Sinfonia Australis
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Sinfonia Australis is an Australian early music ensemble founded by Antony Walker and Alison Johnston.{{cite book | last = Pleskun | first = Stephen |date= 2014 |title= A Chronological History of Australian Composers and Their Compositions – Vol. 4 1999–2013 |publisher= Xlibris Corporation |page= 312 |isbn=1493135376 }} They play on period instruments.{{Cite news| last = Clark | first = Chelsea | date = 22 March 2002 | title = Walker from Wales to Washington |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney}} They were founded alongside vocal ensemble Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes. Along with Gerard Willems received a nomination for the 2004 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album with their album Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos.
Sinfonia Australis often performs with the Pinchgut Opera and appear on many ABC Classics albums. Albums they appear on include David Hobson's Handel Arias and Shu-Cheen Yu's Lotus Moon, both ARIA nominees.
Discography
- Shu-Cheen Yu, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker
- Lotus Moon (2001) – ABC Classics{{Cite news| last = Hoffmann | first = W. L. | date = 21 May 2001 | title = Cuban Sounds Defy Easy Label |work=The Canberra Times}}
- Willow Spirit Song: Folksongs of the Orient (2002) – ABC Classics
- Cantillation, Sara Macliver, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker
- Fauré: Requiem (2001) – ABC Classics{{Cite news| last = Jones | first = Deborah | date = 29 December 2001 | title = Music – Spin Doctor ... |work=The Australian}}{{Cite news| last = Covell | first = Roger | date = 12 January 2002 | title = Allusions of Grandeur |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
- David Hobson, Sinfonia Australis, Cantillation, Antony Walker
- Handel Arias (2002) – ABC Classics{{Cite news| date = 10 June 2002 | title = Pleasant but fails to captivate |work=The Canberra Times}}
- Jane Sheldon, Cantillation, Sinfonia Australis
- Song of the Angel (2003) – ABC Classics{{Cite news| date = 31 March 2003 | title = A historic concert |work=The Canberra Times}}
- Gerard Willems, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker
- Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos (2003) – ABC Classics{{Cite news| last = Kelly | first = Patricia | date = 6 December 2003 | title = This week's essential new releases |work=The Courier-Mail}}{{Cite news| last = Ball | first = Martin | date = 10 January 2004 | title = Music |work=The Australian}}
- David Hobson, Sinfonia Australis, Guy Noble
- Cinema Paradiso (2004) – ABC Classics{{Cite news| last = Murphy | first = Jim | date = 17 June 2004 | title = Cinema Paradiso |work=The Age}}
References
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