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GAO PING / WOJCIECH KILAR / ANTHONY RITCHIE / JACK BODY / etc
Adrianna Lis: Rozmowa / Dialogue Adrianna Lis (flute) / Sarah Watkins (piano) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Jun/2012 ] "Modern virtuoso music for flute from Poland and NZ" |
ANTHONY RITCHIE
Ritchie: Survivors Aquarius Choir, Marc Michael de Smet [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 5/Sep/2018 ] Moving a cappella settings of contemporary poems - music composed by Anthony Ritchie and performed by the superb Aquarius Choir of Belgium. |
GILLIAN WHITEHEAD
Arapatiki Ben Hoadley (bassoon) Stephen de Pledge (piano) with Richard Nunns, Aroha Yates-Smith, Janet Roddick & others [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] Smaller-scale Whitehead, all pieces based on a single artistic theme - and featuring solo bassoonist Ben Hoadley. |
TAKEMITSU / BODY / TAN DUN / DE CASTRO-ROBINSON / FARR
Flight - music for flute and harp Bridget Douglas (flute) / Carolyn Mills (harp) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "I'm finding it difficult to banish Bridget Douglas and Carolyn Mills' flute-and-harp treasure trove to the shelf. Its mix of East and West continues to captivate." (William Dart NZ Herald) |
CHRIS GENDALL
Tones Gillian Ansell (viola), Ashley Brown (cello), Rolf Gjelsten (cello), Amalia Hall (violin), Monique Lapins (violin), Luca Manghi (flute) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 31/May/2019 ] These works span 10 years of compositional output, and explore wide expressive terrain: from epic to compact, aggressive to introspective, earthy to mechanical. Their elastic rhythm, harmonic fluidity, and formal spontaneity make for dynamic - and... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos Vol 1: No 6 Op 123 & No 8 Op 151 Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2005 ] "If its successors are as good as this, the series will introduce us to a lot of very attractive music." (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ovation: The Very Best Of Dame Malvina Major Dame Malvina Major with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Brian Law [ Sony Music / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2015 ] A celebration of an incredible 50 year career New Zealand's internationally acclaimed soprano Dame Malvina Major releases her first ever career retrospective. 'Ovation: The Very Best Of Dame Malvina Major' features 36 recordings across 2 CDs. |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
Lilburn: Complete Piano Music Vol 4 Dan Poynton (piano) [ Trust / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] This landmark series culminates with this 2-CD album. This fourth volume brings to light several first recordings. The performances by Dan Poynton are assured and idiomatic, presenting an unseen side of this pre-eminent New Zealand composer. |
DAVID GRIFFITHS
Charms & Knots David Griffiths (baritone) Christine Griffiths (piano) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] |
BRIDGE / LILBURN / IRELAND / FINZI
Elegy - songs Paul Whelan (baritone) / David Harper (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 23/Jan/2000 ] The magic baritone voice of Paul Whelan! |
EVE DE CASTRO-ROBINSON
Eve de Castro-Robinson: I Stayed A Minute Dean Sky-Lucas [ Rattle Records / CD - released 30/Dec/2015 ] I stayed a minute was conceived by composer Eve de Castro-Robinson as a limited edition vinyl release in tandem with Auckland photographer, Harvey Benge. |
GRANADOS / RODRIGO / OBRADORS / MONTSALVATGE
Canciones espanolas Deborah Wai Kapohe (soprano) David Harper (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 5/Mar/2002 ] Deborah Wai Kapohe sings a programme of classical Spanish songs |
MOZART / SCHUMANN / RAVEL / CHOPIN / GERSHWIN
Piano Recital Diedre Irons (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 29/Oct/2002 ] Diedre's first recording for the Trust label |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 / Violin Concerto (Piano transcription) Diedre Irons (piano) / Christchurch Symphony Orchestra / Marc Taddei, Conductor [ Trust / 2 CD - released 25/Dec/2004 ] Completing the cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos, this 2-CD set also includes the rarely heard piano transcription of the Violin Concerto. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Donald Armstrong (violin) / New Zealand Chamber Orchestra [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 18/Nov/2002 ] "In a market crowded with versions of these concerti, the NZSO Chamber Orchestra has given us a first-class, vivid, well-recorded reading. The solo passages feature Donald Armstrong obtaining the sweetest, liveliest tones from his 1754 Gagliano... |
