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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Oscar Natzka - Great Recordings 1939-1950 Oscar Natzka with various accompaniments [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 6/Dec/2001 ] 77 minutes of Natzka's finest recordings on one CD, including some private recordings; all tracks are drawn from the outstandingly successful 4 CD set "Oscar Natzka: The Definitive Collection". |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Oscar Natzka - A Legend in his time Oscar Natzka (bass) with various orchestras and accompanists [ Manu Records / CD - released 11/Jan/2016 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Oscar Natzka - The Definitive Collection Vol 1 Oscar Natzka with various orchestras and accompanists [ Atoll Records New Zealand / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] "In sum, a terrific disc, with the voice beautifully captured in the new transfers." International Record Review April 2001 |
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OSCAR NATZKA
Oscar Natzka - The Definitive Collection Volume 2 (1942 - 1950) Oscar Natzka with various orchestras and accompanists [ Atoll Records New Zealand / 2 CD - released 14/Feb/2001 ] A broad soundscape of Oscar Natzka's recorded output (part 2) |
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JENNY MCLEOD
McLeod: Portrait With Piano Rae de Lisle, Stephen De Pledge (piano), Eric Renick, Lenny Sakofsky (percussion), Sarah Watkins (piano), Andrew Beer (violin), James Yoo (cello) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] With an emphasis on rhythm these piano-orientated pieces link McLeod's classical training and her early experiences as a rock keyboard player. Includes her two Rock Sonatas, the energetic "Music for Four" for two pianos and percussion, "Seascapes"... |
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RICHARD NUNNS
Tuhonohono: The Weaving Richard Nunns / Judy Bailey / Steve Garden [ Rattle Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] Tühonohono, marries European (read ECM) form with Pacific texture. This is an unashamedly lush, ambient, spacious album, evoking a sense of mystery as it weaves together the strands of two apparently distant musical tonalities. |
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CLARKE / GIBBONS / BLOW / PURCELL / CROFT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Excellent Art of Voluntary Robert Costin (organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] "The clean lines and fresh-faced feel to Costin's performances makes for an absolutely charming listening experience" (International Record Review Septermber 2011) |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Herbert Howells Organ Music Robert Costin (organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 4/Aug/2006 ] "The recording is very good, at times outstandingly so...this is an excellent disc which would make a very good introduction to Howells's organ music." International Record Review, March 2007 |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Sonatas Volume 1 K. 281 in B flat and K. 576 in D Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 7/Jun/2024 ] In 1989, Sharon Joy Vogan embarked on a project with RNZ Concert to record all eighteen of Mozart's piano sonatas, and his Fantasias. Sharon completed 14 recordings and those presented here are drawn from that historical collection made available... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Siegfried (complete opera recorded 2017) Simon O'Neill, Matthias Goerne, David Cangelosi, Heidi Melton, Werner van Mechelen / Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 2/Nov/2017 ] "New Zealand tenor Simon O'Neill is surely the Siegfried for our generation." MusicWeb |
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Phil Dadson
Sound tracks: Solo improvisations [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 8/Jul/2004 ] SOUND TRACKS is the result of a unique collaboration between Phil Dadson and producer Wayne Laird of Atoll CDs. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Airs & Dances from Dublin Castle Spackling Band [ Atoll Records / CD - released 9/Oct/2015 ] The halls of 18th Century Dublin resounded with this music, much of it now rediscovered and recorded for the first time. In the 18th Century Dublin was the second city of the Empire with a population only slightly less that London's, and was... |
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GILLIAN WHITEHEAD
Shadows Crossing Water Stamic Quartet, JindÅ™ich Pazdera (violin) Vilém Veverka (oboe) Patricia Goodson (piano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] This project began with a concert of my music in Prague in 2012, curated by American-born Prague-based pianist Patricia Goodson and featuring some of Prague's most respected musicians, including the Stamic Quartet, oboist Vilém Veverka, and Patricia... |
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LYELL CRESSWELL
Cresswell: The Art of Black and White Stephen De Pledge (piano), Christopher Bowen (tenor), Jennifer Maybee (soprano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] Lyell Cresswell is one of New Zealand's most important contemporary composers. He has written for most genres and settings across a broad classical spectrum, but much of his chamber music (particularly unrecorded songs and piano works) remain... |
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GARETH FARR / DON MCGLASHAN / ROSS HARRIS / MURRAY HICKMAN / KENNETH YOUNG / DAVID DOWNES
Strike - New Zealand Percussion Music Strike - New Zealand Percussion Music [ Morrison Music Trust / CD - released 28/Nov/2000 ] "Fans of percussion music or other drum ensembles are encouraged to give this album due attention. Just make sure you don't turn it up too loud" - MusicWeb April 2005 |
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CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
Angel at Ahipara Strings of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] Works for string orchestra based on four images from A Journey (1994) by Robin Morrison, a photographic presentation of Northland, New Zealand. |
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BELA BARTOK / ERNEST BLOCH
Bartok / Bloch: Recital Suyeon Kang (violin), Stephen De Pledge (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 12/May/2017 ] This recording is an element of the First Prize of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, won by Suyeon Kang in 2015. The competition aims to recognise and encourage musical excellence and artistry, and to expand performance opportunities... |
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LISZT / WAGNER
Piano Works Terence Dennis (piano) [ Ode Records / CD - released 10/Dec/2007 ] Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Terence Dennis is a graduate of the University of Otago, New Zealand and of the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik in Cologne, Germany, where he was awarded the Konzertexamen with Distinction. He is currently professor... |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio Op 1, No 3 (with Brahms - Piano Trio in C) Turnovsky Trio [ Trust / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] The debut album by the Turnovsky Trio! |
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DOUGLAS LILBURN
Complete Electro-Acoustic Works [3 CDs plus DVD] Various performers [ Atoll Records New Zealand / 4 CD/DVD - released 17/Jul/2004 ] Douglas Lilburn (1915-2001) is considered 'the father of New Zealand music'. After considerable success, he rejected composing for acoustic musical instruments and turned wholly to the creation of electronic works because he felt they would more... |