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Spellbound - CD

By Phillip Wilcher

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"Phillip Wilcher is a man ‘spellbound’ by profound spirituality that he rationalizes with a natural philosophy that transcends most who live in the superficial world that confronts us today. There is a depth in him expressed by gentleness, kindness, and demonstrated by the great love that he exudes.  All this is tempered by discipline, precision, delicacy and firmness of touch that only the truest, yet finest of musicians can expound.  Of all the discs that he has produced this is the most aptly named, in that it summarizes a composer, musician and writer of integrity, and one of those rare beings who rises above all he encounters and yet remains very much one of us."   Brennan Keats

Music by Phillip Wilcher with Goetz Richter, violin, Minah Choe, cello and Jeanell Carrigan, piano.
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1.  Scherzo No. 1 in B minor
2.  Pavane
3. Through Forests Many a Flower
4. La Danse a Bouvigal
5.  Scherzo No 2 in B minor
6.  Spellbound
7.  Dream-Reverie
8-11.  Piano Trio
i   Allegretto moderato - allegro
ii  Largo - Andante, commuovente
iii Largo
iv Moderato con moto - quasi allegretto
12.  Scherzo No. 3 in C# minor
13.  Woven by Moonlight
14.  Serenade
15.  Waltz-Nocturne
16-19.  Fantasie Sonata
i  Allegro moderato
ii  Moderato
iii Andante maestoso
iv Allegretto ma non troppo
20.  Scherzo No 4 in E minor

Spirit Dances

By Marina Marsden

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Violin and piano works performed by Marina Marsden (violin) and Clemens Leske (piano). Works of composers Anne Boyd, Ross Edwards, Matthew Hindson, Dulcie Holland, Miram Hyde, Stephen Leek, Wilfred Lehmann, Peter Sculthorpe, Margaret Sutherland and Stephen Yates.
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1  The Big 5-0 (Matthew Hindson)
Divertimento (Dulcie Holland) [1-5]
2  Statement,
3  Scherzetto,
4  Ostinato,
5  Reprise
6  Soliloquy (Wilfred Lehmann)
7  From Saibai (Peter Sculthorpe)
Polish Variations (Wilfred Lehmann) [8-11]
8  Theme, in the Style of a Mazurka and Variation I 
9  Variation II - Scherzo (Prestissimo)
10 Variation III
Nocturne
11  Coda (Mazurka Tempo)
12  White Cockatoo Spirit Dance (Ross Edwards)
13  Serenade (Miriam Hyde)
14  Movements (Stephen Yates)
15  Goombungee (Stephen Leek)
16  Repetepetition (Matthew Hindson)
17  Beside Bamboos (Anne Boyd)
Sonatina (Margaret Sutherland) [18-20]
18 Gaily rhythmic
19  Singingly
20  Lively and teasing


Square Piano - CD

By Diana Weston

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  Square Piano - Sounds of the Piano in Colonial Australia

  Diana Weston

  We know the sound of the modern piano so well that that of the pianoforte in its infancy will seem almost as strange as it must have to the Aboriginal people whose lands had so recently become occupied. The pianofortes that came to Australia were English-made (as would be expected from the exclusive mix of English, Irish and Scottish immigrant), and were known as ‘square’ pianos. They were destined for a domestic market.  Thousands were imported into Australia in the first fifty years of the colony. Most have now disappeared or remain only as shells of their former selves – croaky-voiced and unplayable.


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[1-2]  John Christian Bach (1735- d. London 1782).Sonata in B flat Op. 5 No. 1 from ‘Six Sonatas for the Piano Forte or Harpsichord’, London

Allegretto
Tempo di Minuetto

[3]  Joseph Haydn (1732- d. Vienna 1809)

Twelve Variations in E flat major Hoboken XVII: 3
Sample variations

[4-6]  Ignace Pleyel (1757- d. Paris 1831). A Favourite Sonata for the Piano Forte Op. 92, No. 2, London

Adagio/Allegro Molto
Adagio non troppo
Allegretto

[7-9]  Johann Baptist Cramer (1771- d. London 1858)
Sonata in C major (c. 1800) from Trois Sonates pour Le Piano-Forte composées et dédiées à Joseph Haydn Oev. 23 No. 2

Largo assai
Allegro agitato
Allegretto

Stairway to the Moon - CD

By Ann Carr-boyd

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Music by Ann Carr-Boyd

The Staircase (or Stairway) to the Moon is a natural phenomenon caused by the rising of a full moon reflected on the exposed mudflats in Roebuck Bay in Western Australia at extremely low tide, to create a beautiful optical illusion of a stairway reaching to the moon. This spectacular sight occurs from March through to November.  Roebuck Bay is near Broome.

