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Tropic of Capricorn (album)

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Tropic of Capricorn
Compilation album
Released1988
Recorded1985–1987
GenreOrchestral music
Length70 min
LabelAustralian Music Centre, in collaboration with ABC

Tropic of Capricorn is a compilation album of orchestral music. Subtitled Orchestral Music by Queensland Composers, the album has 5 tracks each composed by a different composer who had either worked or studied in Queensland.[1] The album was nominated for 1989 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album.

Track listing

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  1. Bacchanals (Wilfred Lehmann)
  2. Garotte (Andrew Schultz)
  3. Nadja (Gerard Brophy)
  4. Bamaga diptych (Richard Mills)
  5. Oboe concertino (Colin Brumby)

Personnel

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Orchestras
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (tracks 1,2,4,5)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (3)
Queensland Theatre Orchestra (4)
Conductors
Wilfred Lehmann (1,5)
Robert Boughen (2)
Myer Fredman (3)
Richard Mills (4)
Additional
Barry Davis - oboe (5)

References

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  1. ^ Covell, Roger (24 January 1989), "Lucious sounds from the tropics", Sydney Morning Herald