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Piano Perspectives // Elder Lunchtimes

  • Elder Hall North Terrace Adelaide, SA, 5000 Australia (map)

Francis Poulenc  Sonata for Piano Four Hands
Cécile Chaminade  6 Pièces romantique, Op. 55 
Carl Vine   Piano Sonata No. 1
Peter Sculthorpe  Left Bank Waltz

Carl Vine, one of our nation’s foremost composers, gained prominence for his compositions for dance. In his first Piano Sonata (1990), he explores complex textures with interesting cross-rhythms and rhythmic drive, building up layers of resonance that vary from ‘pointed polyphony’ to being ‘granite-like in density, propelling the music irresistibly towards its climax.’ Peter Sculthorpe's Left Bank Waltz is a nostalgic, jazz-inflected piano piece that evokes the atmosphere of 1930s Parisian café culture with its gentle waltz rhythm and wistful melodic charm.

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