Daniel Herscovitch – Peter Dart: Chamber Music & Songs (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:16:23 minutes | 688 MB | Genre: Classical
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Painters sometimes talk about the intensity of the light they encounter in Australia. Peter Dart, born in Sydney in 1953, brings something of that brightness to his compositions, which are further animated by buoyant rhythms and a lively sense of humour, even mischief. They are, at the same time, anchored in a secure command of counterpoint, and given a timeless quality by his fondness for modal harmony. Most important of all, the technical mastery that gives these works their surefooted appeal is suffused with straightforward human warmth.
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Daniel Herscovitch – Don Banks: Vocal & Chamber Music (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:21:31 minutes | 719 MB | Genre: Classical
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During his short life Don Banks (1923–80) enjoyed a reputation as the leading modernist among Australian composers. Studies with Mátyás Seiber, Milton Babbitt and, especially, Luigi Dallapiccola helped refine his serial technique, but his music never retreated into academic abstraction, as this recital of chamber and vocal works demonstrates: it retained a keen sense of drama, an ear for atmosphere, a rather angular lyricism and, occasionally, a touch of humour.
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