Women Of Note: A Century Of Australian Composers

This International Women’s Day (March 8), ABC Classic is releasing Women of Note: A Century of Australian Composers – the first in a new series celebrating Australian female composers. Australia has always punched above our weight musically, our female musicians especially – Nellie Melba, Joan Sutherland and Eileen Joyce in particular loom large among the finest musicians of the twentieth century. But beyond these celebrated performers, the history of Australia’s female composers is equally outstanding. Miriam Hyde, Dulcie Holland and Margaret Sutherland were hugely influential in the early years of Australia’s musical development. Peggy Glanville-Hicks and Anne Boyd looked beyond our borders to the musical traditions of other cultures, and sought to find a place for Australia among the community of musical nations. Elena Kats-Chernin is a phenomenon unto herself, arguably Australia’s most popular and best known composer. Yuin woman Brenda Gifford brings insights from her Indigenous culture to the Western classical tradition. And composers such as Sally Whitwell, Maria Grenfell, Kate Moore, Nicole Murphy and Olivia Bettina Davies represent the myriad ways in which classical music is developing in the 21st century.

Tracks

1~1~Miriam Hyde Piano Concerto No. 1
1~2~Dulcie Holland Piano Trio
1~3~Peggy Glanville-Hicks - Etruscan Concerto
2~1~Margaret Sutherland Concerto For Violin And Orchestra
2~2~Anne Boyd As I Crossed A Bridge Of Dreams
2~3~Elena Kats-Chernin Russian Rag
2~4~Maria Grenfell Di Primavera
2~5~Sally Whitwell Road Trip
2~6~Kate Moore Fern
2~7~Nicole Murphy Spinning Top
2~8~Brenda Gifford Bardju (Footprints)
2~9~Olivia Bettina Davies Crystalline

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 05 July 2021
Genre: Classical Music
Label: Abc Classic
Distributor: Rocket Group