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'She's Superb': Further praise for Anthony/Edwards release
07 December 2011
Another pair of violin concertos make unusual but effective companions on this disc from Adele Anthony, known to some as the wife of violinist Gil Shaham. She’s superb. Her sound is a bit less steely than Sokolov’s, and she makes a glowing case for Australian composer Ross Edwards’s Maninyas – its title referring to a made-up word characterising what Edwards saw as "dance-chant". The concerto was completed in 1988, after Edwards’s return to Australia from England. And you do sense a feeling of relief, of delight at coming home, in this vibrant, colourful music. Edwards writes that the sounds of droning cicadas informed the piece’s style – the irregular stops and starts, the rhyt...
Edwards/Sibelius release receives 4* Scotsman review
25 November 2011
TWO violin concertos: one well known, the other less so. The common factor is violinist Adele Anthony, whose remarkable presence and virtuosity gives equal lustre to the concertos of Sibelius and Ross Edwards, performed here with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra under Arvo Volmer. Edwards is Australian – one of a current Antipodean crop that have rejected modernism for a sweet-scented but meaty eclecticism. There are the pastoral strains of Vaughan Williams, the citrus-like harmonies of Walton and the edginess of Bartók, sewn together with a quasi-minimalist thread. The concerto (premiered last year at the Edinburgh International Festival) is titled Maninyas, Edwards’s own term for hi...
Shaham to perform with Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
22 September 2011
The Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has invigorated international audiences and critics with its superior artistry, energy, and distinctive approach to music-making. Orpheus is joined by Gil Shaham, one of the foremost violinists of our time. Combining flawless technique with inimitable warmth and a generosity of spirit, he is sought after throughout the world for concerto appearances with leading orchestras and conductors and for recital and ensemble appearances on the great concert stages and at the most prestigious festivals.
