Shichiseki
This CD brings together collaborations between Japanese violinist Miwako Abe (Pollard, Okamoto), Melbourne cellist Alister Barker (Pertout) and MKH, with solos especially written for him by Gabriella Vici and Andrian Pertout.
Andrián Pertout composer
Mark Pollard composer
Henry Purcell composer
Hugo Wolf composer
Johann Sebastian Bach composer
Gabriella Vici composer
The title Shichiseki is from the duo violin and piano work by Japanese composer Kanako Okamoto and is the Japanese Star Festival held on 7th July, coincidentally MKH’s birthday.
Press quote
“Japanese influences open further doors for the Australian pianist in his newest album. ... Harvey and violinist Miwako Abe whip up enormous gestural force in Kanako Okamoto’s Schichiseki, which commemorates Japan’s ancient annual Star Festival. Inspired by Taiko drumming, the pounding rhythms of Mark Pollard’s Beating the Rusty Nail are great fun. Also memorable is Andrián Pertout’s infectiously rhythmic Rishis and Saints, Harvey here being joined by cellist Alister Barker.”
— Graham Strahle, The Australian
Artist
Michael Kieran Harvey
Australian pianist and composer, Dr Michael Kieran Harvey FAHA, is one of the foremost interpreters of contemporary piano music of his generation. A champion of Australian music, he regularly commissions new Australian music and has performed with Australia's leading contemporary music ensembles and orchestras.
Track Listing
- Shichiseki 七夕 for violin and piano I. Romance Kanako Okamoto
- I. Noir de l’ouest, Landó and Festejo
- II. Jaune du sud, Zamba and Chacarera
- III. Aqua du centre, Plena and Bomba
- IV. Rouge de l’est, Toque de São Bento Grande, Samba Partido Alto
- V. Blanc du nord, Bembé and Guaguancó
- Beating the rusty nail Mark Pollard
- Rishis and Saints for Violoncello and Prepared Pianoforte, No. 398 Andrián Pertout
- Music for a While (from Purcell’s Oedipus) Henry Purcell
- Verborgenheit (from Mörike Lieder, No. 12) Hugo Wolf
- Agnus Dei (from Mass in B Minor) Johann Sebastian Bach
- Fantasie. Adagio misterioso
- Allegretto con grazia
- Toccata. Allegro vivace
Cinq petites mélodies for Pianoforte, No. 400 Andrián Pertout
Piano Sonata Gabriella Vici
Performers
- Michael Kieran Harvey
- Miwako Abe · tracks 1 and 7
- Alister Barker · track 8
- Martin Niedermair · tracks 9–11
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.
Kanako Okamoto
Kanako Okamoto is rapidly gaining an international profile as an exciting and significant Japanese composer.
Andrián Pertout
Andrián Pertout was born in Santiago, Chile, 17 October, 1963, and lived in Gorizia, Northern Italy for several years before finally settling in Melbourne, Australia in 1972.
Mark Pollard
Australian composer Mark Clement Pollard has an eclectic compositional style utilising such diverse materials as, improvisation, jazz, pop and the indigenous music’s of South East Asia.
Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music. Although Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, his legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music.
Gabriella Vici
Gabriella Vici (b. 1995) is from Sydney, Australia. She has had the privilege of composing for some of Australia’s leading chamber ensembles through collaborations with Musica Viva Australia, including Arcadia Winds and the Orava Quartet.
Where to listen
Shichiseki is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Shichiseki is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3470
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Release date
- 8 Dec 2023
- Musical work
copyright - © 2023 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2023 Move Records
- Category
- Classical
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574347029
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