Raft Song at Sunrise: Chamber Music of Ross Edwards Vol. 2

Michael Askill (percussion), Riley Lee (shakuhachi), Rebecca Lagos (percussion), Peter Jenkin (clarinet), Daryl Pratt (percussion), Patricia Pollett (viola), Geoffrey Collins (flutes)

Sydney Chamber Choir, Australia Ensemble, Nicholas Routley

Ross Edwards's chamber music is lively and neo-primitive, with hints of minimalism and the use of folk music. He writes well for chorus and shows an exceptional understanding of instruments and... — American Record Guide, July 2000 More…

Catalogue No: TP126
Label: Tall Poppies

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Edwards, Ross: Dance Mantras

Michael Askill (percussion)
Sydney Chamber Choir
Nicholas Routley

Edwards, Ross: Raft Song at Sunrise

Riley Lee (shakuhachi)

Edwards, Ross: Laikan

Rebecca Lagos (percussion)
Australia Ensemble

Edwards, Ross: Binyang

Peter Jenkin (clarinet), Daryl Pratt (percussion)

Edwards, Ross: Ab estatis foribus

Sydney Chamber Choir

Edwards, Ross: Enyato II

Patricia Pollett (viola)

Edwards, Ross: Ecstatic Dances

Geoffrey Collins (flutes)

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Following on from the best-selling first volume of Edwards chamber music (Ecstatic Dances, TP051), this CD contains some of the most enduring of his works, all on CD for the first time. It includes the ever-popular Latin setting, 'Ab estatis foribus', and the seminal chamber work 'Laikan' played by the Australia Ensemble, as well as a stunning work for solo shakuhachi played by Riley Lee.

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July 2000

Ross Edwards's chamber music is lively and neo-primitive, with hints of minimalism and the use of folk music. He writes well for chorus and shows an exceptional understanding of instruments and the traditions behind them. A good example of this understanding is the solo shakuhachi piece, Raft Sing at Sunrise, with its bend tones and undulating phrases. The music begins to take on a feeling of sameness by the end of the disc, but offers rewarding listening a piece at a time. Fine performances and good sound.

November 1999

On the evidence of this beautifully performed and extremely well-produced Tall Poppies anthology, Sydney-based Ross Edwards (b.1944) is a composer of impressive resource and uncommonly fertile imagination, writing with equal facility for vocal or instrumental forces, no matter how exotic (Raft Song at Sunrise is a hypnotic meditation for the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute). Australia’s indigenous folk culture, wildlife and landscape all have their place in this stimulating cocktail, too. A most attractive collection

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