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1 of 13 tracks have a preview · 12 works · 74:08

1 Rush George Dreyfus [Orchestral] 2:42
2 Break of Day George Dreyfus Suite 11:42
3 Let the Balloon Go George Dreyfus 6:13
4 Lawson's Mates George Dreyfus 3:00
Power Without GloryGeorge Dreyfus 2 movements5:09
1. 5 Main Theme 1:55
2. 6 Nellie's Theme 3:14
7 Marion George Dreyfus 2:58
8 A Steam Train Passes George Dreyfus 10:04
9 Sons of the Anzacs George Dreyfus Peace Theme 3:43
10 Mary Gilmore Goes to Paraguay George Dreyfus Suite from And Their Ghosts May Be Heard 14:17
11 We Belong George Dreyfus 3:31
12 Rush George Dreyfus [Strings] 2:46
13 Dimboola George Dreyfus Water Music and Waltz 8:03

From the stirring theme for the ABC series Rush to the sensitive score for Pat Lovell’s feature Break of Day, the programme also takes in Power Without Glory, the children’s film Let the Balloon Go, the documentary A Steam Train Passes, and further scores from the 1960s and 70s.

This reissue gathers music from the heyday of the Australian film and television industry, specially recorded with Dreyfus conducting the Melbourne and Queensland Symphony Orchestras.

Reviews

Thirteen tracks which bring back memories.

— Chris Copas, The Examiner

Artists

Queensland Symphony Orchestra

orchestra

Queensland Symphony Orchestra is the professional symphony orchestra of Queensland, based in Brisbane. It gave its first concert in 1947 and has become a central voice for orchestral music in the state.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

orchestra

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra traces its roots to musicians assembled for Melbourne’s Centennial International Exhibition in 1888, beginning a long tradition of fine orchestral performance in this city.

George Dreyfus

conductor

One of Australia's best-known composers, especially for the theme from the television series Rush, George Dreyfus was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany at Victorian Parliament House for services to music.