Listen & tracks
1 of 8 tracks have a preview · 8 works · 83:16
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1 Cathedral Music I Ian Bonighton 13:27
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2 Toccata Felix Werder 10:53
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3 Theme and Variations Ron Nagorcka 11:19
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4 Paraphrase 'In Five' + Mass = Statico 2 Keith Humble 10:58
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201 Sanctus Ron Nagorcka 20:45
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202 Hymn for the death of Jesus James Penberthy 6:31
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203 Scherzo ('Devils up there') James Penberthy 4:33
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204 Holy Thursday Felix Werder 4:50
The original idea for Reverberations came from a spectacular performance at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, during the Festival of Organ and Harpsichord in 1972. One of the pieces on the programme was Cathedral Music I, composed for the festival by the late Ian Bonighton.
With that work the composer set out to "explore the sonorities available with a large building". So successful was he that Move recorded it and released it – with works by Keith Humble, Ron Nagorcka and Felix Werder – under the title Reverberations.
Its successor, Reverberations Two, holds an equally important selection of original works, again recorded in St. Patrick's Cathedral with no less spectacular effect.
Reviews
The best organ recording that has ever been made in this country.
...a tour-de-force of organ playing.
Artists
Douglas Lawrence
organ
Melbourne organist Douglas Lawrence is Director of Music at The Scots' Church and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne. He founded the Choir of Ormond College and directed it from 1982 to 2006.
Ian Bonighton
composer
Ian Bonighton (1942-1975) was rapidly gaining recognition not only as a brilliant composer, but also as an outstanding teacher at the time Move's Reverberations was made (now available on CD). More of his works can be heard on a remastered Sequenza CD.
Keith Humble
composer
Keith Humble won the National Critics Award in 1977 as the most outstanding recitalist working in Australia, and was appointed AM in 1982 for services to music. He was a constant champion of Australian contemporary music and of Percy Grainger.
Ron Nagorcka
composer
Ron Nagorcka has a long-held interest in the sounds of the Australian bush, especially its birds, electronics in music, and just intonation. His nature recordings from Tasmania and arid mainland Australia provide the basis for many of his compositions.
James Penberthy
composer
James Penberthy was a prolific Australian composer and his major works number over 100. Although he wrote in many different genres, his intense interest in the theatre resulted in 22 ballets and 11 operas, and it is in this body of work, which displays his strong dramatic and lyrical gifts, that his importance in Australian music lies.
Felix Werder
composer
Felix Werder (1922–2012) was a German-born Australian composer who stood at the forefront of the musical avant-garde in this country. His early twelve-tone writing later opened into a freer, collage-like style that often makes virtuosic demands on its performers.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Douglas Lawrence · organ
- Festival Brass Ensemble · ensemble · disc 1 track 1
- Ralph Nicholls · didjeridu · disc 2 track 1
- Tim Robinson · electronics · disc 2 track 1
- Ernie Althoff · voice · disc 2 track 1
- Andrew Bernard · voice · disc 2 track 1
- Ann Blare · voice · disc 2 track 1
- Mars McMillan · voice · disc 2 track 1
- Ron Nagorcka · voice · disc 2 track 1
- Susan Nagorcka · voice · disc 2 track 1
- Jane O'Brien · voice · disc 2 track 1
- Tim Tyler · voice · disc 2 track 1
- Andrew Uren · voice · disc 2 track 1
- Boris Belousov · trumpet · disc 1 track 1
- John Grey · trumpet · disc 1 track 1
- Robert Harry · trumpet · disc 1 track 1
- Robert Clarke · trombone · disc 1 track 1
- Eric Klay · trombone · disc 1 track 1
Technical credits
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Contributor
Ann Blore
Rod Junor
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Producer
Nicholas Alexander
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
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Venue
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
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Credit
Ivan Gaal
Paul Wright
Peter Green
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 83 minutes 16 seconds
- Release date
- 2000
- Categories
- Australian, Organ
- Genres
- Organ, Contemporary Classical, Experimental
- Musical work copyright
- © 1979 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 2000 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3008
- EAN
- 9314574300826
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