Eric Gross
Eric Gross (1926–2011) was an Austrian-born Australian composer, pianist and teacher. After settling in Sydney in 1958 he wrote concert, film and broadcast music marked by a cosmopolitan ear and a lasting fondness for jazz.
Eric Gross was born in Vienna and settled in Sydney in 1958. From the age of fourteen he played piano in clubs and bars to support himself. That practical start stayed with him: his compositional philosophy was to write music that would firstly convince its performers before it could convince its audience.
Compositions by Eric Gross appear on
Journeys
Peter Clinch leads Australian chamber works with the Peter Clinch Saxophone Quartet, the Petra String Quartet and pianist Nehama Patkin, in music by Eric Gross, William Lovelock and Barry Conyngham.
Great Bass Ballads
Baritone Alan Light brings operatic presence to fourteen popular bass ballads, from drinking songs and sea shanties to Australian bush songs, in orchestral and choral arrangements by Eric Gross.
Arranger
Repose
Beautiful lullabies and cradle songs by Australian composers from 1890–1999. Soprano Linda Thompson and pianist Deviani Segal present world premiere recordings drawn from a century of Australian cradle song.