Edwards - Frog and Star Cycle, Symphony No 2 'Earth Spirit Songs', Symphony No 3 'Mater Magna' (2022) [24-44]

Title: Ross Edwards: Frog and Star Cycle - Symphony No. 2 'Earth Spirit Songs' - Symphony No. 3 'Mater Magna'

Year Of Release: 2022

Label: ABC Classic

Genre: Classical

Quality: FLAC 24 Bit (44,1 KHz / tracks)

Total Time: 75:36 min

Total Size: 680 MB



Frog and star cycle (2015) double concerto for alto saxophone, percussion and orchestra

Recorded/performed at: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, on 8 Jul 16. 2016 Ross Edwards Amy Dickson, Colin Currie, Sydney Symphony, Lothar Koenigs 30 mins, 37 sec.

Symphony no. 2 (1997) — soprano with full orchestra

Recorded/performed at: Sydney Opera House, on 21 Aug 1998. Ross Edwards David Zinman, Yvonne Kenny, Sydney Symphony 24 mins, 8 sec.

Symphony no. 3 (2001) Mater magna

Recorded/performed at: Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne, on Mar 01. Ross Edwards Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz 24 mins, 9 sec.



Three important works from Australian composer Ross Edwards, two of them released for the first time: his concerto for saxophone and percussion 'Frog and Star Cycle', recorded with Amy Dickson and Colin Currie at the world premiere concerts in Sydney in 2016, and his Second Symphony 'Earth Spirit Songs', recorded at the premiere with soprano Yvonne Kenny in 1998 but never before issued on CD. Rounding off the disc is the Melbourne Symphony's 2001 studio recording of Ross's Third Symphony, 'Mater Magna'.



Tracklist:



01. Symphony No. 2 "Earth Spirit Songs": I. Invocation and Dance of the Holy Spirit (Live)

02. Symphony No. 2 "Earth Spirit Songs": II. The Lost Man (Live)

03. Symphony No. 2 "Earth Spirit Songs": III. Dance"Song to the Earth Mother (Live)

04. Symphony No. 3 "Mater Magna": I. Feroce – Meno mosso e misterioso

05. Symphony No. 3 "Mater Magna": II. Lontano e misterioso

06. Symphony No. 3 "Mater Magna": III. Con moto

07. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": I. Cosmogony (Live)

08. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra Frog and Star Cycle II. Consecration Dance (LIve)

09. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra Frog and Star Cycle III. Sacred Waters (Live)

10. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra Frog and Star Cycle IV. Interplay I (Live)

11. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra Frog and Star Cycle V. To the Morning Star (Live)

12. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra Frog and Star Cycle VI. Interplay II (Live)

13. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra Frog and Star Cycle VII. Evening Star and Interplay III (Live)

14. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra Frog and Star Cycle VIII. Cantilena of the Moon (Live)

15. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra Frog and Star Cycle IX. The Cycle Renewed (Live)

16. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra Frog and Star Cycle X. Benediction (Live)

17. Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra Frog and Star Cycle XI. Transcendental Dance (Live)



One of Australia’s best known and most performed composers, Ross Edwards has created a distinctive sound world based on deep ecology and an awareness of the need to reconnect music with elemental forces and restore its traditional association with ritual and dance. This new release presents iconic and world premiere performances of three of Edwards’ most significant orchestral works: his Second and Third Symphonies, plus the Frog and Star Cycle, a concerto for saxophone and percussion which expresses themes of renewal and wholeness by transforming fragments of ancient plainsong to suggest the mystery, fragility and continuous evolution of life, and the interconnectedness of all things. Throughout all three works we hear abundant shapes and patterns that recall the natural world: birdsong, frog and insect rhythms and the pulsating summer drones of cicadas, presenting a distinctly Australian musical perspective on the world.