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Performance by Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Janos Furst from the CD Powerhouse |
Work Overview
Drawing inspiration from the evocative and directly beautiful works of the American 'vernacular' artist Mafield Parrish, the Nocturnes are a sensual indulgence, expressed in a language this is richly poetic.
In their impressionistic quality, the Nocturns are clearly discernible as proceeding from earlier works like Rainforest, which had established the composer's reputation as a creator of rich orchestral sonorities and gestures.
— James Koehne
Work Details
Year: 1987
Duration: 18 min.
Commission note: Commissioned by Australian Ballet.. Commissioned as part of the program of commemorations of the Australian Bicentennial.
Nocturnes was choreographed by Graeme Murphy in the ballet Gallery (1987).
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