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Ross Edwards|Ross Edwards: Frog and Star Cycle / Symphony No. 2 'Earth Spirit Songs' / Symphony No. 3 'Mater Magna'

Ross Edwards: Frog and Star Cycle / Symphony No. 2 'Earth Spirit Songs' / Symphony No. 3 'Mater Magna'

Ross Edwards

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One of Australia’s best known and most performed composers, Ross Edwards has created a distinctive sound world based on deep ecology and an awareness of the need to reconnect music with elemental forces and restore its traditional association with ritual and dance. This new release presents iconic and world premiere performances of three of Edwards’ most significant orchestral works: his Second and Third Symphonies, plus the Frog and Star Cycle, a concerto for saxophone and percussion which expresses themes of renewal and wholeness by transforming fragments of ancient plainsong to suggest the mystery, fragility and continuous evolution of life, and the interconnectedness of all things. Throughout all three works we hear abundant shapes and patterns that recall the natural world: birdsong, frog and insect rhythms and the pulsating summer drones of cicadas, presenting a distinctly Australian musical perspective on the world. © ABC Classic

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Ross Edwards: Frog and Star Cycle / Symphony No. 2 'Earth Spirit Songs' / Symphony No. 3 'Mater Magna'

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1
Symphony No. 2 "Earth Spirit Songs": I. Invocation and Dance of the Holy Spirit (Live)
Yvonne Kenny
00:08:40

Yvonne Kenny, MainArtist - David Zinman, Conductor, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

2
Symphony No. 2 "Earth Spirit Songs": II. The Lost Man (Live)
Yvonne Kenny
00:07:41

Yvonne Kenny, MainArtist - David Zinman, Conductor, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Judith Wright, Composer, Librettist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

3
Symphony No. 2 "Earth Spirit Songs": III. Dance-Song to the Earth Mother (Live)
Yvonne Kenny
00:05:20

Yvonne Kenny, MainArtist - Hildegard Von Bingen, Composer, Librettist - David Zinman, Conductor, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

4
Symphony No. 3 "Mater Magna": I. Feroce – Meno mosso e misterioso
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
00:06:39

Markus Stenz, Conductor, MainArtist - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2001 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

5
Symphony No. 3 "Mater Magna": II. Lontano e misterioso
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
00:11:58

Markus Stenz, Conductor, MainArtist - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2001 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

6
Symphony No. 3 "Mater Magna": III. Con moto
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
00:05:39

Markus Stenz, Conductor, MainArtist - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

7
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": I. Cosmogony (Live)
Colin Currie
00:02:48

Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

8
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": II. Consecration Dance (LIve)
Colin Currie
00:01:27

Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

9
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": III. Sacred Waters (Live)
Amy Dickson
00:02:50

Amy Dickson, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

10
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": IV. Interplay I (Live)
Amy Dickson
00:02:16

Amy Dickson, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

11
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": V. To the Morning Star (Live)
Amy Dickson
00:02:36

Amy Dickson, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

12
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": VI. Interplay II (Live)
Amy Dickson
00:02:56

Amy Dickson, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

13
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": VII. Evening Star and Interplay III (Live)
Amy Dickson
00:03:42

Amy Dickson, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

14
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": VIII. Cantilena of the Moon (Live)
Amy Dickson
00:02:44

Amy Dickson, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

15
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": IX. The Cycle Renewed (Live)
Amy Dickson
00:01:36

Amy Dickson, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

16
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": X. Benediction (Live)
Amy Dickson
00:02:20

Amy Dickson, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

17
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Percussion and Orchestra "Frog and Star Cycle": XI. Transcendental Dance (Live)
Amy Dickson
00:04:17

Amy Dickson, MainArtist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ross Edwards, Composer - Colin Currie, MainArtist - BMG Australia, MusicPublisher - Lothar Koenigs, Conductor, MainArtist

(C) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (P) 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Album review

One of Australia’s best known and most performed composers, Ross Edwards has created a distinctive sound world based on deep ecology and an awareness of the need to reconnect music with elemental forces and restore its traditional association with ritual and dance. This new release presents iconic and world premiere performances of three of Edwards’ most significant orchestral works: his Second and Third Symphonies, plus the Frog and Star Cycle, a concerto for saxophone and percussion which expresses themes of renewal and wholeness by transforming fragments of ancient plainsong to suggest the mystery, fragility and continuous evolution of life, and the interconnectedness of all things. Throughout all three works we hear abundant shapes and patterns that recall the natural world: birdsong, frog and insect rhythms and the pulsating summer drones of cicadas, presenting a distinctly Australian musical perspective on the world. © ABC Classic

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