Composer(s): Koehne, Graeme
Conductor(s): Yuasa, Takuo
Artist(s): Doherty, Diana
Label: Naxos
Series: 21st Century Classics
Genre: Concerto; Orchestral
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.555847
Barcode: 0747313584727
Release Date: 10/2004

KOEHNE, G.: Inflight Entertainment / Powerhouse / Elevator Music (Sydney Symphony, Takuo Yuasa)

These four works by the Australian composer, Graeme Koehne, portray a musical individualism defined by the writer James Koehne (the composer�s brother) as �freestyle composing�. The infectious rhythms and tunes to be found in Unchained Melody, Powerhouse and Elevator Music reflect Koehne�s interest in 1950s pop tunes, cartoons, television, easy-listening music and movie soundtracks, and his belief that contemporary music lacked the excitement and enjoyability of pop music. Koehne�s idiom is essentially �retro� post-modernism, with luscious tunes and richly imaginative orchestration. Inflight Entertainment (1999) for amplified oboe and orchestra is a concerto of symphonic proportions, a showpiece for orchestra as well as the brilliant soloist for whom it was written, Diana Doherty.

Tracklist

Koehne, Graeme
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
1Elevator Music08:02
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
Doherty, Diana (oboe)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
2Agent Provocateur13:27
Doherty, Diana (oboe)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
3Horse Opera10:20
Doherty, Diana (oboe)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
4Beat Girl04:45
Doherty, Diana (oboe)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
5Unchained Melody10:11
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)
6Powerhouse10:54
Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Yuasa, Takuo (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 57:39