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best of Peter Sculthorpe

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The best of Peter Sculthorpe / Stuart Challender, David Porcelijn, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Synergy.

  • Published by ABC Classics [4652702] — 1 CD (70 min.)
  • Sales Availability: This item may be available to purchase from the Australian Music Centre.
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  • Library Availability: CD 1545 — Available for loan

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This item may be available to purchase from the Australian Music Centre.
Please contact our Sales Department to confirm pricing and availability.

Featured Australian works

  Work Composer PerformersDuration
Advance Australia fair (2001) for orchestra with or without unison voices Peter Dodds McCormick and Peter Sculthorpe David Stanhope, Sydney Symphony Orchestra 3 mins, 8 sec.
Awake, glad heart (1988) for chamber orchestra Peter Sculthorpe Antony Walker, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir 2 mins, 57 sec.
Child of Australia (1987) for SATB choir with orchestra Peter Sculthorpe Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble 3 mins, 44 sec.
Djilile (1990) arranged for percussion ensemble Peter Sculthorpe Synergy Percussion 6 mins, 59 sec.
Earth cry (1986) for full orchestra Peter Sculthorpe Stuart Challender, Sydney Symphony Orchestra 10 mins, 26 sec.
The fifth continent (1963) for speaker and orchestra — Movement 3 (Small town) only
Peter Sculthorpe Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Peter Sculthorpe, David Porcelijn 6 mins, 2 sec.
Little serenade (1983) for string orchestra Peter Sculthorpe David Porcelijn, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra 2 mins, 9 sec.
Piano concerto (1982) for piano and orchestra — Section 2 only (Calmo) Peter Sculthorpe Myer Fredman, Anthony Fogg, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 5 mins, 50 sec.
Port Arthur, In memoriam (1996) for chamber orchestra Peter Sculthorpe David Porcelijn, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra 3 mins, 31 sec.
Sonata for strings No. 3 (1994) for string orchestra Peter Sculthorpe Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra 13 mins
Sun music III (1967) for full orchestra Peter Sculthorpe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn 12 mins, 17 sec.

Product details

This is the first ever collection of 'greatest hits' from Australia's most famous composer. Peter Sculthorpe's Small Town, Sun Music and Earth Cry have become modern icons of Australian music.

The unmistakable voice of Peter Sculthorpe draws on the history, music, folklore and most importantly landscape of Australia and the Asia Pacific for its uniqueness and beauty.

This CD contains eleven Sculthorpe works including the touching Port Arthur: In Memoriam (1996). This generous CD which retails at a super-budget price is released to coincide with the 70th birthday celebrations of Peter Sculthorpe. Artists include The Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Tasmanian, Adelaide and Sydney Symphony Orchestras, Synergy, Stuart Challender, and Peter Sculthorpe himself narrating Small Town.

Duration: 70 min.

Contents note: The fifth continent : Small town -- Little serenade -- Sun music III -- 'Calmo', from Piano concerto -- Earth cry -- Djilile (for percussion ensemble) -- Awake, glad heart -- Sonata for strings No. 3 -- Child of Australia -- Advance Australia fair -- Port Arthur: in memoriam.

This product forms part of the following series: Eloquence.

Liner notes include biographical notes on composer and programme notes.

Recording level: DDD.

Performers: Peter Sculthorpe (speaker: Small town) ; Joseph Ortuso (oboe: Small town) ; Bruce Lamont (trumpet: Small town) ; Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (Small town, Little serenade, Port Arthur: in memoriam) ; David Porcelijn (conductor: Small town, Little serenade, Sun music III, Port Arthur: in memoriam) ; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (Sun music III) ; Anthony Fogg (piano: Calmo) ; Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Calmo) ; Myer Fredman (conductor: Calmo) ; Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Earth cry, Advance Australia fair) ; Stuart Challender (conductor: Earth cry) ; Synergy (Djilile) ; Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Awake glad heart), Antony Walker (conductor: Awake glad heart) ; Australian Chamber Orchestra (Sonata for strings No. 3) ; Richard Tognetti (director: Sonata for strings No. 3) ; Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble (Child of Australia) ; David Stanhope (conductor: Advance Australia fair) ; Mark Skillington (trumpet: Port Arthur: in memoriam) ; Barbara Jane Gilby (violin: Port Arthur: in memoriam).


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