Jacques Ibert
Ibert's scores favour clarity, colour and a light touch. His chamber miniatures, including the well-loved Entr'acte, bring French wit and classical poise to flute, harp, guitar and solo cello.
He never tied himself to one fashion. Divertissement is festive and almost frivolous; Escales is ripe Mediterranean romance for large orchestra. Operas, ballets, incidental music and film scores show the same range, from pastiche farce to epic gesture. Ghirlarzana gives the unaccompanied cello a brief, singing turn. What holds the work together is craft rooted in the classical tradition, often tinged with gentle humour, always ready to entertain without apology.
Compositions by Jacques Ibert appear on
Romancing the Oboe
Oboist David Nuttall and guitarist Timothy Kain turn romantic miniatures into a warm chamber programme. Familiar favourites sit beside Brazilian sambas and Nielsen’s incidental music.
Cello
Howard Penny had lived in Vienna for fifteen years, returning periodically to Australia. Here he plays a selection from the modern solo cello repertoire in performances of real conviction and focus.
For Flute & Guitar
Virginia Taylor and Timothy Kain play French, Spanish and South American music for flute and guitar. Both were on the staff of the Canberra School of Music and had long performed together in chamber combinations.