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By the Winding River: songs from old Chinese Poems by Lachlan Brown

In the tradition of Gustav Mahler’s The Song of the Earth, Lachlan Brown weaves a series of ancient Chinese poems into a modern song cycle.

Len Vorster piano
Lyndon Green tenor
Jenna Roubos soprano
George Vi violin
Lachlan Brown composer

The performers are soprano Jenna Roubos, tenor Lyndon Green, violinist George Vi, and pianist Len Vorster. With the distinctive lilt of songs in the style of Mahler and his early 20th century colleagues, the music of By the Winding River captures age-old themes of wonder, family life, enjoying nature, ennui, and despair.

Artists

Photograph of Len Vorster

Len Vorster

Len Vorster is one of Australia's finest accompanists and is artistic director of Classical Palette (a series of Naxos recordings devoted to contemporary music), of the Schirmer Ensemble, and of Port Fairy Spring Music Festival.

Photograph of Lyndon Green

Lyndon Green

Melbourne-born tenor Lyndon Green is a regular guest of Opera Australia, Victorian Opera and maintains a busy performance schedule.

No photograph: Jenna Roubos

Jenna Roubos

Audio previews

Track Listing

  1. Chang’s Hermitage Lachlan Brown
  2. Green Jade Plum Trees in Spring Lachlan Brown
  3. Spring Festival Lachlan Brown
  4. Fisherman Lachlan Brown
  5. Farewell once more to my friend Lachlan Brown
  6. We Are Apart Lachlan Brown
  7. An Excuse for not returning the visit of a friend Lachlan Brown
  8. Snow Storm Lachlan Brown
  9. The Spring will never reach me Lachlan Brown
  10. By the winding river Lachlan Brown
  11. A walk in the Country Lachlan Brown
  12. The House by the River Lachlan Brown
  13. South Wind Lachlan Brown

Performers

Composer

Photograph of Lachlan Brown

Lachlan Brown

Lachlan Brown is an Australian composer writing Impressionist and Romantic music, influenced by composers such as Mahler, Debussy and Delius. He particularly loves to write for harp, soprano, chamber ensembles and wordless choir.

Where to listen

By the Winding River: songs from old Chinese Poems by Lachlan Brown is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.

By the Winding River: songs from old Chinese Poems by Lachlan Brown 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
MCD 652
List price
$25.00 AUD
Release date
Musical work
copyright
© 2024 Lachlan Brown
Sound recording
copyright
℗ 2024 Move Records
Categories
Australian, Classical
Barcode
EAN 9314574065220

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