Move CD md 3222 Tuneful Percussion

TUNEFUL PERCUSSION
Music for percussion by PERCY GRAINGER
WOOF! PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Percy Grainger, the famous Australian composer (and recently the subject of the Australian Film Institute-nominated film "Passion") began his life-long fascination with percussion instruments in Paris over a century ago, when he was inspired by the sonorities and clear tones of the Balinese and Javanese gong orchestras. Later he turned to designing his own unique "tuneful percussion", including a set of staff bells & a steel marimba, which he deposited in his Melbourne museum during his last visit in the mid-1950s - the *actual* instruments used in this very recording! We are proud to present the first ever complete recording of Grainger¹s music for percussion. Made with the assistance of the Grainger Museum and some recently discovered manuscripts, you can expect a most unusual and authentic listening experience!

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	TUNEFUL PERCUSSION Music for percussion by PERCY GRAINGER WOOF! PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Percy Grainger, the famous Australian composer (and recently the subject of the Australian Film Institute-nominated film "Passion") began his life-long fascination with percussion instruments in Paris over a century ago, when he was inspired by the sonorities and clear tones of the Balinese and Javanese gong orchestras. Later he turned to designing his own unique "tuneful percussion", including a set of staff bells & a steel marimba, which he deposited in his Melbourne museum during his last visit in the mid-1950s - the actual instruments used in this very recording! We are proud to present the first ever complete recording of Grainger¹s music for percussion. Made with the assistance of the Grainger Museum and some recently discovered manuscripts, you can expect a most unusual and authentic listening experience!
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tracks: 1. Shepherd¹s Hey (arr. Woof!) * 2. The Lonely Desert Man sees the Tents of the Happy Tribes 3. Arrival Platform Humlet (realised McAlley) * 4. Bahariyale v. Paliyandi (trans. Grainger) 5. Berong Pengetjet (trans. Grainger) 6. Blithe Bells (Bach arr. Grainger) * 7. Crying for the Moon (Ella Grainger arr. Grainger) ** 8. Eastern Intermezzo * 9. Irish Tune from County Derry (arr. Ragdale) * 10. London Bridge (Balfour Gardiner arr. Grainger) ** 11. Pagodes (Debussy arr. Grainger) 12. Sailor¹s Song (arr. Woof!) * 13. Under a Bridge 14. Sekar Gadung (trans. Grainger) ** 15. Valley of the Bells (Ravel arr. Grainger) 16. Country Gardens (arr. Woof!) * = world premiere recording in this version * = world premiere recording	review extracts:
	"well-produced disc ... dazzling ... Grainger¹s very own creations are expertly deployed by Woof! in this varied program of folksong arrangements, transcriptions of ethnic music and original compositions" - Tony Way, The Melbourne "Age" Green Guide
	"This disc is a treat ... a triumph and should be a must in your CD library." - Dr. Ros Bandt, Friends of Percy Grainger Journal
	"enjoyable listening ... charming ... essential for an Australian collection"- Annarosa Reyneke, 2MBS FM Magazine
	"Listening to so many big works as I do for broadcasting, reviewing and pleasure, it's nice to find an utterly beguiling disc of 16 short gems, the first complete recording of Percy Grainger's unique "tuneful percussion". Chandos has been doing great things with its ongoing series of his music, but this CD conveniently gathers together these wonderful arrangements, some of the first recordings, using Grainger's own staff bells and steel marimba housed in the Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne. And a splendid noise they make too. The sheer inventiveness of Grainger always astonishes me, even his series titles like Room-Music Tidbits. This impeccable, crystal-clear recording allows every detail to be heard. The whole project is very much a labour of love, with detailed notes by Alessandro Servadei (a model of their kind) and historical photographs and sketches adding to the value of this release. The delightfully named Melbourne group Woof! Is aided by friends such as the tenor Vaughan McAlley in The Lonely Desert Man, and mezzo-soprano Kirsten Boerema in Crying for the Moon and Under en Bro, with Martin Knoop lending support from piano, celesta and harmonium. There's enough variety to hold you right through the 16 items, or just dip in anywhere. Most of the sounds are quite delicate, a tintinnabulation to delight the ear. The arrangements of Debussy and Ravel will give your sound system a work out, too. Pure pleasure. My record of the year. - Martin Hibble, International Record Review December 2000.
	A delightful disc brings together Grainger's complete percussion ensemble music for the first time. And what an enormous variety there is.... a rippling texture of chiming sounds.........fine performances.......Recorded sound excellent, and such is the diversity of music in the collection that the disc adds up to a very satisfying whole. Performance ** Sound *** - David Kettle, BBC Music Magazine, April 2001.
	An enterprising and enjoyable CD..... Woof! provide a wide variety of tone colour and sounds, the stick work impeccably refined and technically secure..... well worth buying. Performance ** Recording ** Christopher Fifield - MusicWeb
	"A few years ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Percy Grainger's museum in Melbourne, and seeing his array of weird and wonderful instruments. Grainger wrote: "Percussion will be the thing of this century", and using this collection of instruments, the Australian group, Woof, has recorded 16 of his original works and transcriptions. It includes many of his best-known scores - Shepherd's Hey, Country Gardens, Irish Tune from County Derry, and Under en Bro. The singing is a little rustic at times, but the vivacity of the performance, and the exotic sounds created make this a rare treat. Performance ** Recording ** - David Denton - Yorkshire Post