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Ross Edwards: - Frog And Star Cycle / Symphony No. 2 Earth Spirit Songs / Symphony No. 3 Mater Magna (CD) One of Australia’s best known and most performed composers, Ross Edwards. This new release from ABC Classic presents iconic and world premiere performances of three of Edwards’ most significant orchestral works. The Frog and Star Cycle, a concerto for saxophone and percussion, expresses themes of renewal and wholeness by transforming fragments of ancient plainsong in myriad ways to suggest the mystery, fragility and continuous evolution of life, and the interconnectedness of al l things. TRACKLISTING 1. Symphony No. 2 'Earth Spirit Songs': I. Invocation and Dance of the Holy Spirit 2. Symphony No. 2 'Earth Spirit Songs': II. The Lost Man 3. Symphony No. 2 'Earth Spirit Songs': III. Dance-Song to the Earth 4. Mother 4. Symphony No. 3 'Mater Magna': I. Feroce - Meno mosso e misterioso 5. Symphony No. 3 'Mater Magna': II. Lontano e Misterioso 6. Symphony No. 3 'Mater Magna': III. Con moto 7. Frog and Star Cycle: I. Cosmogony 8. Frog and Star Cycle: II. Consecration Dance 9. Frog and Star Cycle: III. Sacred Waters 10. Frog and Star Cycle: IV. Interplay I 11. Frog and Star Cycle: V. To the Morning Star 12. Frog and Star Cycle: VI. Interplay II 13. Frog and Star Cycle: VII. Evening Star and Interplay III 14. Frog and Star Cycle: VIII. Cantilena of the Moon 15. Frog and Star Cycle: IX. The Cycle Renewed 16. Frog and Star Cycle: X. Benediction 17. Frog and Star Cycle: XI. Transcendental Dance
