Mandala 3
Music by David Lumsdaine & Nicola LeFanu
Sarah Leonard (mezzo-soprano) & Aleksander Szram (piano)
Gemini, Ian Mitchell
This disc stems from friendships both musical and personal: between composers David Lumsdaine and Nicola LeFanu, and chamber ensemble Gemini. Indeed, listening to the disc is something like...
Mandala 3
Music by David Lumsdaine & Nicola LeFanu
Sarah Leonard (mezzo-soprano) & Aleksander Szram (piano)
Gemini, Ian Mitchell
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This disc stems from friendships both musical and personal: between composers David Lumsdaine and Nicola LeFanu, and chamber ensemble Gemini. Indeed, listening to the disc is something like...
About
Both composers represented on this album are well respected members of the new music scene both with 40 years of experience behind them; they are also husband and wife. They also share a passion for nature which is reflected in their music. David Lumsdaine, though now living in England, is Australias senior composer. His music is wonderfully dramatic and wide ranging; Nicola LeFanu has been for many years a leading figure in Women in Music; her mother Elizabeth Maconchy was also a very highly respected composer. The ensemble Gemini has been associated with both composers for decades, introducing new works from both of them to the repertoire. This album is being released to celebrate Nicola's 70th birthday and (belatedly) David's 85th. All the works are recorded here for the first time and will demonstrate why their work is still considered fresh, vibrant and relevant.
Each of the works is receiving its first recording.
Contents and tracklist
Awards and reviews
April 2017
This disc stems from friendships both musical and personal: between composers David Lumsdaine and Nicola LeFanu, and chamber ensemble Gemini. Indeed, listening to the disc is something like being party to an intimate, intelligent and far-ranging conversation among old friends.
The Classical Reviewer 22nd March 2017
All of the performances are superb; the recording is excellent as are the notes from the composers that include full English texts within a nicely illustrated booklet all of which makes this new release highly recommendable.
