Tall Poppies
TP176
Australia Ensemble
Goldner String Quartet
Takács Quartet
This CD celebrates the achievements of Musica Viva Australia in fostering new Australian chamber music over the last 60 years. Since 1945, Music Viva has been involved in the creation of nearly 100 new works from a wide range of Australian composers in a programme that continues to develop an original body of Australian chamber music. The complete list of these works is included with the CD.
The music presented here spans a period of nearly 30 years, including the most recent - Carl Vine’s String Quartet no 4. The world premiere of this exciting new work was given by the renowned Takács Quartet during their 2004 Musica Viva concert tour of Australia, with the performance on this disc being recorded by ABC Classic-FM Radio during their Hobart performance.
The other four works are performed by the Australia Ensemble and the Goldner String Quartet, and written by Australian composers Peter Sculthorpe, Ross Edwards, Gordon Kerry, and jazz pianist and composer Mark Isaacs. The music is wonderful and the performances are superlative.
This CD was funded by the Australia Council.
CONTENTS
Peter Sculthorpe: String Quartet No 9 (1975) - Goldner String Quartet
Ross Edwards: Laikan (1979) - Australia Ensemble
Gordon Kerry: Sonata da camera (1991) - Australia Ensemble
Mark Isaacs: So It Does (1985) - Australia Ensemble
Carl Vine: String Quartet No 4 (2004) - Takács Quartet (live concert recording)