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Duo Tapas (Rupa Maitra, violin & Owen Moriarty, guitar)
Incantation [ Ode Records / CD - released 26/Sep/2014 ] In early 2010, Rupa Maitra, violin and Owen Moriarty, guitar, formed Duo Tapas, with the aim of performing a wide range of music written for this beautiful combination of instruments as well as exploring and introducing exciting new arrangements of... |
WHITICKER / BANKS / SCULTHORPE / WESLEY-SMITH / etc
Jewel: Australian gems for violin and piano Elizabeth Holowell (violin) Robert Constable (piano) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] Jewel- Australian gems for violin and piano - a unique programme of Australian violin music is presented here by top NZ-based Australian musicians. |
GARETH FARR
Farr: Horizon: Piano Music Henry Wong Doe (piano) [ Morrison Trust New Zealand / CD - released 10/Aug/2012 ] Horizon showcases the vibrant and beautiful piano music of Gareth Farr. From the exotic sonorities of Indonesian gamelan to the more impressionistic influence of Olivier Messiaen, with echoes of Prokofiev and Shostakovich, this recording reveals... |
ROSS HARRIS
Harris: Violin Concerto / Symphony No 5 Ilya Gringolts (violin), Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano) / Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Eckehard Stier & Garry Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2016 ] "orchestral tone and clarity is smooth and clean" (MusicWeb) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Cello Works Vol 1 Inbal Megiddo (cello) Jian Liu (piano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] Beethoven Cello Works Vol 1 is a concentrated and passionate recording from two exceptional musicians. Inbal and Jian are more than equal to the task of bringing this glorious music to life with great articulation and power. The first of two albums,... |
SCHUBERT / ENESCU / BRAHMS
Recital Ioana Cristina Goicea (violin), Andrey Gugnin (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 19/Apr/2019 ] Two rising stars in the international music scene are Romanian violinist Ioana Cristina Goicea and Russian pianist Andrey Gugnin. Between them they have won numerous awards and received worldwide accolades. Ioana won the 2017 Michael Hill... |
Jade String Quartet
Parlour Games [ Rattle Records / CD - released 18/Aug/2017 ] Formed in 2003, JSQ is an established ensemble on the NZ chamber music scene, comprised of principal and sub-principal members of the APO (Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra). |
Jayne Tankersley (vocals) with Philip Griffin (guitar, theorbo), Rachael Griffiths-Hughes (harpsichord), & others
Affetto [ Atoll Records / CD - released 22/Sep/2017 ] Praised as 'inspired programmers' by Metro Magazine, early music ensemble Affetto were formed in 2010 to explore the lesser known chamber music of the Baroque and Renaissance. The five members of Affetto are all early music specialists, leaders in... |
JONATHAN BESSER
Campursari Jonathan Besser (electric piano) with Miranda Adams (violin, gamelan, rebab, voice) & others [ Rattle Records / CD - released 26/Sep/2011 ] 'Campursari' takes its title from an Indonesian musical term used to describe music that combines Western and gamelan instruments. |
JONATHAN BESSER / GREG FOX
Cathedral Jonathan Besser (St Paul's Cathedral Organ, Dunedin Town Hall), Greg Fox (Guitar & Treatments) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 12/Jun/2020 ] An improvised live concert featuring Jonathan Besser (St Paul's Cathedral pipe organ) and Greg Fox (electric guitar and treatments), originally performed and recorded in 1984, here presented in a newly edit, mixed and mastered version. |
JONATHAN BESSER
You Got Your Wish Jonathan Besser with Bravura [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 14/Apr/2002 ] Jonathan Besser was born in New York City (1949). He studied composition in New York at the Mannes College of Music and with David Loeb. |
