Songbirds of Australia

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Annotation

Featuring ABC’s Symphony Orchestras and Australian birds.

Annotation last modified on 2017-03-26 03:53 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Early Morning: Claire de Lune: Suite Bergamasque
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Ron Spigelman (conductor)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:46
2Morning in the High Plains: Pavane, op. 50
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré5:46
3The Low Plains / Farmland: Pines of Rome: Jamiculum
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jorge Mester
recording of:
Pini di Roma, P 141: III. I pini del Gianicolo
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Pini di Roma, P 141
Ottorino Respighi7:37
4The Low Plains / Farmland: Polovtsian Dances (excerpt): Prince Igor
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
Alexander Borodin3:26
5Swamp Areas: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra: 2nd Movement
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Myer Fredman (British-Australian conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto: II.
composer:
Ross Edwards (Australian composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Piano Concerto
Ross Edwards9:15
6The Sea & Coastal Areas: The Windjammers: 1st Movement
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
Morton Gould4:32
7Afternoon: In a Summer Garden
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wilfred Lehmann (conductor/violinist/composer/session musician)
recording of:
In a Summer Garden, RT vi/17
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer)
Frederick Delius14:31
8Afternoon in the Tropics: Dance of the Birds (Snow Maiden Suite)
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Werner Andreas Albert (conductor)
recording of:
Suite from "The Snow Maiden": II. Dance of the Birds
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Suite from “The Snow Maiden”
Nilolai Rimsky-Korsakov3:25
9Evening: Hassan Serenade
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Ron Spigelman (conductor)
recording of:
Hassan Suite: Serenade
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer)
arranger:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
part of:
Hassan Suite
Frederick Delius2:25