Welcome to the Australian Art Music playlist! A monthly playlist of classical, jazz, experimental and electronic music focused on contemporary Australian composers, musicians and sound artists.

Andrea Keller, Zela Margossian and Nardi Simpson.

This month I wanted to spend some time delving into the piano and some recent additions to the repertoire. In addition to a large number of solo piano works we also have piano duos, jazz bands with featured piano lines and some lovely duets with other instruments. Many of these works are only a movement of a bigger piece, so definitely do some exploring and investigate the full suites if anything strikes your ear.

Tracklist

1. The Binary by Nardi Simpson | performed by Scott Davie
2. Raw Materials from Light and Transfiguration by Angus Davison | performed by Michael Kieran Harvey
3. Reels from Loopy Lady by Sally Whitwell
4. Nocturnal from Tabby Suite by Josh Taylor
5. Le Chat Noir by Elena Kats-Chernin | performed by Tamara-Anna Cislowska
6. Carillon for Sacha by Mark Pollard | performed by Glenn Riddle
7. On Ya by Zela Margossian | performed by Zela Margossian Quintet
8. pink salt by Sarah Elise Thompson | performed by Huizi Zhang
9. Piano Sonata No 2 by Tom Henry | performed by Jennifer Enchelmaier
10. Short Ride on a Sewing Machine from Immigrant Suite by Aristea Mellos | performed by Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard
11. Gap by Michael Kieran Harvey
12. Between Panic and Peace by Andrea Keller | performed by Andrea Keller, Shannon Barnett & Sam Anning
13. Spiral Galaxy NGC 4565 from Star Burst by Ann Carr-Boyd | performed by Diana Weston
14. Kalgoorli Silky Pear by Elizabeth Sheppard | performed by Scott Davie
15. Another Time, Another Place by Nat Bartsch | performed by Nat Bartsch & Joshua Teicher
16. Balada: Homenaje a Arthur Benjamin by Andrian Pertout | performed by Michael Kieran Harvey
17. Spin Bird – 1 by Kate Moore | performed by Saskia Lankhoorn
18. Harmony by David Hush | performed by David Hush & Hamed Sadeghi
19. A Loving Embrace from Encounters by Betty Beath
20. The Secret Waterfall by Chloe Charody | performed by Van-Anh Nguyen
21. Ice Man: Affinity by Stuart Greenbaum | performed by Glenn Riddle
22. Fury from Piano Sonata No 4 by Carl Vine | performed by Xiaoya Liu
23. Two Across from Kryptiques by May Howlett | performed by Alessandra Garosi
24. Returning Home by Robert Davidson

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