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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) |
HARRIS / ELMSLEY / WHITEHEAD / BLAKE / RITCHIE / etc
Taurangi - New Zealand Music for Flute and Piano Bridget Douglas (flute) / Rachel Thomson (piano) [ Trust / 2 CD - released 15/Sep/2007 ] "Trust Records welcomes the year with Taurangi, a generous collection of New Zealand music for flute and piano expertly played by Bridget Douglas and Rachel Thomson." (William Dart) |
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... |
Dame Major Malvina (soprano) with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
I Remember [ Kiwi-Pacific / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] 'In the still ofthe night' - A little light music by our own diva |
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. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Complete Opera recorded at the New Zealand Festival 2000) Gordon Hawkins, Vladimir Vaneev, Yaron Windmuller, Nuccia Focile / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus, Marco Guidarini [ Trust / 2 CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2006 ] Verdi's sombre and powerful operatic masterpiece, with its themes of love, hate, treachery and reconciliation, is brought to life in this production from the 2000 New Zealand Festival, featuring the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Chapman... |
