Tropic of Capricorn (album)

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.

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

Track listing edit

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

Personnel edit

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 edit

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