This album features world premiere recordings of both Ross Harris's Symphony No. 2 and Symphony No. 3.
Composition History
Both Symphony No. 2 and Symphony No. 3 by Ross Harris were composed for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and won the SOUNZ Contemporary Award.
Composition History
Ross Harris's Symphony No. 2 is a setting of poems by Vincent O'Sullivan about New Zealand soldiers executed for desertion in World War One.
Performer Biography
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is New Zealand's only resident full-time professional symphony orchestra, performing over seventy times annually.
Composition History
Ross Harris's Symphony No. 3 was inspired by the paintings of Marc Chagall and uses klezmer-like tunes as its core musical material.
Performer Biography
Marko Letonja, the conductor, has held significant roles including Music Director of the Slovenian Philharmonic and Chief Conductor of the Basel Symphony Orchestra and Opera.
Performer Biography
Madeleine Pierard, the soprano on this recording, is a New Zealand lyric soprano and a Jette Parker Young Artist with The Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
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