Redror
An collection of chamber works by the Australian contemporary composer, Michael Whiticker performed by the Libra Contemporary Ensemble.
The passion and vigour of the compositions on this disc, their variety and breadth of reference and their technical brilliance are entirely symptomatic of Michael Whiticker's output as a whole.
The composer's achievements have been recognised by awards, commissions and scholarships both here and overseas, including a Sounds Australian Award and the Fellowship of Australian Composers Award. In 1992/3 he was 'composer-in-residence' with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Whiticker's 'Ad Marginem' and 'Via Crucis', 'the Eleventh Station' were selected for the Paris Rostrum in 1991 and 1994 respectively. His music theatre piece 'Love's Blazing Fire' will be premiered by the Sydney Metropolitan Opera in October 1996. Marshall McGuire gave the premier performance of 'After the Fire', a piece for harp, in the last Adelaide Festival.
However the music may affect you, it will never bore you with cliché or empty pleasantry.
Artist
Libra Contemporary Ensemble
Libra Contemporary Ensemble was formed in 1991 to provide performance possibilities for a wide range of rarely heard contemporary music.
Press quotes
“a useful and impressive anthology ... already an important release”
— Andrew Ford, 24 Hours (ABC)
“a blazingly-urgent pulling together of disparate musical energies into a compelling whole... 'In Prison Air' is chilling – one of the most terrifying musical landscapes of our time”
— Anthony Gilbert, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
“Asian influences give the small-scale works recorded here a less traditional European feel, and their use makes the composer's personal language exhilirating ... Whiticker's exploration of improvisation in the title track and 'In Prison Air' as well as his fascination with multiphonics and pitch variation make his corner of the Australian music scene an interesting one to explore. The disc is well recorded and presented.”
— Tony Way, The Age - Green Guide
“All six works collected on 'Redror' display the work of a fervent musical imagination, even if the end result does not always match Whiticker's restless ambition.”
— RealTime
Audio preview
Track Listing
- Quidong Michael Whiticker
- Redror Michael Whiticker
- In Prison Air Michael Whiticker
- Ad Parnassum Michael Whiticker
- Tulku Michael Whiticker
- On Slanting Ground Michael Whiticker
Performers
- Carl Rosman · conductor
- Libra Contemporary Ensemble
Composer
Michael Whiticker
Michael Whiticker was born in Gundagai, Australia. He has enjoyed major commissions with many of Australia's most illustrious performing groups and organisations, and has won numerous awards for his outstanding compositions.
Where to buy
Redror is available for download from the iTunes Music Store.
It's available for streaming through
Apple Music.
Redror is available as as CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer secure online ordering.
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Product details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Producer
- Carl Rosman
Geoff Morris
Michael Whiticker - Engineer
- Craig Abercrombie
Jim Atkins - Thanks to
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Release date
- 1996
- Copyright
- © 1996 Australia Broadcasting Corporation
- Phonogram
- ℗ 1996 Move Records
- Categories
- Australian, Classical
- Catalogue number
- MD 3183
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574318326
