Hill / Lehmann / Melbourne Symphony - Sym 4/6 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The highly personal style of American composer Benjamin Lees lends his music the lofty grandeur and sardonic wit, not only of Shostakovich but also of the Cubist and Surrealist artists, all of whom he so admires. Lees.

Hill / Queensland Symphony Orchestra / Lehmann - Sym 5/10/As Night Falls/Tribut [COMPACT DISCS] date 08/20/1999

Considered to be the only significant composer of Australia and New Zealand representing the Late Romantic era, his prototypical late Romantic style evolved to include elements of the Maori culture to the extent that he was given the name of Arapeta Hira by the Maori. Featuring the New Zealand based Dominion String Quartet whose discography is dedicated to the works of this unjustly neglected composer.