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A 2-track single completing the genre-bending circle of pianist/composer Nat Bartsch's project Hope. Featuring Budapest Art Orchestra, with a bonus track: Over The River (for solo piano).
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2- track signed CD in eco matte gatefold cardboard with resealable eco polybag. Made in Melbourne.
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7" vinyl record, signed/numbered in matte cardboard sleeve and resealable polybag.
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Side A: Hope (for orchestra)
Side B: Over The River (for solo piano)
Includes unlimited streaming of Hope (for orchestra)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Hope (for orchestra) is a work of lyrical, cinematic beauty, composed and arranged by Australian pianist Nat Bartsch and performed by Budapest Art Orchestra. This single release signifies a completion of a genre-bending circle that has become synonymous with Nat’s work.
Hope first began as the closing title track of Nat’s 2021 ARIA-nominated album, for piano, string quartet and ambient electronics. Hope was composed during 2020 and reflects upon the Australian Black Summer bushfires and the global pandemic of that year. The title, therefore, is an abbreviation of hopefulness and hopelessness; a musical space to sit with, and process, the many difficult experiences associated with that time. The album resonated strongly with Nat’s audience, receiving critical and public acclaim, a standing ovation at its premiere, and ARIA, AIR and Music Victoria nominations.
In 2022 Nat was commissioned to arrange the final track for Symphony Orchestra. In parallel, she recorded and released a jazz-post rock reinterpretation of this album, Hope Renewed. This re-interpretation created an epic mosaic of sound, blending a jazz quartet, chamber musicians and post-rock effects. The world premiere of Hope for orchestra, performed by Stonnington Symphony Orchestra, appears as a sample, embedded within ambient effects, in the final track of Hope Renewed.
As the world continues to experience the heartbreak of violent conflicts, climate change inaction and social inequalities, Nat realised there was still a place for hopeful music: thus, Hope was recorded once more: this time, its symphonic arrangement, by the Budapest Art Orchestra.
Accompanying the single is Over the River, another track from Hope/Hope Renewed, which has undergone a transformation from String Quartet, to post-rock anthem, to neoclassical solo piano with granular synthesis, performed by Nat.
Together, the two pieces signify Nat Bartsch’s rich and diverse sonic palette as an artist, and her commitment to creating emotive, meditative musical experiences for the listener.
credits
released March 8, 2024
Hope (for orchestra) performed by Budapest Art Orchestra, conducted by Peter Pejtsik
Over The River performed by Nat Bartsch
Composed, arranged and produced by Nat Bartsch
Mixed by Hadyn Buxton
Mastered by Lachlan Carrick
Cover art by Luci Everett, with photo by John Hodgson (Storm Surge, Tacking Point)
Hope (for orchestra):
Recorded at East Connection Music Recording, Studio 22, Hungary, 02/12/22 Engineered by David Lukacs and Gabor Buczko Contractor/session producer: Miklos Lukacs
Arrangement commissioned/premiered by Stonnington Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Lallo, 13/11/22
Over The River (for solo piano):
Recorded at Lukktone, Melbourne, 10/01/23
Engineered by Hadyn Buxton
With thanks to Joseph Lallo, Alex Morris, Stonnington Symphony Artistic Development Fund, Luke Howard, Moderna Records, Stuart Greenbaum, Miriama Young, Sam Williams, Charles Watson and everyone who made this project Pozible. Dedicated to Hadyn Buxton.
Nat Bartsch is a twice ARIA-nominated Australian pianist and composer who creates lyrical, ethereal work that explores the space between neoclassical, chamber music and jazz genres.
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