Sculthorpe: The Fifth Continent (1000 Years Of Classical Music, Vol 95)
Volume 95 Of ABC Classics 1000 Years Of Classical Music Project – Discover the earlier works of one of Australia’s most renowned composer, Peter Sculthorpe!
Peter Sculthorpe was the first non-Indigenous Australian composer to create a distinctively Australian musical language. This recording of his early masterpiece The Fifth Continent features the composer himself as narrator.
This album is part of 1000 Years of Classical Music – a series of 100 volumes charting the history of music to be released on ABC Classics.
Ensemble:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
David Porcelijn conductor
