Release Date: 24 May 2019
Label: Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Australian Broadcasting Corp
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 0028948179954
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
In celebration of International Women's Day, ABC Classics released Women of Note: A Century of Australian Composers - the first in a new series celebrating Australian female composers.
Australia has always punched above their weight musically, female musicians especially - Nellie Melba, Joan Sutherland and Eileen Joyce in particular loom large among the finest musicians of the twentieth century. But beyond these celebrated performers, the history of Australia's female composers is equally outstanding.
Miriam Hyde, Dulcie Holland and Margaret Sutherland were hugely influential in the early years of Australia's musical development. Peggy Glanville-Hicks and Anne Boyd looked beyond their borders to the musical traditions of other cultures, and sought to find a place for Australia among the community of musical nations.
Elena Kats-Chernin is a phenomenon unto herself, arguably Australia's most popular and best known composer. Yuin woman Brenda Gifford brings insights from her Indigenous culture to the Western classical tradition. And composers such as Sally Whitwell, Maria Grenfell, Kate Moore, Nicole Murphy and Olivia Bettina Davies represent the myriad ways in which classical music is developing in the 21st century.
This 2CD mid price compilation is a fascinating journey through the history of Australian composition, highlighting just how much of that history has been written by women.
Tracklisting
The Wiggles
Emily Sun
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Markus Stenz
William Crighton
Orchestra Victoria ; Barry Wordsworth
The Rumjacks
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
The Rumjacks
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
