Carl Vine

Anna Landa made an extraordinary and sustained contribution to the encouragement of young pianists in Australia. This set of twelve small pieces are intended to be the successor to the Vine's previous...

Carl Vine's Piano Sonatas are a crucial contribution to the piano repertoire. Each one carries the essence of pianistic traditions through Vine's own stylistic voice. The latest in the series, his Pia...

This fiendish 6-minute toccata by Carl Vine is not for the faint-hearted. Commissioned by the 2012 Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia, Toccatissimo is a dazzling showcase of both tech...

Taking its name from the Japanese word that translates as ‘foreigner’, Gaijin for koto-player, strings and CD was premiered in 1994 by the Adelaide Chamber Orchestra under Richard Mills, t...

The title of this bracing 10-minute work for trumpet, horn, timpani and strings was inspired by the fact that 'esperance' is not only a reassuring Old English sentiment of hope but also the na...

This short and fantastically vital setting of Tennyson for double choir (SSAATTB), Ring Out, Wild Bells was premiered as part of the King's College Cambridge 2012 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.

A large-scale work for chorus, organ and orchestra by this gifted young Australian composer. It sets a creative myth of Akkadia (c. 1250 BC) describing the creation of the world from primeval chaos. T...

Lyrical, direct and exhibiting a masterful understanding of vocal writing, Carl Vine's secular cantata for soprano and strings, The Tree of Man , is a gift to audience and musicians alike. The 11-minu...

From the dynamic rhythms of its opening Prelude, and the luxurious harmonies of Meditation and the breathless Toccata, Carl Vine's Sonata for Piano Four Hands (2009) packs a wide range of styles and e...

First performed by Piers Lane and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Carl Vine's vibrant Piano Concerto No.2 (2012) is an attractive 25-minute work comprising 3 movements. A Rhapsody and Nocturne lead to...

A complex and challenging Piano Sonata composed by Carl Vine for the Sydney Dance Company in 1991. The piece was first performed by Michael Harvey in North Melbourne in June 1991. The music is full of...

Carl Vine's engaging Strutt Sonata for cello and piano was premiered at the 2017 Huntington Estate Music Festival by Julian Smiles and Ian Munro. Named after John Strutt and commissioned by his wife J...

Composed for Steven Isserlis in 2004, Carl Vine's Cello Concerto is an exhilarating 20-minute work that traverses a vast emotional palette. The Concerto begins arrestingly, with soloist pitted against...

Commissioned by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra in 1996, Carl Vine's Oboe Concerto is permeated with energetic rhythms and brilliant, snaking arabesques for the soloist. An ear-catching 16-minute show...

Inspired by Oliver Sacks's fascinating exploration of atypical mental states 5 Hallucinations , Carl Vine's Trombone Concerto was premiered in October 2016 by Michael Mulcahy and the Chicago Symphony...

Composed for Steven Isserlis in 2004, Carl Vine's Cello Concerto is an exhilarating 20-minute work that traverses a vast emotional palette. The Concerto begins arrestingly, with soloist pitted against...

Carl Vine's Piano Concerto No. 1 (1997) is one of 3 large-scale works composed with pianist Michael Kieran Harvey in mind - the others being his first two piano sonatas. Its composer describes it as '...

First performed Piers Lane and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Carl Vine's vibrant Piano Concerto No.2 (2012) is an attractive 25-minute work comprising 3 movements. A Rhapsody and Nocturne lead to a f...

Rich, colourful and multi-layered, Carl Vine's Symphony No.7 (2008) is subtitled 'scenes from daily life'. The first two 'scenes' mirror the same idea from opposite sides: the first allowing competing...

Carl Vine's atmospheric Violin Concerto (2011) creates a rich and multi-faceted relationship between soloist and orchestra. Unfolding over two finely-crafted movements of roughly equal length, the 23-...

A kaleidoscopic showpiece for orchestra entirely worthy of its name. The piece bristles with contrast and energy. Within the first few minutes we journey from a mellifluous woodwind pastorale to a fan...

Premiered by the Takács String Quartet in 2004, Carl Vine's String Quartet No.4 is a dark and pensive work. Split into two equal parts, this acerbic 15-minute exploration of conflict without re...

Premiered by the Takács String Quartet in 2004, Carl Vine's String Quartet No. 4 is a dark and pensive work. Split into two equal parts, this acerbic 15-minute exploration of conflict without r...