Gwyn Roberts
Gwyn Roberts's cello gives Perihelion its grounded pulse in Australian chamber works written for clarinet, viola, piano and cello, and pairs with viola in the song-and-dance lift of Ross Edwards's Ecstatic Dance.
With that Brisbane chamber group she has shaped scores built for the lineup itself, from Moya Henderson's G'Day Africa and Sarah Hopkins's Reclaiming the Spirit to Nigel Sabin's unfussy, engaging Points of Departure. Her Edwards playing sits inside the Maninya vein, where lyric line flips into foot-stamping energy. She has also conducted Perihelion and guests in Andrew Schultz's Mephisto, steering its wave music, strange hymns and nightflight drama with the same ensemble focus she brings to the cello.
Performing as Perihelion
Perihelion's rare lineup of clarinet, viola, piano and cello made the Brisbane chamber group a commissioning engine for Australian composers. Their recordings catch scores written for that mix at full colour and bite.
Andrew Schultz: Chamber Music
Andrew Schultz is a younger Australian composer. This first disc devoted to his music gathers chamber works from the rollicking solo piano Sea-Change to the dramatic ensemble piece Mephisto and the poignant song cycle Dead Songs.
Points of Departure
Perihelion, the Brisbane chamber group of clarinet, viola, piano and cello, built its repertoire largely through commissions. This disc gathers some of the ensemble’s most successful new Australian works.
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Ecstatic Dances: Chamber Music, Vol. 1
One of Tall Poppies' most successful releases, this collection of Ross Edwards's chamber music sets his meditative sacred style beside the buoyant energy of his Maninya pieces.