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Torquing Points

An exciting juxtaposition of 20th century Australian and 19th century European musical styles. Gordon Kerry's 'Torquing Points for String Quartet' and Mark Pollard's 'The Quick or the Dead' are approachable and lyrical pieces that fit well with this CD's classical works.

Includes 'Nocturne' from 'String Quartet no. 2 in D ' (Borodin), 'String Quartet no.9' (Sculthorpe), 'Italian Serenade' (Hugo Wolf), 'Quartettsatz' from 'String Quartet movement in C minor, D.703' (Schubert) and 'Andante Cantabile' from 'String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op.11' (Tchaikovsky)

Artist

Melbourne String Quartet

The Melbourne String Quartet has appeared in various guises over the years. One group formed in 1973 and another in 1994.


Press quotes

“More unexpected is the delicious, European-drawing-room sound that Move's engineers have given to this CD.”

— The Melburnian

“I hardly need say that the Melbourne String Quartet plays these pieces superbly well.”

— The Melburnian

Audio preview

Track Listing

  1. String Quartet No. 2 in D Nocturne Alexander Borodin
  2. String Quartet No. 9 Peter Sculthorpe
  3. Italian Serenade Hugo Wolf

    4. Torquing Points for String Quartet Gordon Kerry

  4. 1st movement
  5. 2nd movement
  6. String Quartet Movement in C Minor, D. 703 Quartettsatz Franz Schubert
  7. The Quick or the Dead Mark Pollard
  8. String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 Andante Cantabile Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Performers

Composers

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, and the 1812 Overture.

Mark Pollard

Australian composer Mark Clement Pollard has an eclectic compositional style utilising such diverse materials as, improvisation, jazz, pop and the indigenous music’s of South East Asia.

Peter Sculthorpe

Born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1929 and passing away in 2014, Peter Sculthorpe was one of Australia's best-known composers and a fine pianist. Recordings of Sculthorpe's orchestral works and music for strings have won a number of Australian Record Industry Awards (ARIA).

Franz Schubert

Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. Today, Schubert is admired as one of the leading exponents of the early Romantic era in music and he remains one of the most frequently performed composers.

Gordon Kerry

Gordon Kerry's music ranges from the symphonic through chamber music to choral music and opera. He is frequently commissioned by Australian orchestras, chamber ensembles, festivals and soloists, as well as ensembles in the USA and Europe.


Where to buy

Torquing Points is available for download from the iTunes Music Store.
It's available for streaming through Apple Music.

Torquing Points is available as as CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer secure online ordering.

Move CDs can be ordered through music retailers across Australia including Readings.

Product details

Recorded at the Move Records Studio, Melbourne Australia.

List price
$25.00 AUD
Engineer
Martin Wright
Venue
Move Records Studio
Release date
1994
Copyright
© 1994 Move Records
Phonogram
℗ 1994 Move Records
Categories
Australian, Classical
Catalogue number
MD 3143
Alternate catalogue number
MD3143
Barcode
EAN 9314574314328