Sinfonia Australis
Sinfonia Australis is an Australian early music ensemble founded by Antony Walker and Alison Johnston.[1] They play on period instruments.[2] They were founded alongside vocal ensemble Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes. Along with Gerard Willems received a nomination for the 2004 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album with their album Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos.
Sinfonia Australis often performs with the Pinchgut Opera and appear on many ABC Classics albums. Albums they appear on include David Hobson's Handel Arias and Shu-Cheen Yu's Lotus Moon, both ARIA nominees.
Discography
[edit]- Shu-Cheen Yu, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker
- Lotus Moon (2001) – ABC Classics[3]
- Willow Spirit Song: Folksongs of the Orient (2002) – ABC Classics
- Cantillation, Sara Macliver, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker
- Fauré: Requiem (2001) – ABC Classics[4][5]
- David Hobson, Sinfonia Australis, Cantillation, Antony Walker
- Jane Sheldon, Cantillation, Sinfonia Australis
- Song of the Angel (2003) – ABC Classics[7]
- Gerard Willems, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker
- Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos (2003) – ABC Classics[8][9]
- David Hobson, Sinfonia Australis, Guy Noble
- Cinema Paradiso (2004) – ABC Classics[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Pleskun, Stephen (2014). A Chronological History of Australian Composers and Their Compositions – Vol. 4 1999–2013. Xlibris Corporation. p. 312. ISBN 1493135376.
- ^ Clark, Chelsea (22 March 2002). "Walker from Wales to Washington". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ Hoffmann, W. L. (21 May 2001). "Cuban Sounds Defy Easy Label". The Canberra Times.
- ^ Jones, Deborah (29 December 2001). "Music – Spin Doctor ...". The Australian.
- ^ Covell, Roger (12 January 2002). "Allusions of Grandeur". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Pleasant but fails to captivate". The Canberra Times. 10 June 2002.
- ^ "A historic concert". The Canberra Times. 31 March 2003.
- ^ Kelly, Patricia (6 December 2003). "This week's essential new releases". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ Ball, Martin (10 January 2004). "Music". The Australian.
- ^ Murphy, Jim (17 June 2004). "Cinema Paradiso". The Age.
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