Audio CDs
MIDSUMMER DREAMS
It begins with a fairytale, ends with a brooding landscape and bounds through a spirited symphony. Midsummer Dreams, our latest album, roams over a sweep of Romantic visions in an Australian HIP premiere recording on period instruments.
From Mendelssohn’s magical Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream through Beethoven’s radical Symphony No.8 in F major and Mendelssohn’s moody ‘Scottish’ Symphony No.3 in A minor, this album offers a fascinating voyage into 19th century dreams and poetry. Recorded live at The Concourse, Sydney.
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ILLUMINATE
Radiance, enlightenment, illustration…the word ‘illuminate’ covers a rainbow of meanings, and the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra’s third album embodies them all.
Conducted by Rachael Beesley, with soprano soloist Jacqueline Porter, and recorded live at City Recital Hall, Sydney, Illuminate shines a light on three works by Bruch, Britten and Tchaikovsky, painting vivid colours with period string instruments and the visceral emotion of historically informed performance (HIP).
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HEAVENLY MOZART
The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra reinvigorates two of Mozart’s best-known works in its second recording Heavenly Mozart, with conductor Rachael Beesley and fortepiano soloist Neal Peres Da Costa via ABC Classic.
Two of Mozart’s most beloved works – the sublime ‘Jupiter’ Symphony No.41 and Piano Concerto No.23 – are re-illuminated with a dynamic, historically informed performance that’s closer than ever to how Mozart himself heard it.
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PERSPECTIVE & CELEBRATION
Our debut album, released on 2 September 2022, features some of Australia’s most highly respected musicians. Perspective & Celebration features performances of Beethoven and Mendelssohn highlighting the orchestra’s journey over the last ten years, including a recording from our first-ever public performance.
The album also features Richard Gill conducting Mendelssohn’s stormy Overture to The Hebrides, popularly known as the ‘Fingal’s Cave’ overture.
Available in physical & digital CD, and on all streaming platforms.