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JANET JENNINGS / WITI IHIMAERA / TOM ROA
Flowing Water Voices New Zealand, Joel Amosa, James Ioelu, Ora Kihi, Amy Thomas, Anna Simmons, Angus Simmons, Morgan-Andrew King [ Performing Arts Community Trust / 2 CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] This unique blend of kapa haka, opera, drama and music tells the histories of Aotearoa New Zealand through key events that took place from the emerging of this land from the waters, to the arrival of Māori, the arrival of British, to ensuing... |
ROSS HARRIS / HOROMONA HORO
Harris / Horo: Requiem for the Fallen Voices NZ / NZ String Quartet / Richard Greager (tenor) Horomona Horo (taonga puoro) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 1/Aug/2017 ] Requiem for the Fallen honours the memory of soldiers who died in the First World War. |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Walter Gieseking: Complete Bach Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Walter Gieseking (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler [ Deutsche Grammophon / 7 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2019 ] 'His tone is attractive (warmed by a little pedal) and subtly nuanced, his phrasing is musicianly, he gives the fugues (often long, in this book) control and cohesion; there is gentleness in the E flat major Prelude and lightness in that in G major.' |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / W. A. MOZART / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Walter Giesking II Walter Giesking (piano) [ EMI / Philips / Sony / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] Walter Wilhelm Gieseking (5 November 1895 - 26 October 1956) was a French-born German pianist and composer. Gieseking was renowned for his subtle touch, pedaling, and dynamic control-particularly in the music of Debussy and Ravel; he made integral... |
STRAUSS FAMILY / etc
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2020 Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] The New Year's Concert, one of the world's most famous and spectacular classical music events, returns for the 81st time to present to viewers a sensational programme made up of the vast repertoire of the family of Johann Strauss and its... |
LEOS JANACEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janacek: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba (with Shostakovich: 'The Age of Gold' Suite Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Sir Charles Mackerras / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 29/Apr/1991 ] Much as the name Charles Mackerras is rightly associated with Janácek's music, when it comes to the pairing of his two greatest orchestral works, Sinfonietta and Taras Bulba, this recording remains a favourite. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Wilhelm Kempff I Wilhelm Kempff (piano) [ Decca / Philips / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] Few pianists on record convey quite the impression of actually composing the music while they perform it that sets Wilhelm Kempff's artistry apart. |
PETER SCULTHORPE
Sculthorpe: Earth Cry / Piano Concerto / Kakadu / etc William Barton (didgeridoo) / Maria Anna Cislovska (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2004 ] "Tasmanian composer Sculthorpe's psychedelic images of primeval times, nature and infinity are well worth your trouble. A superb and breathtakingly inexpensive disc. Miraculously good value at every level." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
DWYER / DE CASTRO-ROBINSON / CLARKE / HAMMOND / WILLIAMS
Breathe: New Notes for Flute from Ireland & New Zealand William Dowdall (flutes) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] Noted Irish solo flutist Wliiam Dowdall presents a cuttingiedge selection of modern works for flute by Irish and NZ composers. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander [The Flying Dutchman] (Filmed at Bavaria Studios, Munich 1974) Donald McIntyre, Catarina Ligendza, Bengt Rundgren / Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Wolfgang Sawallisch [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 13/Sep/2013 ] G - Wagner's romantic retelling of the nautical legend filmed as "a ghost thriller, incredibly gripping, densely atmospheric" (Saarbrücker Zeitung) |
MOZZART / SCHUBERT / BRUCKNER / R. STRAUSS / DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Wolfgang Sawallisch: The Warner Classics Edition Complete Symphonic, Lieder & Choral Recordings Wolfgang Sawallisch, with Peter Schreier, Peter Zimmermann, Lucia Popp, Annie Fischer, Dennis Brain, etc [ Warner Classics / 65 CD Box Set - released 7/Jun/2024 ] For five decades Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923-2013) held a central position in the musical world. That centrality was reflected in a series of top orchestral and operatic posts and in his interpretations, free of self-regarding eccentricities. His... |
GERARD SCHURMANN
Schurmann: Piano Concerto Xiayin Wang (soloist) / BBC Philharmonic featuring Ben Gernon BBC Philharmonic, Ben Gernon [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Sep/2024 ] The composer, pianist, and conductor Gerard Schurmann (1924 - 2020) was born in Kertosono, Java, which was then part of the Dutch East Indies. The family lived within earshot of the resident gamelan orchestras at the Sultan's Palace, and hearing the... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: The Creation Yeree Suh (soprano), Tilman Lichdi (tenor), Matthias Winckhler (baritone) / Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] "The orchestral side of this new recording of Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" brings many other delights, partly because Jordi Savall and his ensemble Le Concert de Nations are vigorous champions of period instruments" Times |
J. S. BACH
Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites (2017 recording) Yo Yo Ma (cello) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 5/Sep/2018 ] "I don't think he has ever made a greater recording and his personal booklet notes help provide a conceptual setting for his playing." Gramophone Editor's Choice Awards Issue 2018 |
EDGAR MEYER / TRADITIONAL
Appalachia Waltz Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Edgar Meyer (bass) Mark O'Connor (violin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] Yo-Yo Ma joins double-bassist Edgar Meyer and fiddler/violinist Mark O'Connor |
YO-YO MA / STUART DUNCAN / EDGAR MEYER / CHRIS THILE
Not Our First Goat Rodeo Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Stuart Duncan (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass), Chris Thile (mandolin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] The music featured in this stunning album is so complex to pull off that the group likens it to a goat rodeo - an aviation term for a situation in which 100 things need to go right to avoid disaster |
BACH / MEYER / SAINT-SAENS / MORRICONE / VIVALDI / TAN DUN / etc
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma (Gold Series) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) with various guests & accompaniments [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2018 ] "Discs with snippets like this have to be taken for what they are: appetizers for further exploration or just agreeable easy listening. What is never in doubt is the high quality of the playing and recording." (MusicWeb) |
TEDDY ABRAMS / MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS
Yuja Wang - The American Project Yuja Wang (piano) / Louisville Orchestra, Teddy Abrams [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 7/Apr/2023 ] Grammy Awards 66th Awards (2024) Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo |
Bach To Work: Classical Music for Work or Study
[ Naxos / CD - released 22/Nov/2019 ] Let the calming music of J. S. Bach set the tone for a productive work day. They may say that work and play don't mix, but tracking a genius such as Bach proves that they do, both as a prelude to your labours and for a sustaining accompaniment... |
Christmas Poetry & Prose: Read by Great Voices
[ Alto / CD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] "Few things capture Christmas as well as poetry, and many have become standard, including ones whose verses became carols too" Readers include: Alec Guinness, Robert Donat, Richard Burton, Dulcie Gray, Dylan Thomas Robert Frost, Annette... |
