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1 Arrival of the Queen of Sheba George Frideric Handel 3:40
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2 Adagio für die Flötenuhr, WoO 33/1 Ludwig van Beethoven 5:09
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Waltzing Matilda – Duet for Four FeetRobert Ampt 6 movements8:10
- 3 Introduction and Theme 1:08
- 4 Variation I – Playful :41
- 5 Variation II – Waltz fughetta 2:06
- 6 Variation III – Bold :50
- 7 Variation IV – Lament 1:17
- 8 Finale – Toccata 2:08
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9 Overture for Wind Instruments, Op. 24 Felix Mendelssohn 8:46
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10 Blithe Bells Percy Grainger 4:58
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RhapsodyNaji Hakim 5 movements10:31
- 11 i. Allegro molto 2:07
- 12 ii. Andante sostenuto 2:21
- 13 iii. Vivace 1:36
- 14 iv. Andante tranquillo / Allegro giocoso 2:51
- 15 v. Quodlibet 1:36
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Concierto IAntonio Soler 2 movements6:15
- 16 i. Andante 2:51
- 17 ii. Minué 3:24
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18 Niagara – Grand Galop de Concert Louis Godard 4:49
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19 Overture to William Tell Gioachino Rossini 12:38
Waltzing Matilda as a duet for four feet (and no hands!) sits among a programme of organ duets and arrangements on the Sydney Opera House instrument built by Ronald Sharp.
The selection ranges from Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba and Rossini's Overture to William Tell to Mendelssohn's Overture for Wind Instruments, Grainger's Blithe Bells, Soler's Concierto I, Naji Hakim's Rhapsody, and more.
Recorded in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall between 25 and 30 August 1995.
Reviews
This is an exceptional CD of both the Opera House instrument and the artistry of Robert Ampt and Amy Johansen ... the best organ duet recording I have encountered.
everyone should have a copy - the repertoire represented is unique, the playing is precise, masterly full of feeling
Buy this - it is a beautiful and exciting recording by artists I admire, on an organ I admire (what a superb sound it makes!) by a builder I admire!
Artists
Robert Ampt
organ
Robert Ampt is the Sydney City Organist and Organist/Choirmaster of Sydney's German Lutheran Church. An active recitalist, teacher and composer for the organ, he has written children's introductions to the instrument and an extensive history of the Sydney Town Hall organ.
Amy Johansen
organ
Amy Johansen is the Sydney University Organist and an Honorary Carillonist at the University. Although her repertoire spans all periods, it was her first CD, The Embrace of Fire, devoted to the organ music of Naji Hakim, that first brought her international acclaim.
Ludwig van Beethoven
composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist whose music stands at the centre of the Western classical tradition, bridging the Classical and Romantic eras.
Percy Grainger
composer
Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882–1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. A brilliant folk-song collector and arranger, he was also a restless experimenter whose work ranged from tuneful percussion to Free Music machines that foreshadowed electronic synthesis.
Naji Hakim
composer
Franco-Lebanese composer, organist and improviser Naji Hakim (born 1955) is known for a large body of organ, chamber, orchestral and choral works. A prize-winning Paris Conservatoire graduate, he held major Paris church posts and remains an active concert performer.
George Frideric Handel
composer
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who settled in London and became a naturalised British subject. He is celebrated for his operas, English oratorios, organ concertos and orchestral works.
Felix Mendelssohn
composer
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. His works include symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano music and chamber music.
Gioachino Rossini
composer
Rossini's operas crackle with melodic invention and theatrical pace: comic peaks such as The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola sit beside grand statements like Guillaume Tell, all driven by rhythmic snap and bright instrumental colour.
Antonio Soler
composer
Antonio Soler (1729–83) was choirmaster and monk at El Escorial, composing keyboard sonatas, organ concertos, and church music for the monastery and royal court.
Louis Godard
composer
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Robert Ampt · organ
- Amy Johansen · organ
Technical credits
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Contributor
Ronald Sharp
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Producer
Martin Wright
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Recording Engineer
Lana Lazareff
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Editing Engineer
Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley
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Venue
Sydney Opera House
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Credit
Paul Wright
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 64 minutes 56 seconds
- Release date
- 1996
- Categories
- Australian, Classical, Organ
- Genre
- Organ
- Musical work copyright
- © 1996 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 1996 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3170
- EAN
- 9314574317022
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