A Little Variation: Variation Form as Used by Australian Composers
Jeanell Carrigan, piano. Works by McKay, Webb, Hannan, Polglase, Davidson, Isaacs.Classical, New Music
Australian Music Centre VAST032.2
Reviewed by Houston Dunleavy, April 1st, 2015
Jeanell Carrigan is a passionate pianist. She seems to be able to harness that passion and find works by primarily Australian composers that deserve a thorough, active listening. Without her, a lot of good music would lie mouldering in the corner and never be discovered. Carrigan’s past work, for labels such as Wirripang (www.australiancomposers.com.au) and… continue reading »
Narratives and Detours: music by Australian composers
Jeanell Carrigan, pianoClassical, New Music
Australian Music Centre VAST031.2
Reviewed by David Bollard, June 1st, 2014
This disc presents music by ten Australian composers, six of whom I had heard; but there are so many young, emerging composers that it is sometimes hard to keep track. They illustrate widely divergent compositional styles; the longest offering is that of the disc’s title (11’43”); the others range from aphoristic utterances to more extended… continue reading »
