My opera and most important work, The UN-DEAD, has undergone a complete revision and development. The three acts are between 30 to 40 minutes each, making a complete running time of 100 to 105 minutes, plus two intervals. The libretto is based on text from Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”, and the music is strongly thematic, often violent and/or romantic, and is as good as anything else I have written. The UN-DEAD requires 8 solo singers and an instrumental ensemble of 10 players in the chamber version. But there is also a full orchestral version which I highly recommend!
I am delighted that at last ABC Classics have released my recording of the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony which was recorded in February 2000. It is listed as no. 4 in the top ten symphonies included in the release “The Classic 100 Symphony”.
I cannot resist listing the top 6 symphonies in Volume 1:
1. Dvorak Symphony 9 Vienna Philharmonic/Kertesz
2. Beethoven Symphony 9 Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan
3. Beethoven Symphony 6 Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel
4. Saint-Saens Symphony 3 Adelaide Symphony/Stanhope
5. Beethoven Symphony 7 Vienna Philharmonic/Kleiber
6. Beethoven Symphony 5 Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan
Further releases of mine are in the ABC pipeline.
My brass CD, Sydney Brass plays Stanhope, received rave reviews in the International Trumpet Guild Magazine and the International Trombone Journal. As I wrote in my last newsletter, I am happy to send a copy of this CD to any reputabl brass ensemble interested in playing any of the music, contact me by email.
David Stanhope and Stanhope Music may be contacted
at the following email address:
dstanhope AT bigpond DOT com
Just replace the AT with @, and the DOT with ss.
Many thanks to
- Bob Hower -
The Elder Conservatorium Wind Ensemble
and
for excerpts from the 'Little Ripper!' CD