Jud Arthur with The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Legends [ JA / CD - released 5/Nov/2010 ] New Zealand opera singer performs world's most memorable show tunes |
ELMSLY / BODY / LIN / HOLLOWAY / DE CASTRO-ROBINSON / RIMMER
Ritual Auras Karlheinz Company [ Atoll Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] This CD typifies the Karlheinz ensemble's constant search for personality and character in its presentations, over thirty years. "Ritual Auras" includes signature works that were premiered by the Karlheinz Company. |
MOZART / SCHUBERT / PROKOFIEV / de FALLA / FAURE
Keith Lewis - In recital Keith Lewis (tenor) / Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] New Zealand-born Keith Lewis is one of the world's busiest tenors. He appears regularly throughout the UK, Europe and North America with various orchestras and conductors |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Schwammerl Kemp English (replica of an 1826 Viennese fortepiano) [ Ode Records / CD - released 2/Nov/2009 ] "Recorded in Christchurch's St John of God Chapel, it's an absorbing performance. Playing a replica of an 1826 Viennese fortepiano made by instrument maker Paul Downie and owned by the University of Canterbury, Kemp doesn't miss a beat." The Press,... |
Kemp English (at the organ of the Dunedin Town Hall)
Stormin' Norma 3 [ Ode Records / CD - released 6/Nov/2008 ] "Volume Three of "Stormin' Norma" and a worthy successor to the previous two it assuredly is, with the redoubtable Kemp English in command of this incredible instrument, and a varied and imaginative selection of favourites old and new." (Organ News) |
JOPLIN / LEFEBURE-WELY / BACH / BOELLMANN / ROSSINI / FAULKES / J. STRAUSS / etc
Stormin' Norma 2 Kemp English (at the organ of the Dunedin Town Hall) [ Ode Records / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "Once again the mighty 'Norma', under the masterful hands and feet of Kemp English peals forth its glorious sounds to delight your ear and put a smile on your face - and also test the limits of your stereo system!!" (Barry Brinson) |
GARY DAVERNE
The Journey Kevin Friedrich (accordion), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra [ Viscount / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Accordionist Kevin Friedrich plays the music of New Zealand composer Gary Daverne, with the NZSO, the Moravian Philharmonic and guests. Features the Anzac trilogy. |
LEN LYE
Len Lye: Composing Motion Len Lye [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 5/Jan/2006 ] A fascinating document of the sounds made by the kinetic sculptures made by legendary NZ artist Len Lye who said "if there was such a thing as composing music, there could be such a thing as composing motion. After all, there are melodic figures, why... |
Martin Riseley & Diedre Irons
Stradivariazioni [ Rattle Records / CD - released 3/May/2013 ] Martin Riseley (violin) Diedre Irons (piano) The variation form is at the foundation of many forms of music, and was of particular importance in the classical period. Stradivariazioni demonstrates various elements of the form: a central unifying... |
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
The Juniper Passion Stepanie Acraman, Julia Booth, Lilia Carpinelli, James Loelu, etc, with orchestra & chorus [ Atoll Records / 2 CD - released 25/Jun/2012 ] Three worlds collide in this moving tale of conflict, passion and betrayal. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Last Five Piano Sonatas (28-32) Includes 'Hammerklavier' Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Trust / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/2001 ] The most difficult of piano sonatas played by our Michael |
BEETHOVEN
The Middle Period Sonatas includes 'Waldstein' 'Moonlight' 'Appassionata' and 'Pastoral' Sonatas Michael Houstoun, piano [ Trust / 3 CD - released 13/Apr/2006 ] The middle period piano sonatas of Beethoven played by Michael Houstoun. Unavailable for a long time but available now! |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Works (Incls Sonata in B minor) Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] Renowned New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun performs a solo piano recital of works by Franz Liszt. These recordings were featured in the New Zealand Television documentary Icon in b minor, which first aired in 1996. The romantic performer-composer... |
