Dr Martin Wesley-Smith
Credits
Little Ripper!
David Stanhope’s wind-band music was taking the band world by storm. His main influence is Grainger, yet as a horn and trombone player he brings a sharp ear for what truly works for band.
Clare Maclean: Complete Choral Music
Maclean began her choral life as a singer in this choir, and her writing shows an intimate grasp of its style. The result is gorgeous listening: music inspired by the spiritual, and a distinctive voice amid the noise of contemporary composition.
Janáček: Piano Music
Lisa Moore breathes fresh life into these Czech piano masterpieces. Less familiar on the concert platform than his operas, Janáček's keyboard writing ranges from darkly brooding to cheerful dancing, with all the drama of one of the twentieth century's most-loved opera composers.
Water Music: Shakuhachi
Twelve remarkable shakuhachi improvisations, recorded in a water-storage reservoir that serves inner Sydney.