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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 9-11 & 16-18 Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Morrison Music Trust / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/2001 ] Micael Houstoun continues his recordings of the Beethoven sonatas |
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... |
JENNY MCLEOD
McLeod: 24 Tone Clocks Michael Houstoun (piano), Diedre Irons (piano) [ Rattle Records / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2016 ] Featuring two of New Zealand's finest pianists, Jenny McLeod's 24 Tone Clocks is the definitive recording of an extraordinary series of compositions. A lifetime in the making, 24 Tone Clocks is a summation of Jenny's decades-long immersion into Peter... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Piano Sonata No.3 / Waltzes / Etudes / etc Mikhail Pletnev (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Nov/1997 ] "...his playing is admirable and extraordinarily manly, with a decidedly Slavic cast and yet with all kinds of elegance." |
BACH / BUSONI / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pletnev live at Carnegie Hall (Incls bonus CD) Mikhail Pletnev (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 28/Feb/2001 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Mikhail Pletnev Mikhail Pletnev (piano) / The Philharmonia, Vladimir Fedoseyev [ BMG Philips EMI / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] "Admirers of this pianist will count this Double an outstanding bargain." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
VERDI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI / CHARPENTIER / etc
Mina Foley - The Early Years Mina Foley [ Ode Records / CD - released 28/Nov/2001 ] These archival Mina Foley tracks were recorded in New Zealand, between 1949 and 1953. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Songs For You (Incl Ave Maria & How Great Thou Art) Mina Foley [ Ode Records / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] "I have listened to opera in Rome, Budapest, in Berlin, in London and New York, but I can honestly say that I have never heard a finer technique" - Dr Ford (Sun Aria Contest, Melbourne) |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Mass in B minor (complete) Monteverdi Choir / The English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Archiv / 2 CD Box Set - released 17/Jul/2001 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander [The Flying Dutchman] ( Alfred Muff, Ingrid haubold, Erich Knodt, Peter Seiffert / Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Pinchas Steinberg [ Naxos Opera Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1992 ] "The recording is both atmospheric and clear, and the set comes with libretto, translation, notes and detailed synopsis, an outstanding bargain." Penguin Guide |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg & Violin Concertos / Orchestral Suites Musica Amphion, P.J. Belder / Amsterdam Bach Soloists, Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Netherlands Bach Ensemble [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] ."Zehetmair is by no means just a brilliant violinist; he is a very sincere musician...This is a most rewarding reissue. Even those lovers of baroque music who usually avoid modern instrument performances, should consider this disc." MusicWeb |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 4 - 6 / Orchestral Suite BWV 1069 Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 15/Jun/1986 ] These uncompromising performances of the Brandenburg Concertos and the Orchestral Suites set new standards in the 1980s and remain a monument to the keen spirit of enquiry that Reinhard Goebel has always applied to his performances and recordings. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Christmas a Cappella II Musica Sacra conducted by Indra Hughes [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 20/Nov/2007 ] This is the second programme of unaccompanied Christmas choral music performed by one of New Zealand's most successful choirs and includes a wide variety of pieces: the well known and the unfamiliar. |
SCARLATTI / STANFORD / RHEINBURGER
Musica Sacra - masses Musica Sacra / Indra Hughes (conductor) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 25/Oct/2002 ] "For this intriguing programme alone this is a 'must have' disc: with such distinct and compelling singing it stands as one of the most impressive choral discs I've heard for a very long time." (International Record Review June 2005) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 MusicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Nov/2018 ] "...Take the start of the first movement. Has this march ever sounded more menacing or relentless? I think not. The performance is worth hearing for this alone." ClassicsToday |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Nadja Michael, Michael Volle, Michaela Schuster, Thomas Moser / Philippe Jordan [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Nadia Michael… is an attractive Salome, moving like a dancer, as physically unafraid as she is vocally… Michael Volle is an imposing, rich-toned Narraboth" (Gramophone) |
JANET JENNINGS / GABRIEL FAURÉ
Jennings / Faure: The Earth Child Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson (soprano), Somi Kim (piano) [ Atoll / CD - released 6/Jan/2023 ] "Janet Jennings is a fine writer for voices, and her setting of five Mansfield poems gets its world premiere here, accompanied by the same composer's previously recorded Sit Down With Me Awhile and Fauré's La chanson d'Ève." NZ Listener |
JOHN PSATHAS
Zeibekiko (The Greek Concert) Netherlands Blazers (Wind) Ensemble [ NBE Live / CD - released 29/May/2005 ] NEW ZEALAND composer John Psathas has received significant acclaim for his recent compositions, including the music which was performed at the recent opening ceremony for the Olympics in Athens. |
FRANCESCO CAVALLI
Ercole Amante (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Netherlands Opera / Luca Pisaroni, Veronica Cangemi, Anna Maria Panzarella, Marlin Miller / Concerto Koln, Ivor Bolton (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC Blu-Ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "The production, like the piece, is moving, funny and literally action-packed. Alden knows well when to fill or empty his stage....Bolton leads his large authentic-instrument forces with gusto...Hugely recommended." (Gramophone) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Marche Slave / Romeo and Juliet / Capriccio Italien / Hamlet / Symphonies New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "The 1812 Overture in particular (has) a freshenss and exultancy notable even among the best of the other high-powered versions...the sound is thrillingly vivid throughout." (High Fidelity) |
