HAMMERED (CD)
Hammered
Australian post-1970 Solo Piano Works
Jeanell Carrigan
Retail price: $26.00 (incl. GST)
1 CD (62 min.), Vox Australis
Stock code: VAST027-2
Description
You've heard But I Want the Harmonica.... You've played Piano Games. Now it's time to get Hammered.
Hammered is Jeanell Carrigan's third CD of Australian piano works and takes its name from Stephen Leek's composition of the same name, a quirky work for prepared piano which ends up sounding more like a Gamelan orchestra lost in Newtown than a piano.
Hammered sets the pace for this disk of eight Australian works which showcase the sheer range of sounds that can be drawn out of the humble piano. Carrigan is particularly interested in the concept of how composers juxtapose energy and atmosphere, and her choice of repertoire gives her the opportunity to explore these qualities in a dynamic and compelling performance. It is a tribute to the dedication and skill of pianist Jeanell Carrigan that this is her third disc of Australian piano works, all of which are previously unrecorded. In her quest to uncover and promote the work of Australian composers, she has explored over 900 works; only eight of these are recorded here, but their diversity gives a fascinating insight into the versatility of both the piano and contemporary piano composition styles.
Track listing
- Stephen Leek
- Hammered
- Caitlin Rowley
- Shimmer
- Mark Pollard
- A Handful of Rain
- Bruce Crossman
- ...back to the Centr
- Graeme Koehne
- Twilight Rain
- Michael Whiticker
- My Head is Spinning
- Georges Lentz
- Caeli enarrant...V
- Lesleigh Thompson<
- Sphygmus
Performer
Jeanell Carrigan, piano
Jeanell Carrigan studied in Australia, Germany and Switzerland and has been heralded as one of the 'most sensitive and dextrous pianists to have arrived on the Sydney scene for some time' (Sydney Morning Herald). She has recently completed a Doctorate of Creative Arts in music performance at the University of Wollongong, and is currently a member of staff at the Australian Institute of Music
