Ara Vartoukian
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I Was Dancing with a Gnat: Music by Ekaterina Komalkova
Duo pianists Aura Go and Ian Munro bring the music of Russian composer Ekaterina Komalkova to Western listeners for the first time in this generous collection of eighty re-imagined national songs.
Don Kay: Bird Chants
Don Kay is an Australian composer from Tasmania with a substantial body of piano music. This collection gathers works written over ten years from 1998, each shaped by the personality of a particular pianist.
The Waltz Book
The Waltz Book is an impressive achievement by any standard. Andrew Ford has composed a set of 60 waltzes to a commission from pianist Ian Munro, organised so that they are exciting and make a coherent whole.
John Lemmoné: The Flute Music
Lemmoné was Dame Nellie Melba’s accompanist and musical director. He wrote very much in the style of the day, with an eye to his audience and a willingness to provide flashy displays of technique—good taste, it appears, was never a burning issue.
Alkan: Twelve Studies in All the Major Keys, Op. 35
Alkan's monumental Twelve Studies in all the Major Keys, Op. 35, is a virtuosic tour de force for the pianist. Each study develops an aspect of technique, yet each is pure Alkan – millions of notes and thunderous drama. McCallum has been praised worldwide for her Alkan performances, with prodigious technique and poised musicianship.
Café Concertino
The Australia Ensemble, Australia's foremost chamber group and in residence at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, presents commissioned and core Australian chamber works.