Impulses
This program is a short collection of music which inspired Hamish Strathdee during his time in Canberra, Darmstadt and Hamburg from 2013 to 2022. It forms a small selection of his repertoire across these years. The collection is titled Impulses, as these works have a strong artistic impulse for Hamish.
Bach’s works have been, albeit cliché, a constant source of musical inspiration. The Keyboard Partita no. 1 BWV 825 is no exception. This recording features a beautifully resourceful and creative arrangement by German guitarist, Tilman Hoppstock.
In Hika, in memoriam Toru Takemitsu demonstrates Leo Brouwer’s ability to craft an atmosphere reminiscent of the composition’s dedicatee and inspiration, Toru Takemitsu. Brouwer juxtaposes this atmospheric material, with some of his most well-used and loved motifs.
Finally, a two-part fantasy by Napoléon Coste, Le Départ. The work is deeply programmatic and was inspired by the Siege of Sebastopol. The first section bears the title, Le Départ, depicting the departure of soldiers heading to war, filled with the melancholy of leaving loved ones behind and the agitation and apprehension of what is yet to come. The second section of the work is marked, Le Retour, and illustrates the return from war. It begins with a Marche Triomphale and develops with increasingly grandiose gestures and eventually erupting into a virtuosic coda to close the work.
Artist
Hamish Strathdee
Classical guitarist, Hamish Strathdee, is regarded as an "excellent young Australian performer" (Limelight Magazine).
Track Listing
- Sarabande Johann Sebastian Bach
- Gigue Johann Sebastian Bach
- Hika, In Memorium Toru Takemitsu Leo Brouwer
- Le Départ, Fantasied Dramatique, Op. 31 Napoléon Coste
Performers
- Hamish Strathdee · guitar
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.
Where to buy
Impulses is available as as CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer secure online ordering.
Move CDs can be ordered through music retailers across Australia including Readings.
Product details
- List price
- $15.00 AUD
- Release date
- May 2023
- Copyright
- © 2023 Hamish Strathdee
- Phonogram
- ℗ 2023 Move Records
- Category
- Classical
- Catalogue number
- MCD 645
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574064520
