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Handel: Semele (Blu-ray) cover
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Semele (Blu-ray)
Emma Pearson, Amitai Pati, Sarah Castle, Paul Whelan / New Zealand Opera Chorus, Holy Trinity Cathedral Choir, NZ Opera Baroque Orchestra, Peter Walls
[ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 21/Jul/2023 ]
"Amitai Pati is the pick of the bunch. The Samoan tenor is an outstanding Jupiter, bright-toned and fullvoiced, lyrical lines anchored by enough weight to make this reluctant smiter believable as both lover and thug." Gramophone
Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades & Voyevoda: Orchestral Suites arranged by Peter Breiner cover
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades & Voyevoda: Orchestral Suites arranged by Peter Breiner
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Peter Breiner
[ Naxos / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ]
Slovak-born composer and conductor Peter Breiner has received considerable international acclaim for his adaptations, and his Tchaikovsky arrangements are particularly impressive examples of his art. He has already arranged The Seasons (8553510) and...
Overtures (Incls 'Euryanthe' & 'Der Freischutz') cover
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WEBER
Overtures (Incls 'Euryanthe' & 'Der Freischutz')
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit
[ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ]
"Weber was a great tunesmith, and some of his overtures were on the same level of popularity (in the time before pervasive aural garbage) with William Tell, 1812 and the like. Polish-born and trained conductor Wit I'm sure is familiar with the...
Symphonic Poems, Vol. 2 (Incls 'Powracajace fale') cover
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MiECZYSLAW KARLOWICZ
Symphonic Poems, Vol. 2 (Incls 'Powracajace fale')
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit (Conductor)
[ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ]
Mieczysław Karłowicz's six symphonic poems, composed between 1904-09, are the pinnacles of a career tragically ended when he perished in an avalanche during a solitary mountain hike. His fame as one of the outstanding Polish composers of his...
Bizet: Jeux d'enfants / Symphony in C-major / Jeux d'enfants cover
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GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Jeux d'enfants / Symphony in C-major / Jeux d'enfants
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Donald Johanos, conductor
[ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2002 ]
Popular Bizet played by our own symphony orchestra.
Symphony in C / Symphony in Three Movements / etc cover
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STRAVINSKY
Symphony in C / Symphony in Three Movements / etc
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / En Shao (conductor)
[ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2002 ]
"First prize for both value and most informative sleeve note goes to En Shao's account with the New Zealand SO on Naxos." - The Sunday Times, September 26, 1999
Mathis der Maler; Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber cover
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Reger: Mozart and Hiller Variations cover
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MAX REGER
Reger: Mozart and Hiller Variations
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Franz-Paul Decker (conductor)
[ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2002 ]
A programme of Reger variations with our beloved NZSO
Gershwin: An American in Paris / Porgy and Bess Suite / Cuban Overture / etc cover
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: An American in Paris / Porgy and Bess Suite / Cuban Overture / etc
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd
[ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/May/2002 ]
Recorded at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand, 2001
Lilburn: The Three Symphonies cover
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DOUGLAS LILBURN
Lilburn: The Three Symphonies
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd
[ Naxos / CD - released 2/May/2002 ]
"There's a freshness and enthusiasm in Judd's readings, and he takes care with the music, observing every detail. Throughout all three symphonies there is a greater breadth and warmth of emotion than we've heard before." - Sunday Star Times (May 2002
Elgar: Marches (Including Pomp and Circumstances) cover
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Marches (Including Pomp and Circumstances)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd (conductor)
[ Naxos / CD - released 29/Apr/2005 ]
"a desirable bargain-price collection which should certainly find a niche in the market" - MusicWeb April 2005
The Sea / Enter Spring / Summer cover
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FRANK BRIDGE
The Sea / Enter Spring / Summer
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd (conductor)
[ Naxos / CD - released 12/Aug/2004 ]
Now generally remembered as the teacher of Benjamin Britten, who made his gratitude clear in his variations on a theme by his mentor, Frank Bridge has been largely neglected as a composer until recent years. Born in Brighton in 1879, he was a pupil...
Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Fantasia on Greensleeves and others cover
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Fantasia on Greensleeves and others
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd (conductor)
[ Naxos / CD - released 25/Aug/2003 ]
"The whole is nicely balanced in a warm but clear acoustic. There is good solo work, too, from the leading string players as well as the woodwind and brass soloists." Gramophone
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Fantasia on Greensleeves and others cover
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Fantasia on Greensleeves and others
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor
[ Naxos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Jan/2005 ]
"Helped by vivid sound, James Judd conducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in glowing performances of these favourite [sic] Vaughan Williams works." (Gramophone)
The Voice Inside / Alas! How Swift / Cassandra's Songs / Kaea cover
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LYELL CRESSWELL
The Voice Inside / Alas! How Swift / Cassandra's Songs / Kaea
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd, conductor
[ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ]
New Zealand-born Edinburgh-based Lyell Cresswell has composed works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir, voice and solo instruments which have been widely performed and broadcast.
Thomson: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 cover
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VIRGIL THOMSON
Thomson: Symphonies Nos. 1-3
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares (conductor)
[ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 18/Aug/2002 ]
"the New Zealand Symphony is the best [Thomson recording] yet"
The Three Symphonies cover
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DOUGLAS LILBURN
The Three Symphonies
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / John Hopkins
[ Kiwi Pacific Records International Ltd. / CD - released 23/Jan/2000 ]
A powerful reading of three great New Zealand symphonies!
Carr: Symphony No 4, Promenade, Sinfonietta, Pacific Festival Overture cover
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EDWIN CARR
Carr: Symphony No 4, Promenade, Sinfonietta, Pacific Festival Overture
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young
[ Continuum / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ]
The delightful music of New Zealand's own Edwin Carr!
Liszt: Symphonic Poems (Vol. 3) Incls 'Battle of the Huns' cover
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Symphonic Poems (Vol. 3) Incls 'Battle of the Huns'
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz
[ Naxos / CD - released 8/Aug/2006 ]
"There is some absolutely brilliant playing on this disc...With this sort of playing Liszt's orchestrations come fully alive, allowing us to appreciate some music that is very easy to see as inflated." (John Dutton ***** five stars Dominion Post)
Symphonic Poems Volume 4 cover
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LISZT
Symphonic Poems Volume 4
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Michael Halasz
[ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ]
"The sonics are crisp and cleanly recorded, and Keith Anderson's booklet notes are to the usual high standard. This Naxos series has gone from strength to strength." (MusicWeb March 2007)