Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

“Sculthorpe’s extraordinary use of colour, texture and rhythm, enriched by the imitation of natural sounds and Australian indigenous music has resulted in a language that is both highly accessible and thoroughly individual…this Requiem is all about displacements….a remarkably placid if troubled setting of the Dies Irae is followed by a ravishing Canticle in the form of a setting of an Aboriginal lullaby, itself followed by an extended cadenza for didgeridoo, brilliantly performed by William Barton…the Requiem is another remarkably original work from Sculthorpe that will only confirm his status as arguably the finest composer Australia has ever produced…This is a superlative release from ABC Classics…” Robert Levett, IRR

“Conductor Arvo Volmer unfolds the Seventh Symphony’s epic single movement with a sureness that lets the music surge with wonderful, very Sibelian naturalness and power. His approach to the Second Symphony is always responsive to its switching moods of light and darkness, while keeping any risk of bombast at arm’s length” Classic FM Magazine, January 2008 – Orchestral Disc of the Month *****