Ann's works performed by: The Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye with harpist Verna Lee and concertmaster Kyle Little.
Other works include outstanding  performances by clarinetist Amy Whyte and pianist John Martin.
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Cover artwork by Ann Carr-Boyd


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[1]   Stairway to the Moon - Amy Whyte, clarinet, John Martin, piano
[2]   Fantasy for Harp and Orchestra - Verna Lee, harp and the Steel City Strings
[3]   Rumba for Two - Amy Whyte, clarinet, John Martin, piano
[4]   Spiral Galaxy - John Martin, piano 
[5]   Mercury - John Martin, piano 
[6]   Sombrero Galaxy - John Martin, piano 
[7]   Grasstree Hill - Verna Lee, harp and the Steel City Strings
[8]   Crimson Rosella - John Martin, piano 
[9] Left Bank Waltz - Steel City Strings
[10]  Sea Chant - Steel City Strings
[11] Moonacres Farm - Amy Whyte, clarinet, John Martin, piano
[12] Old Mandemar Road - Amy Whyte, clarinet, John Martin, piano
[13] Gulumkan - John Martin, piano
[14 – 16] Moonbeams Kiss the Sea ) - John Martin, piano
(i)   The waves clasp one another 
(ii)   Moonbeams kiss the sea 
(iii)   See the mountains kiss high heaven

Summer Madrigal - CD

By Various Composers

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 For Cor anglais and Piano

Rachel Tolmie, cor anglais and John Martin, piano, perform on this recording with creativity and sensitivity.  A delightful collection of works have been chosen which include many solo pieces by Rachel and others in ensemble.

Wirripang composers - Piotr Nowotnik, Timothy Franklin, Michael Atherton and Paul Paviour are included, as is Franz Holford whose work, Summer Madrigal, is the title of the CD.
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Tangling with the Epic CD

By Blom, Hanrahan

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Songs by Diana Blom and Tyler Goodrich White; with 
MeeAe Cecilia Nam, Kevin Hanrahan,  Patrick McNally,
  Robert Mills, Kwam Dawes, John Kinsella

  A dialogue in voice and song

Edgar “Yip” Harburg, an American lyricists known as “Broadway’s social conscience,” said, "Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought." This project strives to do just that through the exploration of new art songs for soprano, tenor, baritone, and piano. The project originated out of a need for English language duets between tenor and baritone and grew into much more. At its very essence the project is about the joys and struggles of life. It includes songs born out of the pandemic (Modern Folksong), everyday activities (Life & Southern Songs), and special moments in life (Set Me as a Seal). Anchoring these songs is Tangling with the Epic, a song cycle for tenor, baritone, and piano.

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CD 1
[1] The Ballad of the Canterbury Pilgrims (Blom) [8:10]
[2-4] Life (Blom)
    Prayer [2:30], Saturday Supermarket [2:58], The Royal Exchange [1:49]
[5] Set Me as a Seal (White) [9:47]
[6-9] Modern Folksong (Blom)
    Time [1:17], Forgotten Fire [2:49], Thinking Antarctica [1:31], The Good News [1:47]
[10] The Gambler’s Son: Out of a tight spot (White) [5:59]
[11-14] Southern Songs (Blom)
    Legend [6:43], New Bird [3:03], Rodin’s dancers [4:38], The Bond of Bees [1:30]
CD 2
Tangling with the Epic:
[1] There isn’t a Quid Pro Quo – Poem [0:33]
[2] There isn’t a Quid Pro Quo (Blom) [1:40]
[3] On Sunday the tepid sermon sharpened – Poem [0:46]
[4] On Sunday the tepid sermon sharpened (Blom) [2:10]
[5] Back where hills are horizons – Poem [0:27]
[6] Back where hills are horizons (Blom) [1:49]
[7] Saturn is close to the strawberry moon – Poem [0:31]
[8] Saturn is close to the strawberry moon (White) [3:21]
[9] So now in the doldrums – Poem [0:46]
[10] So now in the doldrums (White) [4:02]
[11] Regret is hillside erosion – Poem [0:29]
[12] Regret is hillside erosion (White) [4:21]
[13] The truth is, John – Poem [0:40]
[14] The truth is, John (Blom) [1:13]
[15] Don’t, Kwame (Little White Lies) – Poem [0:30]
[16] Don’t, Kwame (Blom) [1:07]
[17] I’m changing landscapes – Poem [1:05]
[18] I’m changing landscapes (Blom) [2:55]
[19] Off the coast – Poem [0:45]
[20] Off the coast (White) [3:10]
[21] I want to be trapped in twilight – Poem [0:30]
[22] I want to be trapped in twilight (White) [3:17]
[23] Bless – a double (These Days There is Sugar) – Poem [1:13]
[24] Bless – a double (White) [7:00]

