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Dardanus --- 2006

Ⓟ 2006 Australian Broadcasting Corporation © 2006 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Made in Australia "This recording is based on Rameau's 1739 version, with some material from the 1744 version." Recorded live on 30 November and 3, 4 and 5 December 2005 at City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney. Total time: 128:07 (CD1 54:35, CD2 73:32) Instruments: Violin1: Rachael Beesley: Franz Geissenhof, Vienna, Austria, 1813 Stephen Freeman: B.J. Boussu, Brussels, Belgium, 1759 Julia Fredersdorff: Anonymous, Mittenwald, Germany, early 18th century Matthew Bruce: Anonymous, Germany, 18th century, after Stradivarius Elizabeth Pogson: Anonymous, after Sebastian Klotz, bow courtesy of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Violin 2: Sophie Gent: Arthur Robinson, Perth, Australia, 1998, after Amati Myee Clohessy: Anonymous, Mittenwald, Germany, c.1790 Dominic Glynn: Simon Brown, Sydney, Australia, 2005, after Guarnerius Hannah Sless: Lockey Hill, London, England, c.1770 Leigh Middenway: Peter Wamsley, London, England, c. 1750 Viola 1: Valmai Coggins: Adele Beardsmore and Alan Coggins, Blackheath, Australia, 1995, after the Gibson Stradivarius, 1734 Amelia Peachment: Perry and Wilkinson, England, 1790 Viola 2 Nicole Forsyth: Tenor viola by lan Clarke, Biddeston, Australia, 1998, after Giovanni Paolo Maggini, 'Dumas', c. 1680 John Ma: Simon Brown, Sydney, Australia, 2001 Cello: Daniel Yeadon: principal and continuo cello: Michael Watson, England, 1991, after Guarnerius Jamie Hey: continuo cello: Five-string cello by Warren Nolan-Fordham, Melbourne, Australia, 1986, after Peregrino Zanetto, Brescia, Italy, c. 1581 Rosemary Quinn: Anonymous, Germany, early 19th century Double Bass: Kirsty McCahon: Giuseppe Abbati, Modena, Italy, c.1750 Traverso Flute/Piccolo: Melissa Farrow: Flute by Fritjof Aurin, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1999, after J. Denner, c.1720 Piccolo by Rudolf Tutz, Innsbruck, Austria, 2005 Matthew Ridley: Flute by Simon Polak, The Netherlands, after Tassi, Paris, France, c.1750 Piccolo by Rudolf Tutz, Innsbruck, Austria, 2005 Oboe: Kirsten Barry: Mary Kirkpatrick, Ithaca NY, USA, 2005, after Naust, France, late 17th century Geoffrey Burgess: Mary Kirkpatrick, Ithaca NY, USA, 2005, after Naust, France, late 17th century Bassoon: Simon Rickard: Olivier Cottet, Prouis, France, 1999 Lisa Goldberg: Olivier Cottet, Prouis, France, 1999 (Bassoons used courtesy of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) Harpsichord: Neal Peres Da Costa: French double-manual harpsichord by Andrew Garlick, Somerset, England, after Jean Goujon, 18th century (used courtesy of Neal Peres Da Costa) Percussion: Brian Nixon: French Renaissance long drum with goatskin head, gut snares and rope tension by Ben Harms, New Marlborough, USA, 2005 (used courtesy of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra); Tapan (Middle-Eastern double-headed drum) with goatskin head and rope tension, anonymous, 1960s Small calfskin bass drum, anonymous, England, 1960s