Lisa Moore
Lisa Moore brings colour, stamina and sharp rhythmic sense to piano music that runs from Janáček’s brooding paths to the percussive glitter of new Australian scores and the charged partnership of Russian and American cello sonatas.
On disc she is both chamber partner and solo advocate. With cellist David Pereira the rapport is electric: Shostakovich crackles, Schnittke’s stark Largo sinks into despair and resignation, and the same shared vision carries Prokofiev and Carter. Alone she takes Michael Smetanin’s Stroke in a single take, driving, glittering and unflinching, then sets it beside quieter Australian pages by Edwards, Kats-Chernin, Sculthorpe and others. Her Janáček refuses blandness; awkward writing holds no fear, pedalling and dynamics stay exact, and the music keeps its life and blood from the Sonata through In the Mist to On an Overgrown Path. She has pressed Elena Kats-Chernin’s rags, blues and the Sonata Lost and Found written for her into clear, stylish focus, and she colours chamber programmes by Westlake, Ford and Berg with the same alert touch.
Lisa Moore is featured on the following titles
Purple Black and Blues
Herself a pianist, Elena Kats-Chernin has built a substantial body of piano works. Expatriate Australian pianist Lisa Moore has long championed this music, and here gives vivid accounts of the major pieces, including Sonata Lost and Found, written for her and this recording.
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.
Stroke
A striking programme of contemporary Australian piano music, superbly played by New York–based Australian pianist Lisa Moore. Smetanin's formidable title work, among the most demanding in the repertoire, was captured here in a single take.
Prokofiev & Carter: Cello Sonatas
David Pereira and Lisa Moore, winners of the ABC Australian Record of the Year for The Wild Russians (TP017), bring the same shared vision, ensemble polish and passion to two cornerstones of the cello and piano repertoire.
Shostakovich & Schnittke: The Wild Russians
This CD won the inaugural ABC award for Best Australian Recording in 1993. It is a vibrant, fresh account of two major works by the Russian masters Shostakovich and Schnittke.
Lisa Moore also appears on
Icarus
The Icarus myth has long drawn Andrew Ford, and this disc gathers the works it inspired. The Kowmung Music Festival Players appear alongside Terra Australis, recorded at the Aspen Festival.
A Day in the Life of a Clarinet
Peter Jenkin presents the clarinet in its many modern guises, equally at home with Alban Berg, multi-tracked Bach, klezmer, tango, jazz and electronics.
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.
Onomatopoeia
Long-awaited performances of Nigel Westlake’s most acclaimed chamber works, with outstanding Australian players. One of Tall Poppies’ most successful releases.