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Ross Edwards, Australia Ensemble
Raft Songs at Sunrise
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Dance Mantras, for voices and drum
2. Raft Song at Sunrise, for solo shakuhachi
3. Laikan, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion
4. Laikan, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion
5. Laikan, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion
6. Laikan, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion
7. Laikan, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion
8. Binyang, for clarinet & percussion
9. Binyang, for clarinet & percussion
10. Ab estatis foribus, for chorus (At the Gates of Summer)
11. Ab estatis foribus, for chorus (At the Gates of Summer)
12. Ab estatis foribus, for chorus (At the Gates of Summer)
13. Ab estatis foribus, for chorus (At the Gates of Summer)
14. Ab estatis foribus, for chorus (At the Gates of Summer)
15. Enyato II, for solo viola: 1
16. Enyato II, for solo viola: 2
17. Ecstatic Dances for 2 flutes
18. Ecstatic Dances for 2 flutes

CD Details

All Artists: Ross Edwards, Australia Ensemble
Title: Raft Songs at Sunrise
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Tall Poppies
Release Date: 6/1/1999
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 034060212622, 9399001112623

CD Reviews

A wonderful smorgasbord of Ross Edwards

03/06/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ross Edwards is one of the more eclectic of the modern Australian composers and this CD reflects that. Ranging from shakuhachi solo to unaccompanied choral work vaguely in the style of the late Middle Ages, it's unlikely that anyone will be equally taken with everything in this sampler. But it's quite likely that you'll like lots of it and love some of it. It's wonderfully melodic, alternatively haunting and bright, and infused with influences ranging from birdsong to African and Asian themes. Many of these pieces were composed for or dedicated to the artists who perform them here, and the quality of both performance and recording is first rate."