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CharM

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CharM / Marshall McGuire, harp.

  • Published by ABC Classics [4765951] — 2 CDs (137 min.)
  • Sales Availability: This item is out-of-print. We regret that it cannot be purchased from the Australian Music Centre.
  • Library Availability: CD 1785 — Available for loan

Out of Print

This item is out-of-print. We regret that it cannot be purchased from the Australian Music Centre.

Featured Australian works

  Work Composer PerformersDuration
Charm (1995) — trios: flute, harp, viola
Recorded/performed at: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, on 1997.
Gerard Brophy Marshall McGuire, Geoffrey Collins, Patricia Pollett 7 mins, 19 sec.
Rough magic (1996) for solo harp
Recorded/performed at: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, on 1997.
Andrew Ford Marshall McGuire 8 mins, 3 sec.
The Lair of sweet caterpillar blossoms (1997) for solo harp
Recorded/performed at: Eugene Goosens Hall of the ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, on 1997.
Carlo Giacco Marshall McGuire 5 mins, 59 sec.
Sonata for harp (1951) for harp solo
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, on Mar 01.
Peggy Glanville-Hicks Marshall McGuire 9 mins, 48 sec.
Chamber of horrors (1995) for harp solo
Recorded/performed at: Eugene Goosens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, on 1997.
Elena Kats-Chernin Marshall McGuire 6 mins, 45 sec.
The arch window (1998) for solo harp
Recorded/performed at: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, on Mar 01.
Paul Stanhope Marshall McGuire 6 mins, 1 sec.

Also includes: Vers la source dans le bois / Marcel Tournier -- Sonata / Paul Hindemith -- In a landscape / John Cage -- Sequenza II / Luciano Berio -- Suite, op. 83 / Benjamin Britten -- Stanza II / Toru Takemitsu -- Marches / Franco Donatoni -- Two scenes from 'Shameful vice' / Michael Finnissy -- Pari intervallo / Arvo Pärt -- 'Dreaming' from Suite: The Tempest / Michael Tippett -- Vezelay / Alessandro Solbiati.

Product details

Harpist Marshall McGuire is the world's greatest champion of new music for the harp. His particular passion for 20th Century music is reflected in this 2CD set which draws on recordings from two of his best albums including the ARIA Best Classical Album nominated Twentieth Century Harp.

Featuring works by Britten, Hindemith, Takemitsu, Kats-Chernin, Pärt, and Brophy including many pieces written especially for him, McGuire's performances of the 20th century repertoire can only be described as virtuosic.

Duration: 137 min.

This product forms part of the following series: ABC classics.

Booklet includes programme notes and biographical notes on McGuire.

Recording level: DDD

Related Media

- CD booklet notes: CharM [ABC Classics: 4765951]


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