Torquing Points
An exciting juxtaposition of 20th-century Australian and 19th-century European styles. Gordon Kerry's Torquing Points for String Quartet and Mark Pollard's The Quick or the Dead sit approachably beside the classical works on this programme.
Carl Pini violin
Gerard van der Weide violin
Jane Hazelwood viola
Arturs Ezergailis cello
Gordon Kerry composer
Mark Pollard composer
Franz Schubert composer
Peter Sculthorpe composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composer
Hugo Wolf composer
Includes the Nocturne from String Quartet no. 2 in D (Borodin), String Quartet no. 9 (Sculthorpe), Italian Serenade (Hugo Wolf), Quartettsatz from the String Quartet movement in C minor, D. 703 (Schubert), and Andante cantabile from String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11 (Tchaikovsky).
The Melbourne String Quartet pairs those 19th-century movements with three Australian works from the 1970s and 1990s: Sculthorpe's String Quartet No. 9, Kerry's two-movement Torquing Points, and Pollard's The Quick or the Dead. The programme was recorded digitally at Move Records Studio in April 1994.
Reviews
More unexpected is the delicious, European-drawing-room sound that Move's engineers have given to this CD.
I hardly need say that the Melbourne String Quartet plays these pieces superbly well.
Artist
Melbourne String Quartet
The Melbourne String Quartet has appeared in various guises over the years. One group formed in 1973 and another in 1994.
Audio preview
Tracks
- String Quartet No. 2 in D Nocturne Alexander Borodin 7:52
- String Quartet No. 9 Peter Sculthorpe 12:36
- Italian Serenade Hugo Wolf 6:59
- 1st movement 5:16
- 2nd movement 5:12
- String Quartet Movement in C Minor, D. 703 Quartettsatz Franz Schubert 8:55
- The Quick or the Dead Mark Pollard 12:51
- String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 Andante Cantabile Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 6:41
Torquing Points for String Quartet Gordon Kerry
Performers
Composers
Alexander Borodin
Alexander Borodin's Nocturne from the String Quartet No. 2 in D is pure lyric warmth: long-breathed melody and glowing harmonic colour that sit easily beside Schubert and Tchaikovsky.
Gordon Kerry
Gordon Kerry's music ranges from the symphonic through chamber music to choral music and opera. Australian orchestras, chamber ensembles, festivals and soloists commission him regularly, as do ensembles in the USA and Europe.
Mark Pollard
Australian composer Mark Clement Pollard has an eclectic style that draws on improvisation, jazz, pop, minimalism and the indigenous musics of South-East Asia.
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. In only thirty-one years he left a vast body of work, including over six hundred Lieder, and remains among the most frequently performed composers.
Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe (1929–2014) was a Tasmanian-born composer whose orchestral and chamber music drew the Australian landscape, neighbouring Asian traditions and Indigenous materials into a clear, personal language. He wrote extensively for strings, piano and voice.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His ballets, concertos and orchestral works remain among the most widely performed music in the classical repertoire.
Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf (1860–1903) was an Austrian composer, celebrated above all for his intensely expressive art songs, or Lieder, and for chamber works such as the Italian Serenade.
Contributors
Where to listen
Torquing Points is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Torquing Points is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3143
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 66 minutes 22 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- Martin Wright
- Venue
- Move Records Studio
- Credit
- Chris van Otterloo
Musica Viva
Phil Scamp
Ron Layton - Release date
- 1994
- Musical work
copyright - © 1994 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1994 Move Records
- Categories
- Australian, Classical
- Genres
- Contemporary Classical, Romantic & Impressionist
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574314328
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