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Peter Sculthorpe Irkanda I for violin alone (1955) ‘Irkanda’ is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning a remote and lonely place, and this work is the first of a series of four pieces bearing this title. Irkanda I is in one movement, and in it, long, melodic lines and bird-sounds are contrasted with brittle, rhythmic sections. The opening melody follows three hundred and sixty degree contour of the hills around Canberra, where most of the work was written. It might be added that my use of bird-song stems from suggestions in the writing of the Australian composer and music critic, Henry Tate (1873 – 1926). Peter Sculthorpe

Irkanda I

Milton Court, Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London, United Kingdom)

Richard Tognetti

Irkanda I

Llewellyn Hall, Australian National University (Canberra, ACT, Australia)

Richard Tognetti

Irkanda I

City Recital Hall, Angel Place (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Richard Tognetti

Irkanda I

Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (Hong Kong, China)

William Lane/Louis Siu/James Cuddeford/Adrian Walter/The Clover Quartet

Irkanda I

No Venue (Ojai, CA, USA)

Richard Tognetti