Listen & tracks
3 of 14 tracks have a preview · 11 works · 67:55
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1 Early Spring Lachlan Brown 6:55
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2 Little Emily in the Garden Lachlan Brown 2:22
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3 Monet's Garden Lachlan Brown 3:24
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4 On the Promenade Lachlan Brown 1:42
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5 Pavane Lachlan Brown 5:08
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6 Romance for Violin and Piano Lachlan Brown 3:56
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7 Snowcaps Lachlan Brown 8:07
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8 A New Day Lachlan Brown 4:37
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9 Gentle Rain Lachlan Brown 1:50
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10 A Passing Cloud Lachlan Brown 5:55
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String Quartet No. 1Lachlan Brown 4 movements23:59
- 11 i. Moderately 3:29
- 12 ii. With gravity and intensity 4:38
- 13 iii. With movement like a changeable wind 11:50
- 14 iv. With easy movement like a peasant dance 4:02
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
Artists
Lachlan Brown
piano
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.
Performers
- Lachlan Brown · piano · tracks 6 and 8
- Megan Reeve · harp · tracks 1 and 9
- Zoe Knighton · cello · tracks 1, 11–14
- Len Vorster · piano · tracks 2, 3 and 10
- George Vi · violin · tracks 4 and 6
- Marianne Rothschild · violin · track 4
- Karen Columbine · viola · track 4
- Michelle John · cello · track 4
- Melbourne Guitar Quartet · ensemble · track 5
- James Leitch · organ · track 7
- Kathryn Taylor · violin · tracks 11–14
- Helen Ireland · viola · tracks 11–14
- Nick Waters · violin · tracks 11–14
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 67 minutes 55 seconds
- Release date
- 1 Apr 2024
- Categories
- Australian, Classical
- Musical work copyright
- © 2024 Lachlan Brown
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 2024 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MCD 651
- EAN
- 9314574065121
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