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That Bloody Game

By Michael Halliwell, David Miller

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Australian World War I Songs performed by baritone Michael Halliwell and pianist David Miller.  The songs in this collection respond to the changing circumstances of the war. From recruitment in Australia, songs written for the precise purpose of getting men to join up, sometimes shaming them into doing so! For Australia, Gallipoli was the first 'big event' of the war, and then to the Dardanelles, and to France; to the home front and how the war affected civilians and celebrating the return of the forces. The songs also reflect the more serious side to which classical composers of the time responded to the war so creating many outstanding songs that can be heard on this recording. 
The CD booklet portrays many of the original covers from the songs' scores.
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1.  Wake up! Australia (Alfred Mansfield)

2.  For auld Lang Syne! Australia will be there ('Skipper' W. W. Francis)
3.  Backblocks Bill (George R. Hyam)
4.  Good-bye, my sweet Australian Lassie (G.W. Walker)
5.  Gallipoli (Lieut. A. Wheatley-Healy/J. E. Dodd)
6.  The Heroes of the Dardanelles (Reginald A. A. Stoneham)
7.  The Anzac soldier (C. Stevens)
8.  He died at the Dardanelles (Daisy Andrews/Jack Briton)
9.  Over the top with the best of luck (May Lawrence/Charles Logan)
10.  The Attack (on Zeebrugge) (Reginald A. A Stoneham)
11.  Sing us a song of Australia (Charles Ridgway)
12 . He was only a private, that's all (W. Evelyn Dell/Frederick E. Gladdish)
13.  Lonely (Anon/Felix Le Roy)
14.  What do you think of the Kaiser? Boo! Hoo! Hoo! (Charles Vaude)
15.  Why can't each nation be at peace? (George Daniels/Felix Le Roy)
16.  The Anzac's Bride (W.W. Barnes)
17.  Back Home (Reginald A. A Stoneham)
18.  Don't sing a song about the war to me (Charles Vaude)
19.  I gave my best for my country (Tom E. Leonard)
20.  Australia's hymn for her dead (E.S. Emerson/Thomas G. Rabbets)
21.  And the Band played Waltzing Matilda (Eric Bogle/arr. Calvin Bowman) 

Tunes for Mademoiselle

By John Martin

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Works performed by John Martin include Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Zez Confrey and Billy Mayerl, as well as several of our finest Australian composers, such as Ann Carr-Boyd, Amanda Handel, Stuart Greenbaum and Elena Kats-Chernin.
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1 Pasquinade (Gottscchalk)
2  Antoinette (Joplin)
3  Bethena, Concert Waltz (Joplin) 
4  Dizzy Fingers (Confrey) 
5  Tune for Mademoiselle (Confrey)
6  Blue Tornado (Confrey) 
7  Blue Bay (Handel) 
8  Sapphire Rag (Kats-Chernin) 
9  Blue Gardenia (Wilcher)
10  Flapperette (Greer)
11  The Joker (Mayerl)
12  Marigold (Mayerl)
13  Bats in the Belfry (Mayerl)
14  Northbridge Blues (Carr-Boyd)
15  Rag for Razz (Carr-Boyd)
16  A Passing Thought (Martin)
17  New Roads, Old Destinations (Greenbaum)
18  Two Waltzes in C (Gershwin) 

Valley of Rocks - CD

By Miriam Hyde

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A collection of 12 piano pieces composed and performed by Miriam Hyde.  Liner notes compiled by Ann Carr-Boyd.  First released in 1993 and now re-released and available online only from Wirripang. 
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1   Fantasia on Waltzing Matilda
2   Rhapsody No. 1 in F# minor
3   Magpies at Sunrise
4   Brownhill Creek in Spring
5   The Ring of New Bells6   Sonata in G minor
        i.   Allegro energico
        ii.  Andante solennemente
        iii. Allegro con brio
 7   Reflected Reeds
8   Scherzo Fantastico
9    Valley of Rocks
10  Evening in Cordoba
11  Water Nymph
12  Concert Study No. 3 in C# minor

