Portrait of Bob Brown

Kieran Harvey • Sheppard
Portrait of Bob Brown
Michael Kieran Harvey p,
Emily Sheppard v, va
Move MD3415

Bob Brown is renowned for his single-minded dedication to environmental causes and this collaboration between Tasmanian-based pianist Michael Kieran Harvey and violinist Emily Sheppard is a very personal tribute to, as Harvey puts it, “a lifelong courageous warrior.” It comprises three new Australian works: two by Harvey for piano and violin, and one by Sheppard for viola and voice. 

Harvey’s Portrait of Bob Brown is restlessly percussive and typical of the thumping virtuosity that characterises Harvey’s pianism, interwoven here with sinewy violin. Harvey explains that it “reflects on the turbulent, courageous...