Raft Songs at Sunrise

Ross Edwards (Composer), Australia Ensemble (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Australia Ensemble
• Composer: Ross Edwards
• Audio CD (June 1, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tall Poppies
• ASIN: B00000J8ZJ
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #978,532 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dance Mantras, for voices and drum

2. Raft Song at Sunrise, for solo shakuhachi

3. Laikan, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion

4. Laikan, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion

5. Laikan, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion

6. Laikan, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion

7. Laikan, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion

8. Binyang, for clarinet & percussion

9. Binyang, for clarinet & percussion

10. Ab estatis foribus, for chorus (At the Gates of Summer)

11. Ab estatis foribus, for chorus (At the Gates of Summer)

12. Ab estatis foribus, for chorus (At the Gates of Summer)

13. Ab estatis foribus, for chorus (At the Gates of Summer)

14. Ab estatis foribus, for chorus (At the Gates of Summer)

15. Enyato II, for solo viola: 1

16. Enyato II, for solo viola: 2

17. Ecstatic Dances for 2 flutes

18. Ecstatic Dances for 2 flutes

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful smorgasbord of Ross Edwards, March 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Raft Songs at Sunrise (Audio CD)

Ross Edwards is one of the more eclectic of the modern Australian composers and this CD reflects that. Ranging from shakuhachi solo to unaccompanied choral work vaguely in the style of the late Middle Ages, it's unlikely that anyone will be equally taken with everything in this sampler. But it's quite likely that you'll like lots of it and love some of it. It's wonderfully melodic, alternatively haunting and bright, and infused with influences ranging from birdsong to African and Asian themes. Many of these pieces were composed for or dedicated to the artists who perform them here, and the quality of both performance and recording is first rate.