Variations! CD

By Daniel Herscovitch

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for piano 17th - 21st Centuries
Daniel Herscovitch, piano, with Clemens Leske (Track 2).
Variation is the oldest and most basic musical form across all musical cultures.  This CD includes works by eleven composers from five centuries and eight countries including Australia and its two neighbours Indonesia and New Zealand.
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1.  Ground in Gamut  (Henry Purcell)
2.  Andante with Variations K.501 (W A Mozart)
3.  Variations on Rule Britannia Wo0 79  (L v Beethoven)
4.  Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli D.719 (F Schubert)
5.  Berceuse Op.57 (F Chopin)
6.  Danza sacra e duetto finale d'Aida (F Liszt)
7.  Chaconne Op.32 (Carl Nielsen)
8.  Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (Edwin Carr)
Variations Op.27 (Anton Webern) [9-11]
9.   Sehr mäßi
10.  Sehr schnell
11.  Ruhig fileßend
Like Writing on Water: Variations on Webern's Op.27 (Brad Gill) [12-16]
12.  Crush
13.  Trails...
14.  Interweave
15.  Like Writing on Water
16.  Distance
17.  Rapsodia Nusantara No.10 (Ananda Sukarlan)

Voice of Australia

By Various Composers

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Complete Volumes I & II 
Features 29 Australian songs performed by soprano Wendy Dixon, baritone Tim Collins and pianist David Miller. These works demonstrate the unique relationship between poet, composer, singer and pianist in the genre of art song. 

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See also online, Voice of Australia Volumes I and II teaching manuals and sheet music for all 29 songs, and Volume I in both medium and high voice.
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1   First Person Feminine - iii - (Ian Cooper)
2   First Person Feminine - vii - (Ian Cooper)
3   Strange Requiem - (Margaret Sutherland)
4   Titania's Lullaby - (Hugh Dixon)
5   Auguries of Innocence - (John Peterson)
6   I am Black - (Andrew Schultz)
7   Frogs 1 - (Nigel Butterley)
8   Frogs 2 - (Nigel Butterley)
9   Frogs 3 - (Nigel Butterley)
10 Quel rosignuol - (Colin Brumby)
11 Each thoughtless day - (Trevor Pearce)
12 where the wind sighs - (Trevor Pearce)
13 Night After Bushfire - (Gordon Kerry)
14 Balloon Ride - (Stuart Greenbaum)
15 Asmaradana - (Betty Beath)
16 Turning Fifty - (Paul Paviour)
17 The Downfall - (James Penberthy)
18 To say before going to sleep - (Stephen Yates)
19 She wore a black ribbon - (Martin Wesley-Smith)
20 The bird sings - (Rhonda Berry)
21 Golden Boy - (Stephen Cronin)
22 A Summer's Day - (Gerald Glynn)
23 Burn out my eyes - (Quentin Grant)
24 Coolness - (David Keeffe)
25 Of a noble race she came - (Roger Smalley)
26 Bush Christmas - (Wendy Hiscocks)
27 Listening to the Harp - (Larry Sitsky)
28 The Moon Has Set - (Kevin Marsh)
29 To A Child - (Ross Edwards)

Voice of Love, The

By Phillip Wilcher

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This double CD of music is composed by Phillip Wilcher and interpreted by Jeanell Carrigan, piano and Minah Choe, cello.  Both these performers display extraordinary sensitivity and colour with rare musical intuition. An outstanding collection of beautiful music for solo piano and cello and piano.
Phillip has dedicated the CD to Rosemary Eather, a long-time friend and producer and host of the 1970s early morning children's television show, Good Morning with Rosemary, one of Australia's first weekday breakfast variety programs for children.
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Review by Samuel Bugeja 2018

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DISC ONE
Five Nocturnes [1-5]
1  Andante con affetto
2 Andante - largo sostenuto
3  Moderato
4  Larghetto
5  Andante Moderato
6  The Maiden Voyage
The Sorrow of Angels [7-8]
7  Overture
8  Their Sorrow
9  The Voice of Love (from Three Romantic Pieces)
10  Legend after "The Shadow of Cain" by Edith Sitwell
11  Lift (from Two Pieces for Cello and Piano)
12  Starseed
13  Simplicity Itself (from Two Pieces for Cello and Piano)
14  Valzer Rimoldi
15   Reverie
16  His Last Breath
17   ... and with rain

DISC TWO
 Talatat [1-3]
1  Hymn to the Aten
2  The Blue Lotus
3  Scarab
4  Barcarolle (from Three Romantic Pieces)
5  Waltz Awaiting
6  Vocalise
I Would Like To Paint As The Bird Sings [7-13]
7  Bordighera
8  Bathers in La Grenovillere
9  Camille
10 Self Portrait
11 Etretat
12 Regatta a Argenteuil
13 Poppy Fields
14 Romance (from Three Romantic Pieces)
15  Without Her