali (1968) for strings and percussion
Recorded/performed at: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, on 3 Dec 03.
Peter Sculthorpe Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills 3 mins, 56 sec.
Music for Japan (1970) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, on Feb 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Mark Atkins, Edo de Waart 14 mins, 46 sec.
My country childhood (1999) for string orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall, on Jun 00.
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, James Judd 15 mins, 55 sec.
New Norcia (2000) for brass and percussion
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall, on Jun 00.
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, James Judd 5 mins, 8 sec.
Night song (1996) for string orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Ballroom, Government House, Hobart, Tasmania, on Jun 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 5 mins, 47 sec.
Nourlangie (1989) for solo guitar strings and percussion
Recorded/performed at: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, on Dec 03.
Peter Sculthorpe Karin Schaupp, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills 21 mins, 19 sec.
Piano concerto (1982) for piano and orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Melbourne, on 9 Mar 83.
Peter Sculthorpe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Fogg, Myer Fredman 22 mins, 15 sec.
Piano concerto (1982) for piano and orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, on Feb 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Tamara Anna Cislowska, Edo de Waart 22 mins, 45 sec.
Port Arthur, In memoriam (1996) for chamber orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Ballroom, Government House, Hobart, Tasmania, on 15 Mar 97.
Peter Sculthorpe David Porcelijn, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Mark Skillington, Barbara Jane Gilby 3 mins, 31 sec.
Port Arthur, In memoriam (1996) for chamber orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Ballroom, Government House, Hobart, Tasmania, on Jun 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Joseph Ortuso, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Jane Gilby, David Porcelijn 3 mins, 15 sec.
Port Essington (1977) for strings
Recorded/performed at: Eugene Goosens Hall, ABC Studios, Sydney, on Jan 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Richard Tognetti, Helena Rathbone, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Cameron Retchford 14 mins, 53 sec.
Requiem (2004) for SATB chorus, didjeridu and orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall, on Nov 05.
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Chamber Singers, William Barton, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Volmer 42 mins, 8 sec.
Small town (1976) for chamber orchestra
Recorded/performed at: ABC Melbourne Music Studios, on 1977.
Peter Sculthorpe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins 6 mins, 7 sec.
Small town (1976) for chamber orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Town Hall, on Feb 89.
Peter Sculthorpe Sydney Symphony, Guy Henderson, Stuart Challender 6 mins, 11 sec.
Sonata for strings No. 1 (1983) for string orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Eugene Goosens Hall, ABC Studios, Sydney, on Jan 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti 14 mins, 1 sec.
Sonata for strings No. 2 for string orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Studios, Sydney, on Jan 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti 13 mins, 21 sec.
Sonata for strings No. 3 (1994) for string orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Studios, Sydney, on Jan 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti 13 mins, 1 sec.
The Song of Tailitnama (1984) arr. for medium voice and piano
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, on Feb 96.
Peter Sculthorpe Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Kirsti Harms, Edo de Waart 10 mins, 15 sec.
Songs of sea and sky (2003) for strings and optional didjeridu
Recorded/performed at: Ferry Road Studio, ABC, Brisbane, on Sep 03.
Peter Sculthorpe Queensland Symphony Orchestra, William Barton, Michael Christie 16 mins, 16 sec.
From Ubirr (2003) for string orchestra with optional didjeridu
Recorded/performed at: ABC Studio 420, Ferry Road, Brisbane, on Sep 03.
Peter Sculthorpe Queensland Orchestra, William Barton, Michael Christie 12 mins, 10 sec.
Quamby (2000) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, on Dec 02.
Peter Sculthorpe Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills 21 mins, 23 sec.
Quamby (2000) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall, on Jun 00.
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, James Judd 23 mins, 27 sec.
Sun music III (1967) for full orchestra
Recorded/performed at: ABC Waverly Studios, Melbourne, on 1976.
Peter Sculthorpe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins 11 mins, 57 sec.
Sun music III (1967) for full orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall, on Nov 95.
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 12 mins, 24 sec.
Sun music II (1969) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: ABC Waverly Studios, Melbourne, on 1976.
Peter Sculthorpe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins 5 mins, 1 sec.
Sun music II (1969) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall, on Nov 95.
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 5 mins, 51 sec.
Sun music I (1965) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: ABC Waverly Studios, Melbourne, on 1976.
Peter Sculthorpe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins 10 mins, 51 sec.
Sun music I (1965) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall, on Nov 95.
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 10 mins, 7 sec.
Sun music IV (1967) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: ABC Waverly Studios, Melbourne, on 1976.
Peter Sculthorpe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins 8 mins, 32 sec.
Sun music IV (1967) for orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall, on 1995.
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 8 mins, 46 sec.
Sun song (1984) for full orchestra
Recorded/performed at: Adelaide Town Hall
Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 5 mins, 53 sec.

Product details

Peter Sculthorpe had a long and fruitful relationship with ABC Classics. In this deluxe box set, the ABC recordings of his music are brought together for the first time to form a remarkable tribute to one of the world's great composers.

Sculthorpe created an Australian classical music that for the first time spoke directly of the land, the people and the spirit of this country. His music opened up new possibilities for Australian composers, and brought a distinctively Australian voice to the concert halls of the world.

This 10 CD collection celebrates four decades of ABC recordings of Sculthorpe's orchestral music, including the acclaimed Sun Music, Earth Cry, Quamby and Requiem. The iconic performances feature an array of the finest Australian orchestras, conductors and soloists; and the newly-commissioned and extensive note from Dr Graeme Skinner provides a thorough introduction to the music of this revered composer.

Also included in this set is the first-ever release of the DVD Peter Sculthorpe - The Quartets, in which the composer surveys his life and career as seen through the prism of his string quartets - as performed by the Goldner String Quartet.

Duration: 642 min.

Includes substantial booklet with essay and notes by Graeme Skinner.
Includes DVD "Peter Sculthorpe: The Quartets" in which the composer surveys his life and career as seen through the prism of his string quartets, as performed by the Goldner String Quartet.


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