Lachlan Brown Chamber Works

Lachlan Brown’s Chamber Works contains an hour of beautiful and relaxing music for his favourite instruments and chamber ensembles: piano, harp, organ, violin, cello and string quartet.

Lachlan Brown piano
Megan Reeve harp
Zoe Knighton cello
Len Vorster piano
George Vi violin
Marianne Rothschild violin
Karen Columbine viola
Michelle John cello
Melbourne Guitar Quartet ensemble
James Leitch organ
Kathryn Taylor violin
Helen Ireland viola
Nick Waters violin

Lachlan Brown composer

Performers include pianist Len Vorster, harpist Megan Reeve, organist James Leitch and violinist George Vi. Also featured is a haunting Pavane played by the Melbourne Guitar Quartet.

The programme ranges from intimate solos and duos to string and guitar quartets, culminating in Brown’s four-movement String Quartet No. 1.

Reviews

Splashes of depth, promises of adventure

— Clive O'Connell, o'connellthemusic.com

Artists

Lachlan Brown

Lachlan Brown is an Australian composer of Impressionist and Romantic music, shaped by Mahler, Debussy and Delius. He writes especially for harp, soprano, chamber ensembles and wordless choir.

Audio previews

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Tracks

Early Spring Lachlan Brown
Little Emily in the Garden Lachlan Brown
Monet's Garden Lachlan Brown
On the Promenade Lachlan Brown
Pavane Lachlan Brown
Romance for Violin and Piano Lachlan Brown
Snowcaps Lachlan Brown
A New Day Lachlan Brown
Gentle Rain Lachlan Brown
A Passing Cloud Lachlan Brown

String Quartet No. 1 Lachlan Brown

i. Moderately
ii. With gravity and intensity
iii. With movement like a changeable wind
iv. With easy movement like a peasant dance

Performers

Lachlan Brown · tracks 6 and 8
Megan Reeve · tracks 1 and 9
Zoe Knighton · tracks 1, 11–14
Len Vorster · tracks 2, 3 and 10
George Vi · tracks 4 and 6
Marianne Rothschild · track 4
Karen Columbine · track 4
Michelle John · track 4
Melbourne Guitar Quartet · track 5
James Leitch · track 7
Kathryn Taylor · tracks 11–14
Helen Ireland · tracks 11–14
Nick Waters · tracks 11–14

Where to listen

Lachlan Brown Chamber Works is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.

Lachlan Brown Chamber Works is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.