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Discography
Lest we forget (TP185)
MERLYN QUAIFE: soprano * ANDREA KATZ: piano
Walter Würzburger Vereinsamt
Victor Jara Manifiesto
Randy Newman Political Science
Dennis Vaughan Mary 's plea
Henri Duparc Elégie
Alec Volkoviski Schtiler,schtiler
Abel Meeropol (aka Lewis Allen) Strange fruit
Cabaret songs from Kamp! (Maria Theresia the Empress, Theresienstadt Questions,
The Little Café in Terezin, Letter to my Child, A Suitcase Speaks)
Arnold Bax Rann of Exile
Oscar Straus Altes Ghettoliedchen, Op 108
Francis Poulenc C
Dennis Vaughan Words are history
Kurt Weill Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib
John Lennon Imagine
Randy Newman In Germany before the war
Franz Liszt Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh
Welcome to the world 's first "classical " protest CD. The music is wide ranging, from Germany, France,
England, Austria, Chile, USA, and Australia, covering issues as diverse as world wars, the Holocaust,
dictatorships and the stolen generation. It is a no-holds-barred plea for humanity to get a grip on
humanitarian values, before it is too late.
This CD has been undertaken as a labour of love by the artists and by Tall Poppies, and the profits
will be shared with the Fitzroy Learning Network in Melbourne.
This organisation gives educational and other assistance to refugees in Australia.
(www.fitzroylearningnetwork.org.au/)
"This collection of songs began as a protest against recent events in our country, to remind ourselves
that the relaxed and comfortable culture our government was intent on bringing us was in fact based
on lies, fear, threats, apathy, hatred and the glorification of small-minded selfishness. Above them all,
and most perniciously, came the vaunting fallacy that this selfish indifference was quite acceptable,
the idea that not caring is somehow simply human and a harmless and innocent thing to do.
Listen to our songs. Not caring is never harmless.
All the songs were written by and about people whose plight was caused because others did not care
enough to see; or even worse, they saw and did not care enough to stop what was happening.
The songs, born of suffering or the knowledge of suffering, demonstrate compassion and even love.
That is what gives them their strength: the real voice of humanity."
Merlyn Quaife and Andrea Katz
This CD is available now!
Distribution to Australian retailers by Tall Poppies.
ph: 02 9552 4020 * fax: 02 9552 4395 * email: tpoffice@iinet.net.au
For further media information and review copies please contact:
Carli Ratcliff, Publicist 02 9960 4878 /0407 438 002 carli@publicite.com.au
View Tall Poppies ' complete catalogue online at www.tallpoppies.net
Tall Poppies is unique in Australia in that it commissions works for recording.
In its 15 year history, Tall Poppies has commissioned over 50 new works.
Tall Poppies CDs are distributed in the UK, USA, Japan, Switzerland and on-line.
MERLYN QUAIFE: soprano * ANDREA KATZ: piano
Walter Würzburger Vereinsamt
Victor Jara Manifiesto
Randy Newman Political Science
Dennis Vaughan Mary 's plea
Henri Duparc Elégie
Alec Volkoviski Schtiler,schtiler
Abel Meeropol (aka Lewis Allen) Strange fruit
Cabaret songs from Kamp! (Maria Theresia the Empress, Theresienstadt Questions,
The Little Café in Terezin, Letter to my Child, A Suitcase Speaks)
Arnold Bax Rann of Exile
Oscar Straus Altes Ghettoliedchen, Op 108
Francis Poulenc C
Dennis Vaughan Words are history
Kurt Weill Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib
John Lennon Imagine
Randy Newman In Germany before the war
Franz Liszt Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh
Welcome to the world 's first "classical " protest CD. The music is wide ranging, from Germany, France,
England, Austria, Chile, USA, and Australia, covering issues as diverse as world wars, the Holocaust,
dictatorships and the stolen generation. It is a no-holds-barred plea for humanity to get a grip on
humanitarian values, before it is too late.
This CD has been undertaken as a labour of love by the artists and by Tall Poppies, and the profits
will be shared with the Fitzroy Learning Network in Melbourne.
This organisation gives educational and other assistance to refugees in Australia.
(www.fitzroylearningnetwork.org.au/)
"This collection of songs began as a protest against recent events in our country, to remind ourselves
that the relaxed and comfortable culture our government was intent on bringing us was in fact based
on lies, fear, threats, apathy, hatred and the glorification of small-minded selfishness. Above them all,
and most perniciously, came the vaunting fallacy that this selfish indifference was quite acceptable,
the idea that not caring is somehow simply human and a harmless and innocent thing to do.
Listen to our songs. Not caring is never harmless.
All the songs were written by and about people whose plight was caused because others did not care
enough to see; or even worse, they saw and did not care enough to stop what was happening.
The songs, born of suffering or the knowledge of suffering, demonstrate compassion and even love.
That is what gives them their strength: the real voice of humanity."
Merlyn Quaife and Andrea Katz
This CD is available now!
Distribution to Australian retailers by Tall Poppies.
ph: 02 9552 4020 * fax: 02 9552 4395 * email: tpoffice@iinet.net.au
For further media information and review copies please contact:
Carli Ratcliff, Publicist 02 9960 4878 /0407 438 002 carli@publicite.com.au
View Tall Poppies ' complete catalogue online at www.tallpoppies.net
Tall Poppies is unique in Australia in that it commissions works for recording.
In its 15 year history, Tall Poppies has commissioned over 50 new works.
Tall Poppies CDs are distributed in the UK, USA, Japan, Switzerland and on-line.
Poulenc C
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Schubert Der Leiermann
Jonathan Summers, baritone
Jonathan Summers, baritone