Jenni Fleming
Jenni Fleming's piano gives new Australian chamber scores clean attack and unforced colour, whether inside Perihelion's clarinet-viola-piano-cello lineup or alone in Andrew Schultz's Sea-Change.
With Perihelion she helps set commissioned works in motion: Moya Henderson's G'Day Africa, Ross Edwards's Ecstatic Dance, Nigel Sabin's three-movement Points of Departure, Sarah Hopkins's Reclaiming the Spirit. On Schultz's chamber portrait her solo Sea-Change sits beside Dead Songs and Mephisto; elsewhere she partners Patricia Pollett through Margaret Sutherland's Viola Sonata and Schultz's Attack and Duo Variations. The playing is strong and vital, ready for music that asks for clarity more than display.
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.
Jenni Fleming also appears on
Viola Power
It's hard to imagine a CD of Australian music for the viola, but here it is. From Grainger's chirpy love song through Ross Edwards' intricate dance to Peter Sculthorpe's masterful work with percussion.