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MARSHALL-HALL: SYMPHONY in E flat
THE QUEENSLAND THEATRE ORCHESTRA
cond. WARREN BEBBINGTON

(FIRST EVER RECORDING)
George William Louis Marshall-Hall (1862-1915) was one of Australia's first significant composers. He dedicated his Symphony in E flat to his "friends and comrades under the Southern Cross", Streeton and Roberts.
This is lively and passionate music, exuberant and rich in orchestral colours with strong thematic ideas. The Symphony was premiered in Melbourne in 1904, then played at Berlin (under Nikisch) and in London under Henry Wood. It had not been performed since 1907 until this recording was made.  The CD also includes the Adagio Sostenuto from Marshall-Hall's Symphony in C minor.


 
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tracks:

Symphony in E flat
Symphony in C minor: Adagio Sostenuto

review extracts:
"An excellent glimpse of the music and personality of one of the first significant composers in Australia"- David Styber
"This lively Symphony, reminiscent of Brahms and Schumann, deserves better than its long obscurity"- The Age
"The music is attrative and enjoyable..inexplicable it had to wait for 80 years before it was revived…The Queensland Theatre Orchestra plays well and the disc is well recorded.. overall an ejoyable recording which can be recommended to people who like music from the turn of the century" - Arthur Baker, FRMS Bulletin
"Eminently enjoyable"      Performance ***      Recording *** - David Denton (Yorkshire Post)