This CD presents orchestral works by David Stanhope and four of his transcriptions for orchestra played by his ‘digital orchestra’ . Except for Olympic Fireworks, which was part of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games opening ceremony, all these works are hitherto unperformed in public. Stanhope is a renowned Australian conductor, noted for his many operatic performances and his recording and performing work with Australian orchestras. He hopes his digital orchestra may lead to the hitherto neglected works of many composers entering the repertoire of conventional orchestras.
By using his digital orchestra Stanhope has breathed life into these neglected works, making them available to be heard for the first time.
David Stanhope says “Few ears, even those of an expert, are likely to notice the difference between a real orchestra and my digital one. It needs to be stressed that there is no intention to replace orchestras or their players by this project; it records music that cannot presently be heard because existing orchestras do not play it.”
