Blue Sky Through Still Trees
Vanessa Sharman returns to the piano music of Tasmanian composer Don Kay in this second volume, with Sonatas Nos. 7 and 9. Recorded in the Salon at Melbourne Recital Centre, her playing catches the delicacy and emotion of these works.
Don Kay’s music is shaped by his environment and, in later years, by the death of his wife Frances.
When the first volume Bird Chants (TP210) appeared it was the first disc devoted to his work. This second volume is the second recording of his compositions. Vanessa Sharman is bringing Don’s music to the world with craft and close attention.
Artists
Vanessa Sharman
Vanessa Sharman is a Tasmanian-born pianist and teacher who has lived and worked in Sydney while retaining close ties to her home state. She has a particular interest in contemporary music.
Don Kay
Don Kay (born 1933) is a Tasmanian classical composer whose work ranges from symphony, opera and concerto to chamber, choral, vocal and piano music, often shaped by the island’s landscape, ecology and history.
Tracks
Don Kay — Sonata No. 7
Dance Rituals
Wedding Day
Intermezzo for Frances
Bird Chants III
Memento Mori, Frances
Blue Sky Through Still Trees
Sonata No. 9
Performer
- Vanessa Sharman · piano
Where to listen
Blue Sky Through Still Trees is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- TP268
- Label
- Tall Poppies
- Category
- Australian Classics
- Genre
- Contemporary Classical
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