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World Music

The Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra presents music from around the world: Latin American dances, Klezmer, Slavic folk and blues, in contemporary works that still draw on traditional song and dance.

Melbourne Mandolin Orchestraensemble
  • CatalogueMCD 120
  • Released1998
  • Playing time61 minutes 21 seconds
  • Recorded at Move Records Studio

Listen & tracks

2 of 18 tracks have a preview · 8 works · 61:21

  1. Three South American PiecesMartin Kugler 3 movements11:15
    1. 1 Tango Infernal 2:57
    2. 2 Lettre d’Adieux (Milonga) 4:43
    3. 3 Samba SudAmerica 3:35
  2. 4 Polushco-Pole Lev Knipper 3:48
  3. 5 Klezmer Suite Elke Tober-Vogt 15:24
  4. Sonata No. 3 for ClarinetGustav Gunsenheimer 3 movements7:52
    1. 6 Bagatelle 2:48
    2. 7 Blues 2:07
    3. 8 Capriccio 2:57
  5. 9 Fantasy A. Holminov 4:05
  6. 10 Invierno Porteño Astor Piazzolla 8:08
  7. YugoslaviaRalph Pausen 4 movements8:23
    1. 11 Allegro 3:04
    2. 12 Adagio 2:39
    3. 13 Allegro 1:10
    4. 14 Allegro Moderato 1:30
  8. 15 Rumba für Zupforchester Dieter Kreidler 2:26

This collection of mandolin compositions from around the world adds to the repertoire often labelled world music: cultural styles that sit outside classical, folk or pop. Interest in local music may reflect the global rhythm of late twentieth-century western society. Nearly all of these pieces are contemporary, yet traditional folk influence remains clear.

Mandolin music has risen and fallen in popularity since the Baroque. The Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra stands for a modern revival of traditional instruments in a contemporary setting.

Mandolins, light and delicate in tone, suit chamber textures especially well. Wind and percussion join them to striking effect in the Klezmer Suite and Three South American Pieces.

The programme also takes in Latin American, Klezmer, Slavic folk dances and blues, played by this highly accomplished group.

Artists

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Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra

ensemble

The Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra was formed in 1967 by Peter Evans and Josef Ruecker to develop and maintain a mandolin orchestra in Melbourne. Besides regular performance it organises summer schools and workshops, trains new players, hosts visiting groups and commissions new music.

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Astor Piazzolla

composer

Astor Piazzolla turned the tango into something sharper, more restless and chamber-like. His nuevo tango draws jazz harmony and classical counterpoint into the dance without blunting its edge.

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Jochen Schubert

composer

Jochen Schubert is a versatile guitarist whose work takes in solo recitals, chamber music, orchestral playing, conducting, arranging, lecturing and accompaniment across a wide repertoire.

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Gustav Gunsenheimer

composer

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A. Holminov

composer

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Abram Iourgaev

composer

Abram Iourgaev is a mandolon-cello player and arranger associated with the Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra.

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Lev Knipper

composer

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Dieter Kreidler

composer

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Martin Kugler

composer

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Ralph Pausen

composer

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Elke Tober-Vogt

composer

Digital booklet

Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDF

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Performers

Technical credits

  • Producer Jochen Schubert
    Richard Sudmeyer
    Tony Hofmann
  • Recording Engineer Martin Wright
  • Editing Engineer Vaughan McAlley
  • Venue Move Records Studio

Details

List price
$25.00 AUD
Total playing time
61 minutes 21 seconds
Release date
Categories
Classical, Orchestral
Genres
World & Cross-cultural, Contemporary Classical
Musical work copyright
© 1998 Move Records
Sound recording copyright
℗ Move Records
Catalogue
MCD 120
EAN
9314574012026

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