Move Records Australian classical & art music, est. 1968

Australian art music, recorded since 1968.

Move is an independent label that records and publishes Australia’s classical, early and new music; especially the performers, the composers, and the works that would otherwise go unrecorded.

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Broken Words

Chamber works for concert flute, alto flute and piccolo; baritone saxophone, bass clarinet and alto saxophone; and piano by Frank Millward. Broken Words explores how technology is reshaping musical communication and meaning.

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  1. Broken Words – Broken Words
  2. Broken Words – Pronouncing the Noun Baroque
  3. _Ruptions – E
  4. #6 Bag of Tells

Why we record

Move has never selected projects on commercial viability alone. We look for music of inherent value — living composers, and works from the past that have yet to reach the digital era; helping to preserve Australia’s musical heritage.

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Recording studio & services

Move Records Studio is a purpose-built classical recording space with a rich natural acoustic, ideal for soloists, vocal groups and small instrumental ensembles.

We also offer on-location recording, duplication, artwork and printing, vinyl restoration, publishing and distribution.

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Recent releases

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Exquisite Harmonies

Exquisite Harmonies features works for viola da gamba and harpsichord, and several harpsichord solos, largely from the French Baroque. The exceptions are Telemann, Abel and Australian composer Troy Russell. A nice treat is an improvised harpsichord fantasia in the style of Telemann.

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The life in between

Michael Kieran Harvey anchors this solo piano programme with Martin Friedel’s final work, …the life in between…, then sets it among virtuoso scores by Pertout, Crossman, Spiers, Selleck and McAlley.

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The Other Side of Tony Gould

Tony Gould is best known as a jazz pianist and improviser. This recording turns to his classical side: original concert works written over two decades, with Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring in a four-hand piano version.

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The Well-Tempered Clavier: Books 1 and 2

Distinguished Australian pianist and harpsichordist Judith Lambden presents J.S. Bach’s complete Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I and II (BWV 846–893), recorded across nine years as a five-CD set.

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My Heart

Naarm/Melbourne pianist Danaë Killian presents an expressionist programme of solo piano, spoken word and tarot, centred on her own My Prussian Blue Heart and works by mostly Australian composers.

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Shifting Landscapes

Shifting Landscapes is Australian flautist Kathryn Moorhead’s survey of the flute’s contemporary sound world, gathering works that push the instrument past its familiar range through extended technique, colour, and texture.

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Homegrown

Themes of nature, motherhood, and a profound spiritual connection to place pervade Homegrown — art song by Australian women composers, performed by soprano Rebecca Cassidy and pianist Alex Raineri.

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True Romantics

In True Romantics, clarinettist Philip Arkinstall and pianist Kristian Chong bring lyrical warmth to Brahms’s Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120, and Clara Schumann’s Three Romances, Op. 22, here in Roger Young’s clarinet transcription.

News & reviews

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  1. What would Peggy do? The cultural cringe in Australian classical music

    In 2012, Michael Kieran Harvey gave the 14th Annual Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address established by the New Music Network. A strong advocate for Australian art music, Michael challenges the status quo where funding tends to favour overseas artists and dead, rather than living composers. The talk raises issues still fully relevant more than ten years later. The video can be viewed here along with a full transcript. ...

  2. Brilliantly conceived and performed

    Julie McErlain reviewed Michael Kieran Harvey War Sonata concert in July 2024 ... Brilliantly conceived and performed, Michael Kieran Harvey’s premier performance of his three War Sonatas was a tense, dramatic, hypnotic and deeply confronting musical experience, adding powerful new works to universal piano repertoire.

  3. Andrián Pertout’s monumental piano work ‘Luz Meridional’ is full of delights

    The following is one of the best reviews we have seen at Move. Alan Holley wrote this rave for "Luz Meridional" in the online site classikON, and it is worth a read:

  4. Wagner reinterpreted, bold as brass

    Barney Zwartz has written an article in The Age and SMH about horn player Mark Papworth's Wagner project. Siegfried’s Story, a CD of 12 scenes from the Ring adapted for the highly unusual combination of horn, tuba and piano, recording under the name Bonza Brass.

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africussiaafricussia Mandolin ChristmasMandolin Christmas Brahms CelloBrahms Cello Beethoven PathetiqueBeethoven Pathetique KAPPAKAPPA Yes, It Rings a Bell!Yes, It Rings a Bell! PeacefulPeaceful Breath of CreationBreath of Creation Carpe Diem: Piano Music from ItalyCarpe Diem: Piano Music from Italy Veiled VirtuosityVeiled Virtuosity PassagePassage The Rieger at Scots'The Rieger at Scots' Move Two Mix: Music for the Contemporary ChurchMove Two Mix: Music for the Contemporary Church InfernoInferno McGann LIVE 81 / 83McGann LIVE 81 / 83 O Rose So RedO Rose So Red FlutemanFluteman Anna Magdalena Bach's BookAnna Magdalena Bach's Book Music for the Countess of SandwichMusic for the Countess of Sandwich Bamboo OrganBamboo Organ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1 The Messiaen NexusThe Messiaen Nexus WindSongWindSong Melbourne WindpowerMelbourne Windpower JourneysJourneys A Recital of organ music from St. Paul's Cathedral MelbourneA Recital of organ music from St. Paul's Cathedral Melbourne Tone-stuffsTone-stuffs Spirit WindSpirit Wind Bridges, Vol. 1Bridges, Vol. 1 Flute Perspectives, Vol. 2Flute Perspectives, Vol. 2 UnfoldUnfold The Present Tense: Songs of Sydney CarterThe Present Tense: Songs of Sydney Carter 48 Fugues for Frank48 Fugues for Frank PicturesPictures A Handful of RainA Handful of Rain stackstack Bach MotetsBach Motets Seasons of LoveSeasons of Love AporiaAporia 126 Variations on "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"126 Variations on "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" The Spirit of the LordThe Spirit of the Lord Piano Inside OutPiano Inside Out The Film Music of George Dreyfus, Vol. 2The Film Music of George Dreyfus, Vol. 2 Improvisations in Acoustic ChambersImprovisations in Acoustic Chambers Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Pieces from ChildhoodPieces from Childhood Words, Love, Music: Sydney CarterWords, Love, Music: Sydney Carter Jazz Music Series, Vol. 1: Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Doo-wupJazz Music Series, Vol. 1: Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Doo-wup Tony Gould on the Art of Creative MusicTony Gould on the Art of Creative Music Music from 4 to 40 PartsMusic from 4 to 40 Parts